HomeMy WebLinkAbout97-021 - ResolutionsRESOLUTION NO. 97-021
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
RANCHO CUCAMONGA, CALIFORNIA, URGING LOCAL POST
OFFICE BRANCHES TO FLY THE NATIONALLY RECOGNIZED
POW/MIA FLAG
WHEREAS, Postal Regulation 47 of the Administrative Support Manual provides that
the only flags authorized to be flown at post offices are the United States flag and the Postal
Service flag; and
WHEREAS, there is still over ten-thousand American veterans listed as prisoners
of war and/or missing in action; and
WHEREAS, the City of Rancho Cucamonga is committed to showing our respect
and gratitude to those Americans who are prisoners of war or who are classified as missing in
action; and
WHEREAS, the POW/MIA flag has been nationally recognized.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF RANCHO CUCAMONGA AS FOLLOWS:
SECTION 1: That the current regulation which allows only the United
States flag and the Postal Service flag to be displayed be modified to allow
local post offices to display, at the discretion of each local post office, the
nationally recognized POW/MIA flag; and
SECTION 2: That the City Clerk is directed to forward a copy of this
Resolution to Marvin Runyon, Post Master General and Chief Executive
Officer of the United States Postal Service, 475 L'Enfant Plaza SW, Room
10653, Washington, DC, 20260, and to the President of the United States
of America, William Clinton, White House, Washington, DC, 20500, and to
other cities and concerned organizations, officials and individuals.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this 5th day of March, 1997.
Alexander, Biane, Curatalo, Gutierrez, Williams
AYES:
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
William J. Alexe .der, Mayor~
Resolution No. 97-021
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ATTEST:
Debra J. Adadns, CMC, City Clerk
I, DEBRA J. ADAMS, CITY CLERK of the City of Rancho Cucamonga, Califomia, do hereby certify
that the foregoing Resolution was duly passed, approved, and adopted by the City Council of the
City of Rancho Cucamonga, California, at a regular meeting of said City Council held on the 5th
day of March, 1997.
Executed this 6th day March, 1997, at Rancho Cucamonga, California.
'Debra J. Adar~s, CMC, City Clerk