HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 04/17/2012 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING APRIL 17, 2012 AS EQUAL PAYPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day is today – Tuesday, April 17, 2012; and
WHEREAS, this date symbolizes how far into 2012, in addition to their 2011 earnings,
women must work to earn what men earned in 2011; and
WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day falls on a Tuesday, which represents how far into the work
week, in addition to their earnings from the previous week, women must work to earn what men
earned the previous week; and.
WHEREAS, Equal Pay Day was originated by the National Committee on Pay Equity in
1996 as a public awareness event to illustrate the gap between men's and women's wages.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Karen Weitkunat, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, proclaim
Tuesday April 17, 2012 as
EQUAL PAY DAY
as a way to draw attention to the current gaps in wages paid to women versus men.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 17th day of April, A.D. 2012.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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Interim City Clerk