File #: R-18-18    Version: 1 Name:
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 4/18/2018 In control: City Council
On agenda: 5/21/2018 Final action: 5/21/2018
Title: Equal Protection Task Force - For the purpose of establishing a temporary advisory Task Force commissioned to provide the Mayor and City Council with a public forum for studying and preparing reports about the issues of foreign-born residents of the City of Annapolis; and matters generally relating to said Task Force.
Sponsors: Rhonda Pindell Charles, Marc Rodriguez, Elly Tierney, Gavin Buckley, Shaneka Henson, Rob Savidge
Attachments: 1. R-18-18 Equal Protection Task Force 2018.pdf, 2. R-18-18 SIGNED.pdf
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Equal Protection Task Force - For the purpose of establishing a temporary advisory Task Force commissioned to provide the Mayor and City Council with a public forum for studying and preparing reports about the issues of foreign-born residents of the City of Annapolis; and matters generally relating to said Task Force.
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CITY COUNCIL OF THE
City of Annapolis

Resolution 18-18

Introduced by: Alderwoman Pindell Charles, Alderman Rodriguez,
Alderwoman Tierney, Mayor Buckley, Alderwoman Henson, Alderman Savidge

Referred to:


A RESOLUTION concerning

EQUAL PROTECTION TASK FORCE

FOR the purpose of establishing a temporary advisory Task Force commissioned to provide the Mayor and City Council with a public forum for studying and preparing reports about the issues of foreign-born residents of the City of Annapolis; and matters generally relating to said Task Force.

WHEREAS the City Council adopted R-7-17 on June 19, 2017 for the purpose of establishing a temporary advisory Task Force to study and prepare reports about the issues of foreign-born residents of the City of Annapolis; and

WHEREAS R-7-17 expires on June 20, 2018 and the temporary advisory Task Force has yet to be commissioned; and

WHEREAS, the City Council wishes to provide an additional year during which the advisory Task Force may be commissioned address concerns and questions raised about the needs, circumstances, and issues of foreign-born residents in the City of Annapolis in each of the following areas: 1) transportation, 2) education, (3) communication, 4) economics and finances, 5) social and political concerns, 6) health care, and 7) city services and outreach.

NOW, THEREFORE,

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that establishment of the Annapolis Equal Protection Task Force be and the same is hereby approved.

AND BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED BY THE ANNAPOLIS CITY COUNCIL that in support of those purposes:

1. The members of the Task Force shall be no more than nine (9);
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