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,, <br />CITY OF l~t'l~i OLrSTED <br />RFSOLUTI~i N0. 94-13 <br />BY: MAYOR ID BOYLE AND THE ENTIRE COUNCIL <br />A RESOLUTION SUPPORTING JUMP-START AMERICA AND DECLARING <br />AN EMERGENCY. <br />WHEREAS, One is seven Americans has a job related to the automobile <br />industry; and <br />WHIItEAS, The Consumer Confidence Index is at its lowest point since 1974 <br />and our overall economy continues to decline; and <br />WHEREAS, A doctor in Warren, Ohio, has developed a program designed to <br />encourage employers to offer incentives to employees who buy American-made <br />vehicles; and <br />WHEREAS, That idea was converted into a program called Jump-Start America; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Since this program began, more than 350 companies representing 25 <br />states have joined Jump-Start America; and <br />WIiEREAS, The City of North Olmsted wishes to join in this program and will <br />offer one day off to any employee purchasing a vehicle with 51 percent of its <br />parts made in the United States; and <br />WHEREAS, This offer will expire on December 31, 1994; and <br />WHEREAS, The Jump-Start America plan is not a form of protectionism, nor is <br />it a subtle way to "Bash" Japan but it is a way to help the U. S. economy "get <br />going." <br />NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NORTH OLMSTED, <br />COUNTY OF CUYAHOGA AND STATE OF OHIO: <br />SECTION 1: That it is the desire of this Council to allow one day of work <br />off to an employee purchasing a new vehicle consisting of at least 51 percent of <br />parts made in the U. S. <br />.. <br />