HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES NO 120-90RESOLUTION NO. 120-90
A RESOLUTION OF THE COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF BAKERSFIR?~ DECLARING DR.
MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR., DAY A CITY
HOLIDAY.
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was a man of
impressive moral presence who devoted his life to the fight for
full citizenship rights of the poor, disadvantaged, and racially
oppressed in the United States; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was the most
influential civil rlghts leader in the United States in the
1950's and 1960's; and
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., organized the
massive March on Washington, where some 250,000 Americans of all
faiths, races, and creeds joined him and other civil rights
leaders in an unprecedented demonstration of solidarity in
support of civil rights legislation; and
WHEREAS, the work of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was
instrumental in drawing the attention of the nation to the
inequity of the disparate treatment of people of different races
and economic classes, and paved the way for the enactment by
Congress of the Civil Rights Act of 1964; and
WHEREAS, in 1964, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was
awarded the Nobel Peace Prize for his nonviolent struggle for
civil rights; and
WHEREAS, in 1965, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., launched
a voter registration drive in Selma, Alabama, which concluded
with a "freedom march" of 25,000 people from Selma to Montgomery
in support of the drive for black voting rights; and
WHEREAS, following the Selma "freedom march", Congress
passed the Voting Rights Act of 1965; and
WHEREAS, in 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.,
organized a "Poor People's Campaign" to unite the poor of
races in a fight against poverty; and
all
WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., was assassinated
on April 4, 1968.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the
City of Bakersfield as follows:
Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., Day, the third Monday in
January, shall be a city holiday commencing in the 1990-1991
fiscal year, and thereafter, and all city offices shall be
closed. This shall be in addition to the twelve holidays
currently scheduled.
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I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
passed and adopted by the Council of the City of Bakersfield at a
regular meeting thereof held on ~HR 9 2 lqqn , by the
following vote:
AYES; COUNCILMEMBERS: EDWABDS, DeMOND, SMITH, BRUNNI, PETERSON, McDERMOTT, SALVAGGIO
NOES: COUNCILMEMBERS ~/o/,/.~
ABSENT COUNCILMEMBERS
ABSTAIN: COUNCILMEMBERS
CITY CLERK and Ex Officio Clerk of
Council of the City of Bakersfield
the
APPROVED AU8 2 2 1990
CLARENCE E. MEDDERS
MAYOR of the city of Bakersfield
APPROVED as to form:
CITY ATTORNEY of .~he .City of Bakersfield
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