House Resolution 3 - Introduced

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  1  1                HOUSE RESOLUTION NO. ___
  1  2                       BY  JACOBS
  1  3 A Resolution honoring all legislative branch employees
  1  4    who volunteered their time and efforts to make the
  1  5    2004 Annual Meeting of the Midwestern Legislative
  1  6    Conference of the Council of State Governments a
  1  7    successful meeting of Midwestern state and Canadian
  1  8    provincial legislators and their staffs.
  1  9    WHEREAS, the State of Iowa was honored to host the
  1 10 Midwestern Legislative Conference of the Council of
  1 11 State Governments in Des Moines, Iowa, on July 11
  1 12 through 14, 2004; and
  1 13    WHEREAS, the Midwestern Legislative Conference is
  1 14 the regional organization for legislators and
  1 15 legislative staff from the Midwestern states of the
  1 16 United States and from three Canadian provinces,
  1 17 formed for the purpose of developing and examining
  1 18 public policy options for the Midwest and the Canadian
  1 19 provinces; and
  1 20    WHEREAS, this year's legislative conference
  1 21 presented an informative program regarding issues and
  1 22 subjects of concern to the member states and provinces
  1 23 of the Midwestern Legislative Conference, including
  1 24 issues of regional economic development, agriculture,
  1 25 health care, education, and corrections; and
  1 26    WHEREAS, the Annual Meeting included an enjoyable
  1 27 program of entertainment and recreational events, with
  1 28 an opening night reception at the State Historical
  1 29 Building, a family night event at Living History
  1 30 Farms, and the State Dinner in the State Capitol
  2  1 rotunda; and
  2  2    WHEREAS, other meeting events and activities for
  2  3 attendees, spouses, guests, and youths included
  2  4 attending an Iowa Cubs baseball game, visits to
  2  5 Meredith Corporation, Terrace Hill, Summerset Winery,
  2  6 Sportsplex West, and the Science Center of Iowa,
  2  7 geocaching for treasure, participating in a book drive
  2  8 service project for Capitol View Elementary School
  2  9 students, and enjoying a one=man performance of "Grant
  2 10 Wood" at Hoyt Sherman Place; and
  2 11    WHEREAS, nearly 100 employees of the Legislative
  2 12 Services Agency, the Office of the Citizens'
  2 13 Aide/Ombudsman, the House of Representatives, and the
  2 14 Senate volunteered hundreds of hours of their time to
  2 15 assure that all meeting events and activities were
  2 16 planned, well staffed, and met the needs of all
  2 17 attendees; and
  2 18    WHEREAS, legislative staff showed their
  2 19 resourcefulness, utilizing previously untapped skills
  2 20 as greeters, vehicle drivers, registration and
  2 21 information desk staff, event and transportation
  2 22 planners, tour leaders, talent bookers, event
  2 23 budgeters, food servers, and leaders of children; and
  2 24    WHEREAS, the evaluations of and comments on the
  2 25 meeting overwhelmingly praised the welcome and
  2 26 hospitality shown to all attendees by legislative
  2 27 branch employees serving as Iowa ambassadors; NOW
  2 28 THEREFORE,
  2 29    BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES,
  2 30 That the House of Representatives proudly honors the
  3  1 volunteer efforts of all legislative branch employees
  3  2 who assisted in making the Annual Meeting of the
  3  3 Midwestern Legislative Conference such a spectacular
  3  4 success.
  3  5 LSB 1008YH 81
  3  6 rj/cf/24