ADOPTED - DECEMBER 11, 2001

Agenda Item No. 11

Introduced by the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING DR. MARTIN LUTHER KING, JR.

RESOLUTION #01-362

WHEREAS, Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. led a nonviolent and peaceful movement and as a result, he was awarded the Nobel Prize; and

WHEREAS, the President, Congress and people of the United States of America thought it fitting to recognize this great American by naming a national holiday in his honor; and

WHEREAS, the naming of his birthday as a national holiday makes Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. the only person of the twentieth century so honored; and

WHEREAS, the 21^st of January, 2002 has been designated as a national holiday in honor of the birthday of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr; and

WHEREAS, Ingham County was one of the first government entities and the State of Michigan one of the first states to observe this national holiday.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners urges the citizens of Ingham County to celebrate this holiday in the memory of Dr. King and his many accomplishments.

Victor Celentino Curtis Hertel, Jr. Randy Schafer

John Czarnecki Amy Krause Mike Severino

Lisa Dedden Calvin Lynch Mary Stid

Debbie De Leon Thomas Minter Chris Swope

Mark Grebner