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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Proclaiming )
the Week of March 13-19 , 1988 ) RESOLUTION NO. 88/115
as Employ the Older Worker Week )
in Contra Costa County )
WHEREAS there are more than 80 million Americans 40
years of age and older; and
WHEREAS they have worked hard to get where they are
today and to get us as a community and a nation where we are; and
WHEREAS during their years of work they have learned a
great deal, have gained invaluable experience and have come to
appreciate a good job and to be proud of doing a good job; and
WHEREAS many of these people, though, are having
difficulty finding work for no reason other than that there is a
prejudice against older workers; and
WHEREAS the Federal Government is now working to
eliminate unfounded discrimination against older workers;
NOW THEREFORE the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa
County hereby ENDORSES the efforts of our Federal Government on
behalf of the older workers and PROCLAIMS the week of March 13-19,
1988 as Employ the Older Worker Week in Contra Costa County.
The Board of Supervisors further URGES all employers to
give special consideration to the skills and qualifications of
those men and women 40 years of age and older.
The Board of Supervisors further URGES all those who are
responsible for job placement, counseling, training and retraining
services to intensify, throughout the entire year, their efforts
to help older workers find suitable jobs and training
opportunities.
PASSED on March 8, 1988 by unanimous vote of the Board
members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and
correct copy of an order entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the
Board of Supervisors affixed this
8th day of March, 1988.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
By: , r�Deputy Clerk
RESOLUTION NO. 88/115