City of Philadelphia - File #: 090936

• File #: 090936
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 12/17/2009
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 12/17/2009
• Title: Congratulating Dana L. Redd on her election as Mayor for Camden, New Jersey.
• Sponsors: Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Tasco, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Rizzo, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember O'Neill, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember Sanchez

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
12/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
12/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
12/17/2009	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title

Congratulating Dana L. Redd on her election as Mayor for Camden, New Jersey.

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WHEREAS, Dana L. Redd is a lifelong resident of Camden City, who has spent the majority of her career working in the public sector since 1990.  With a firm belief in Shirley Chisholm's' motto, “Service is the rent you pay for room on this earth,” Dana L. Redd has dedicated her legislative and public service to the residents of New Jersey; and

WHEREAS, Elected to Camden City Council in 2001 and subsequently re-elected in 2005, Dana L. Redd has since been a strong advocate for Camden's diverse neighborhoods and has fought for issues of fairness and parity; and

WHEREAS, Presently, Mayor-elect Redd serves in the 213^th Session as a State Senator representing the 5^th Legislative District.  During her tenure as State Senator, she has demonstrated her leadership ability by sponsoring and passing legislation that both protects and empowers the people of the State of New Jersey.  Some of her key initiatives have been legislation  to help families at risk of foreclosure, increasing the income eligibility limits for the Homestead Property Tax Reimbursement Program also known as the Senior Freeze and legislation that protects the rights of victims of domestic violence in terminating lease agreements without penalty; and

WHEREAS, In addition to her duties and responsibilities as a legislator, Mrs. Redd also served as Camden City Council Vice President, Vice Chair of the New Jersey Democratic State Committee and was a Super-delegate to the 2008 Democratic National Convention who pledged her support to then US Senator Barack Obama.  She has also contributed her time and talents to numerous organizations throughout the region including the Camden County American Red Cross, Camden County Board of Social Services, the Camden Eye Center and Fairview Main Street Board of Directors; and

WHEREAS, Through her extensive work as a public servant, Mayor-elect Dana L. Redd remains passionate about empowering the lives of others, strengthening families and communities through partnerships and programs that offer an improved quality of life.  With her strong history in public service the residents of Camden, New Jersey can rest assure that she will bring that same passion and dedication to her new role as their next Mayor; now therefore

BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, That it hereby congratulates  Dana L. Redd on her election as Mayor for Camden, New Jersey.

FURTHER RESOLVED, That an Engrossed copy of this resolution be presented to Mayor-elect Dana L. Redd as evidence of the deep admiration and sincere sentiments of the legislative body.

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