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To'. BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
FROM: Phil Batchelor Contra
County Administrator
Costa
DATE: February 17 , 1987 County
SUBJECT:
Legislation: ACR 21 ( Condit)
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S) OR RECOMMENDATION(S) & BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
RECOMMENDATION•
Adopt a position of support for Assembly Concurrent Resolution 21
by Assemblyman Gary Condit and 61 co-authors in the Assembly and
two co-authors in the Senate. ACR 21 would express legislative
support for the Rev. Hosea Williams and the "Coalition to End
Fear and Intimidation in Forsyth County" .
BACKGROUND:
As a result of the recent racial disturbances in Forsyth County,
Georgia, 62 members of the Assembly plus Senators Bill Greene and
Diane Watson have introduced ACR 21. ACR 21 notes the work of
the Rev. Hosea Williams with Mrs. Coretta Scott King, and others,
to form the Coalition to End Fear and Intimidation in Forsyth
County. The Resolution commends the Coalition for its courageous
efforts to make Americans aware of the hatred and racism that
still exists in our nation and for the Coalition' s determination
to bring this issue to the attention Of the American public
through non-violent means.
The Contra Costa County Human Relations Commission, at its
meeting on February 11, 1987, endorsed ACR 21 and voted
unanimously to urge the Board of Supervisors to also endorse ACR
21 .
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
_ RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
X APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S)'
ACTION OF BOARD ON February 24, 1987 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED OTHER
VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
XUNAN I MOUS (ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TARN
AYES: NOES. AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ,ON THE DATE SHOWN.
FEB 2 4 1987'
cc: County Administrator ATTESTED
Human Relations Commission (via CAO) PHIL BATCHELOR, CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
Assemblyman Gary Condit SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
M382/7-83 BY 'DEPUTY