RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 2, 2019
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners Honoring National Skilled Trades Day
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WHEREAS, National Skilled Trades Day was established to raise awareness and demonstrate the value of skilled trades, and to encourage youth and those seeking employment to consider a job in the skilled trades; and
WHEREAS, the Registrar at National Day Calendar announced that the first Wednesday of May would be recognized as National Skilled Trades Day. May 1, 2019 is the first celebration of National Skilled Trades Day; and
WHEREAS, a multitude of industries rely on those trained in skilled trades including health care, construction, and manufacturing. Jobs in these and other industries include chefs, bakers, electricians, mechanics, journeymen, brick layers, plumbers, nursing aides, veterinary technicians, medical coders, welders, and emergency medical technicians, just to name a few; and
WHEREAS, skilled trades offer alternative career options for those unable or disinterested in attending traditional four-year college programs; and
WHEREAS, with the increase in focus on the technology industries, there has been a decline in the importance placed on skilled trades. Data shows that the skilled trades industry has been the number one category in which available jobs remain vacant from 2010 until the present; 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 staff, hereby recognize the value and importance of National Skilled Trades 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 and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented.
Dated: May 2, 2019