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RESOLUTION NO. 08-075
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING FEBRUARY
24, 2008, THROUGH MARCH 2, 2008, AS
"ST. LUCIE COUNTY SAVES WEEK" IN ST.
LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1.
Personal and household savings is
fundamental
to
America's and St. Lucie County's stability and vitality.
2. Adequate emergency savings, retirement funds, and debt
reduction are critical components of personal financial security.
3. America Saves is a national social marketing campaign to
persuade, encourage, and motivate Americans to take financial
action in building wealth through saving money and reducing debt.
4. Assets create a form of security during hardship that
households without assets do not have. Assets are able to improve
quality of life and studies have shown that assets provide families
with many vital social, psychological, and economic effects.
5. Savings can enable families to lift themselves out of
poverty and asset development is linked with improved access to
credit,
social and political involvement,
reduced domestic
violence, marital stability, and higher educational attainment.
6. St. Lucie County is a partner in the America Saves
Campaign and is committed to helping its residents take immediate
financial action to Build Wealth, Not Debt.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim February 24, 2008,
through March 2, 2008, as "ST. LUCIE COUNTY SAVES WEEK" in St.
Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to
declare a renewed commitment to save, invest, and build wealth as
a way to reduce poverty and improve lives.
3. This Board further urges all residents to start a savings
account,
increase 401k contributions,
start or increase an
emergency fund, and learn to avoid financial pitfalls that
undermine their ability to pursue wealth-building actions during
"St. Lucie County Saves Week", and pledge to sustain that action
during the following year.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 26th day of February, 2008.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
CHAIRMAN
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