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R E S O L U T IO N N O. 2 0 01- 0 S INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Rinker and Council as a Whole. A ResoCution e.xtencfing CondoCences and Wonetary Support for the victims, their famiCies and tFie rescue workers affected 6y the Septem6er 11th teyrorist attackonAmerica. WHEREAS, on Tuesday, September 11 `h, 2001, American citizens who were engaged in their daily routine of living their lives within the borders of their nation were brutally murdered with premeditation by soldiers of hate, who hijacked the tools of peacetime commerce and cruelly turned them into terrible weapons of war; and WHEREAS, even ftom the early moments the terrorists began executing plans of unspeakable evil, a series of surprise attacks inflicted on an unsuspecting and innocent public, our fellow citizens responded-on the hijacked planes in the aiY, in the stricken buildings in New York City and Washington D. C., and on the ground so far below; and "EREAS, ordinary people, militaYy professionals, trained and dedicated fire and safety personnel and many more whose names and whose acts of courage?we will never know, were called to act, dYativn terribly, swiftly and irrevocably into a cataclysfn which we cannot truly fathom; and WHEREAS, the numerous victims and their loved ones are suffering the results of the worst act of terrorism in our nation's history and deser-ve our aid and comfort; and WHEREAS, it is the intention of Mayfield Village to express the sincere condolences and sympathy of our community to the victims, their families and loved ones, and to the selfless rescue workeYS, who heroically performed their jobs--as none of us can imagine--in responding to this horrible tragedy. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT dZESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: Section 1. That the Mayor, his administration and the Council of the Village of Mayfield, on behalf of Village residents and businesses, do hereby and herein proclaim their heartfelt sympathy and support to the families of those victims of the September I1 `J" attack. Section 2. The Mayor, his administration and Council do further indicate theiY support and encouragement to all of these people as they begin the difficult task of restoring their lives and their cities, by establishing a special fund account for the relief and szapport of those forever affected by this devastating act, and depositing from the General Funds of Mayfield Village into said account no less than $10, 000, and do further allocate up to $25, 000 in matching other contributions to the ficnd.