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x <br />E- <br />~; <br />,, <br />c, <br />~,: _ <br />,.,. <br />t- ~ ,, <br />, <br />.~ , , <br />_ ,, „`_ . <br />Resc~'~ut~pm HonoringCaroh Woods Retire~e~t Oster <br />,; <br />~~~oad Co-r~ot~ Cftiace~atssl~ip . <br />" `> WHEREAS, the ~h~angts `County Board of County Commissioners in 199 adoptccl a~ <br />policy entitled "Towards a Sustainable Community,';bvhich established`the County's -, <br />.commitment t+o sustainability;: and ~ " " <br />.,; , .~ , <br />.: <br />-: WHt~REAS, an important component of sustainability is the ability of workers to.. ~ ~~~° <br />.~ , <br />provide a decent°sta~dard~of ling for themselves and their fatnilios; arid. ' <br />,. <br />:. WHEREAS, ~e ~ County Board of Count Commissioners'in 1.998 codified: this. <br />` principal ~hraugh the adoption of a lining>~vage pxovisican in its i~ersonnel`Ord~nance; and.,. <br />.~ <br />WHEREAS, the'Orangc County Economic Tlevelopment Commission, as part' of its a„ <br />1996... Strategic Plan for >~conom~c'~evelment, adopted a Statetne of ~Corporat~< ~ ' "` <br />Citi~ip v~h :encourages .businesses `ta ~ good corpcira~~,,citi~c~ns through. their ~ `` <br />employment practices; and ~ ," w,, - <br />~: <br />°©VHERI~S, m~ Carol Woods Retirement Center has taken the lead h~ong loci?private <br />employers by adopting a liable wage`"policy which pra~ides a miaum of, $8.Q0 an <br />hour,to its`Pull-time, and part-tima:employees; and Y <br />d: <br />,, :4 ~ ,:. <br />'VEREAS, the Orange'County Eeoriom Development commission and the Orange <br />County Board of Cou~tyCommis~iquers wish to honor and commend leadership in <br />corporate e7itizenip, <br />'" NaV~ THERE~'O~,E IT RESOLVED, that we congratulate the' l~osrd of Directors . <br />dud managet of Carol Woods 1Zeement Center for providing livable wages to all its <br />280 full- and panne employes and ree4gnize the C~nter.as a~ outstanding corporate . <br />citizen <br />~~. <br />,~: - <br />,. <br />,< .. <br />., <br />~~ <br />f,/,r <br />i. <br />Alice lb: Gordoti~ Chair , <br />Board of Commissioners <br />,. <br />,~,. ~~ <br />~. ~ t ~` `4 <br />._ <br />Dat ,. <br />,, ,, ~~ <br />~.. <br />-. <br />~_;~ <br />,: <br />-~ ~ ~' <br />u. <br />,~: <br />,., <br />