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HomeMy WebLinkAbout12620RESOLUTION NO. 12620 A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SISTER CITY COMMISSION TO THE SISTER CITIES COMMISSION WHEREAS, the City Council by Resolution No. 2622, adopted July 13, 1970, created the Pueblo Person-to-Person Commission to implement the United States People-To-People Program by the City of Pueblo’s affiliation with Puebla, Mexico; and WHEREAS, by Resolution No. 5631, adopted July 8, 1985, the City Council changed the name of the Person-to-Person Commission to Puebla-Pueblo Commission to greater emphasize the City of Pueblo’s relationship with Puebla, Mexico; and WHEREAS, The Puebla-Pueblo Commission adopted Bylaws changing its name to Sister City Commission and expanding the Commission’s purpose to include serving as liaison between the City of Pueblo and other cities outside the United States that have been designated and selected by the City Council of the City of Pueblo for affiliation with the City of Pueblo; and WHEREAS, the City of Pueblo now has six Sister Cities, all have been approved by City Council, to include Puebla, Mexico, Chihuahua, Mexico, Weifang, China, Maribor Slovenia, Luca Sicula, Sicily, and Bergamo, Italy; and WHEREAS, changing the name of the Commission would better reflect the number of Sister Cities that the City of Pueblo has; NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF PUEBLO, that: SECTION 1. The name of the Sister City Commission is hereby changed to the Sister Cities Commission. SECTION 2. This Resolution shall become effective immediately upon its adoption. INTRODUCED: March 25, 2013 BY: Chris Kaufman Background Paper for Proposed R ESOLUTION DATE: March 25, 2013 AGENDA ITEM # M-7 DEPARTMENT: CITY CLERK GINA DUTCHER, MMC TITLE A RESOLUTION CHANGING THE NAME OF THE SISTER CITY COMMISSION TO THE SISTER CITIES COMMISSION ISSUE Shall City Council change the name of the Sister City Commission to the Sister Cities Commission? RECOMMENDATION Approval of the Resolution BACKGROUND Resolution No. 2622 adopted July 13, 1970 created the Pueblo Person-to-Person Commission as part of the “People-to-People Program” inaugurated by the President of the United States in 1956 to establish greater friendship and understanding between peoples of the United States and other nations through the medium of direct personal contact. Resolution No. 5631 adopted July 8, 1985 the City Council changed the name of the Person-to- Person Commission to Puebla-Pueblo Commission to greater emphasize the City of Pueblo’s relationship with Puebla, Mexico. The Puebla-Pueblo Commission adopted Bylaws that changed its name to the Sister City Commission and expanding the Commission’s purpose to include serving as liaison between the City of Pueblo and cities outside the United States which has been designated and selected by the City Council of the City of Pueblo for affiliation with the City. Since 1985, the City of Pueblo, by Resolution, has a total of six Sister Cities including Puebla, Mexico, Chihuahua, Mexico, Weifang, China, Maribor Slovenia, Luca Sicula, Sicily and Bergamo, Italy. Changing the name of the Commission would better reflect the number of Sister Cities by changing it from Sister City Commission to Sister Cities Commission. FINANCIAL IMPACT None