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1/25/82
CITY OF SEWARD, ALASKA
RESOLUTION NO. 82-1
RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
SEWARD, ALASKA, CONCERNING REDUCTIONS IN
EMPLOYMENT SECURITY SERVICES.
WHEREAS, the City of Seward has historically experienced
high levels of unemployment and,
WHEREAS, the overall high level of employment has been
further aggravated by seasonal fluctuations, and
WHEREAS, Seward is geographically remote from the main
offices of the Alaska Department of Labor, and
WHEREAS, the local Seward office of the Employment
Security Division of the Alaska Department of Labor has well-
served the community by helping to reduce overall levels of
unemployment, and further to assist individuals in finding
employment, and
WHEREAS, if local programs are not made available from
the State of Alaska or the federal government at Seward,
individuals may leave Seward and thereby increase urban
unemployment and other problems associated with larger cities
such as Anchorage and Fairbanks, and
WHEREAS, the federal operating budget has been reduced
for the operation of the Department of Labor which funds are used
by the State of Alaska to operate local Employment Security
Division offices, and
WHEREAS, the local of f ice in Seward prov ides a vi tal
service to the community for the reasons set forth above, and
WHEREAS, the City of Seward and its citizens would be
greatly harmed by any reduction of services,
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the
City of Seward, Alaska, that~
Section 1. The City of Seward, Alaska, encourages the
State of Alaska to provide such supplemental assistance as may be
necessary in order that the Alaska Department of Labor may
maintain the current level of service provided by its Employment
Security Division.
PASSED AND
SEWARD, ALASKA, this
APPROVED BY THE C~~~~,~ 0 E CITY
25th day of Januar{ ~~;,(
C. Keith Campbell
Vice Mayor
OF
Resolution No. 82-1
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AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
BURGESS, CAMPBELL, MEEHAN, O'BRIEN, SORIANO AND SWARTZ
NONE
CRIPPS
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
HUGHES, THORSNESS, GANTZ,
POWELL & BRUNDIN, Attorneys
for the City of Seward
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Fred B. Arv~dson, Esq.
(City Seal)