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File #: 23-0780    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 7/31/2023 In control: Miscellaneous & New Business
On agenda: 8/10/2023 Final action: 8/10/2023
Title: RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing August 24th as Ukraine’s Independence Day

RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 10, 2023

 

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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing August 24th as Ukraine’s Independence Day

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WHEREAS, on March 4, 1990, the first competitive elections were held to elect members to the Ukrainian parliament. The Communist Party’s control of Ukraine was broken after a number of seats were lost and some members resigned. By mid-May 1990, the Communist Party held only 239 of the total 450 seats in parliament; and

 

WHEREAS, seizing on what was viewed as weakened Communist Party rule, on July 16, 1990, Ukraine declared its sovereignty from the Soviet Union. The following year, July 16th was celebrated as Ukraine’s Independence Day; and

 

WHEREAS, in August of 1991, there was a coup d’état in an attempt to restore the Communist Party’s control in the Soviet Union.  While the coup d’état failed, it caused growing concern over Ukraine’s ability to maintain its sovereignty; and

 

WHEREAS, in response, on August 24, 1991, the Ukrainian parliament adopted the Act of Independence of Ukraine (Act).  The Act required that a national referendum be held to conclusively determine the will of the Ukrainian people; and

 

WHEREAS, on December 1, 1991 the referendum was held.  With approximately 84% of eligible voters participating, more than 90% approved of Ukraine’s independence; and

 

WHEREAS, in June of 1992, the Ukrainian parliament voted to officially change Ukraine’s Independence Day from July 16th to August 24th; and

 

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and our staff, do hereby recognize August 24th as Ukraine’s Independence Day; and

 

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago.

 

Dated:  August 10, 2023