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HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011992 - 1992-152 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS or CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA In the matter of Declaring ) April 4 - 11, 1992, as NATIONAL ) RESOLUTION NO. 92/ 152 COUNTY �UDOWT W� in Contra ) Costa County Countygovernment is the oldest' form of local government in the United''States, and 98 percent of the nation's population resides in counties. California's 58 counties employee 275,000 people and spend almost $20 billion annually. The Golden State is also home to the nation's most populous county--Los Angeles-and the largest county inland size--san Bernardino. County governments are often the last available resource for providing emergency and long-term services for the poor, the homeless, immigrants, refugees, and the disadvantaged. County governments own and operate 10000 healthcare facilities and over 2,000 health departments across the country. over the Last 3Q years, ;county governments hate assumed increasing responsibility for the administration and financing of health, justice, transportation, housing, and community development programs. County governments have also been assigned a greater role in salving area-wide problems dealing with air pollution, solid waste disposal., Airports,' transit systems,' regional parks, and other issues. NOW, T iERE 'E RE', BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors declares April 4 - 11, 1992, as NATIONAL COUNTY G(YV1UU8M WEEK in Contra Costa County. PASSED AND ADOPTED ON March 17* 1992, by a unanimous vote of the Board members present. Sunne Wright McPeak, Cha Tom 175w6rs Robert I Schroder Nancy anden Tom Torlakson I hereby certifythat the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on the LMinutes of said 'Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid nate. Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board ofSupervisors affixed this 17th day of March, 1992. PHILBATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County Admin tra r, By1- MFury MR Introduced' by Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak, District IV