2011-2012 Bill 3603: Cities Mean Business Day - South Carolina Legislature Online

1 South Carolina General Assembly 2 119th Session, 2011-2012 3 4 H. 3603 5 6 STATUS INFORMATION 7 8 Concurrent Resolution 9 Sponsors: Reps. Dillard, Tribble, Brantley, Sottile, Neilson, Parker, J.H. Neal, Brady, Knight, Allison, 10 Brannon, Forrester, Hixon, Hosey, Jefferson, King, Long, Mitchell and Ott 11 Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24644ab11.docx 12 Companion/Similar bill(s): 530 13 14 Introduced in the House on February 8, 2011 15 Introduced in the Senate on February 9, 2011 16 Adopted by the General Assembly on February 9, 2011 17 18 Summary: Cities Mean Business Day 19 20 21 HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS 22 23 Date Body Action Description with journal page number 24 2/8/2011 House Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate ( House Journalpage 46) 25 2/9/2011 Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence ( Senate Journalpage 10) 26 27 28 VERSIONS OF THIS BILL 29 30 2/8/2011 31 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION 10 11 TO DECLARE WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 16, 2011, AS 12 “CITIES MEAN BUSINESS DAY” TO RECOGNIZE AND 13 HONOR THE VALUABLE CONTRIBUTIONS SOUTH 14 CAROLINA CITIES AND TOWNS MAKE TO THE 15 ECONOMIC PROSPERITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA 16 THROUGH THEIR RELATIONSHIP WITH LOCAL 17 BUSINESSES. 18 19 Whereas, our cities and towns derive their power from the state 20 constitution and laws adopted by the General Assembly; and 21 22 Whereas, there are two hundred seventy duly incorporated 23 municipalities within the State; and 24 25 Whereas, cities and towns are valuable resources to state economic 26 development, job creation, and competitiveness efforts; and 27 28 Whereas, cities and towns are considered hometowns for their 29 residents, providing a sense of place and a spirit of community to 30 all within and around their municipal boundaries; and 31 32 Whereas, cities and towns provide essential services such as law 33 enforcement, fire protection, health and sanitation, recreation, and 34 growth and development controls to protect and enhance the 35 quality of life for all of the citizens of the State; and 36 37 Whereas, the amenities and services that cities and towns provide 38 attract business and industry to the region; and 39 40 Whereas, mayors and council members are the local elected 41 leadership that guide the growth and development of

[3603] 2 1 municipalities and provide a foundation on which the State and the 2 region may succeed; and 3 4 Whereas, dedicated employees of cities and towns provide the 5 services for residents that contribute to the quality of life and local 6 business success; and 7 8 Whereas, cities and towns truly do mean business, and as such 9 serve as vital economic engines of the State, contributing to the 10 overall competitiveness and growth of South Carolina; and 11 12 Whereas, financially sound and economically strong cities and 13 towns are essential to the vibrance and future of the State. Now, 14 therefore, 15 16 Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate 17 concurring: 18 19 That the members of the South Carolina General Assembly, by this 20 resolution, declare Wednesday, February 16, 2011, as “Cities 21 Mean Business Day” to recognize and honor the valuable 22 contributions South Carolina cities and towns make to our state’s 23 economic prosperity through their relationship with local 24 businesses. 25 26 Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to 27 Kevin Johnson, mayor of the City of Manning and 2001 president 28 of the Municipal Association of South Carolina. 29 XX 30

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