8009-05 Urge Defense to Retain Base in Cleveland

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Section 1. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council ' concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements.. i SECTION. 2: That this Council hereby urges the Base Realignment and Closure Commission to remove the Cleveland office of the Defense Finance and Accounting Service from the list of closures and realignments proposed on May 13, 2005 and retain the 1,028 important federal jobs here in Cleveland. SECTION 3: That this Council encourages the Cleveland Defense Industry Alliance and the Greater Cleveland Partnership in their advocacy efforts to preserve the region's economic vitality by working to reverse the U.S. Department of Defense's recommendation to realign these professional jobs. to other cities. i SECTION 4: That the Clerk is hereby directed to transmit copies of this resolution to President George W: Bush, Congressional Representatives Stephanie Tubbs Jones, Dennis Kucinich, Sherrod Brown and Steven LaTOUrette, and Senators Mike DeWine and George Voinovich; the appropriate representatives from the Base Realignment and Closure ' Commission, and the members of the Cleveland Defense Industry Alliance. SECTION 5: That this resolution is hereby declared to be an emergency measure and, provided it receives the necessary affirmative vote of the elected members, it shall take effect and be in force immediately upon its adoption and approval by the Mayor; otherwise, it shall take effect and be in force from and after the earliest period allowed by law. Adopted: ~ z~v Pre ident f~i~r ~~uec~ Clerk ~ Approved: o Mayor II