To: Board of County Commissioners
From: Jerome Threlkeld, Organizational Development Coordinator
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RE: Approval of a request from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission to declare March 2025 as Women's History Month in Genesee County
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BOARD ACTION REQUESTED:
Approval of a request from the Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission to declare March 2025 as Women's History Month in Genesee County.
BACKGROUND:
At their February meeting, Genesee County's Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission approved the attached resolution declaring March 2025 as Women's History Month.
DISCUSSION:
The Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Commission have forwarded their resolution with a request to the Board of County Commissioners to adopt.
IMPACT ON HUMAN RESOURCES:
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CONFORMITY TO COUNTY PRIORITIES:
The Board of County Commissioners have prioritized and Inclusive and Collaborative Culture. By honoring all women and the contributions they have made to Genesee County, we are continuing our commitment to highlighting the benefits of honoring our diversity as a community.
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TO THE HONORABLE CHAIRPERSON AND MEMBERS OF THE GENESEE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS, GENESEE COUNTY, MICHIGAN
LADIES AND GENTLEMEN:
WHEREAS, Congress overwhelmingly passed a resolution in 1987 declaring March to be Women's History Month, which proclaimed that American women of every race, class, and ethnic background have made historical contributions to the growth and strength of the nation in countless recorded and unrecorded ways; that American women have played and continue to play a critical economic, cultural, and social role in every sphere of our nation's life by constituting a significant portion of the labor force working in and outside of the home; American women have played a unique role throughout our history by providing the majority of the nati...
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