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
City/State/Country: Municipality of Guiglo, Ivory Coast (Republique De Cote D’Ivoire), West Africa
Additional Information:
Sponsor: Council of the Whole
body
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 West African community, particularly from the country of Ivory Coast (Republique De Cote D’Ivoire); and
WHEREAS, the Municipality of Guiglo, Ivory Coast (Republique De Cote D’Ivoire) on the West African coast, 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 Municipality of Guiglo, Ivory Coast (Republique De Cote D’Ivoire), West Africa because of the influx of natives, which have moved from their Ivory Coast 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 the Municipality of Guiglo, Ivory Coast (Republique De Cote D’Ivoire), West Africa 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 the Municipality of Guiglo, Ivory Coast (Republique De Cote D’Ivoire), West Africa.
STATEMENT
This resolution invites the citizens of the Municipality of Guiglo, Ivory Coast (Republique De Cote D’Ivoire), West Africa, to join the City of Newark’s Sister Cities Program.