Title
Dept/ Agency: Offices of Municipal Council/City Clerk
Action: ( ) Ratifying (X) Authorizing ( ) Amending
Type of Service: Establishing Sister Cities Relationship
Purpose: Benefit from cultural and economic exchanges
Event Date: December 2, 2021
City/State/Country: Spilinga, a Commune in the Province of Valentina, Italy
Sponsor(s): Council President, Luis A. Quintana
Additional Information:
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WHEREAS, the City of Newark recognizes the significance and necessity for global interaction; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark acknowledges the great benefits to all residents from cultural and economic exchanges with other municipalities and towns from around the world; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has established a Sister Cities Program to facilitate such cultural and economic exchanges; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark has a culturally diverse population, which includes a large Italian-American community; and
WHEREAS, the Spilinga, a Commune in the Province of Valentina, Italy desires to work with the City of Newark to develop and enhance a link between the two (2) cities fostering economic and cultural ties; and
WHEREAS, the City of Newark feels that it is befitting to establish a meaningful relationship with the Spilinga, a Commune in the Province of Valentina, Italy because of the huge influx of Italian immigrants, which have moved from their Italian homeland into the Newark Metropolitan Region bringing with them an extremely rich cultural heritage.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MUNICIPAL COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF NEWARK, NEW JERSEY, THAT:
1. The Municipal Council on behalf of the people of the City of Newark does hereby extend an invitation to the government and the people of Spilinga, a Commune in the Province of Valentina, Italy, to participate with Newark as its’ Sister City, for the purposes of creating greater mutual understanding between the peoples of our two (2) communities.
2. Copies of this resolution are to be sent to the Mayor and Governing Body of Spilinga, a Commune in the Province of Valentina, Italy.
STATEMENT
This resolution invites the citizens of Spilinga, a Commune in the Province of Valentina, Italy, to join the City of Newark’s Sister Cities Program.