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FROM: James A. Rydingsword, Director o a
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Social Service Department County
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DATE: April 2, 1991
SUBJECT: ESTABLISH THE MONTH OF MAY, 1991 AS SENIOR CITIZENS ' MONTH
SPECIFIC REQUEST(S)OR RECOMMENDATION(S)&BACKGROUND AND JUSTIFICATION
I. RECOMMENDED ACTION
Establish the month of May, 1991 as Senior Citizens' Month.
II. REASONS FOR RECOMMENDATION/BACKGROUND
Traditionally the President of the United States and the
Governor of California have declared May as Older Americans'
Month and Older Californians' Month.-
The Administration. on Aging, Department of Health & Human
Services has developed a theme for this year entitled "Older
Americans--Our Greatest Natural Resource. This theme seeks
to emphasize the role of older persons as:
--caregivers to other older persons,
--intergenerational volunteers,
-other types of volunteers,
--employed workers
--members of advisory committees and other voluntary
bodies, and
--skilled artisans
The Social Service Department for its Office on Aging would
like to express appreciation and gratitude to the 124, 000
persons age 60+ in the county and for their many
contributions to the growth and development of our nation,
state, and county by recommending that the month of May, 1991
be designated SENIOR CITIZENS ' MONTH.
CONTINUED ON ATTACHMENT: YES SIGNATURE:
RECOMMENDATION OF COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR RECOMMENDATION OF BOARD COMMITTEE
APPROVE OTHER
SIGNATURE(S):
ACTION OF BOARD ON. &�r i l 16, 1991 APPROVED AS RECOMMENDED _X OTHER
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VOTE OF SUPERVISORS
I HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THIS IS A TRUE
X UNANIMOUS(ABSENT AND CORRECT COPY OF AN ACTION TAKEN
AYES: NOES: AND ENTERED ON THE MINUTES OF THE BOARD
ABSENT: ABSTAIN: OF SUPERVISORS ON THE DATE SHOWN.
CC: CAO ATTESTED April 16, 1991
Social Service Director PHIL BATCHELOR,CLERK OF THE BOARD OF
office on Aging SUPERVISORS AND COUNTY ADMINISTRATOR
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