1989-097
CITY OF HOPKINS
Hennepin County, Minnesota
RESOLUTION NO. 89-97
RESOLUTION IN FAVOR OF FULL FUNDING FOR WEST HENNEPIN
HUMAN SERVICES PROGRAMS BY HENNEPIN COUNTY IN 1990
WHEREAS, the Human Services Councils have been funded
jointly by member municipalities and Hennepin County
since 1973 to meet human services planning needs; and
WHEREAS, the need for planning and coordinating services in
suvburban and rural Hennepin County continues to be
very important in assuring that the human service needs
of growing suburban popultions are met; and to
improving the quality of life in our communities; and
WHEREAS, these planning and coordination activities help
prevent fragmenttion in the service delivery system,
create cost-effective services, and avoid duplication;
WHEREAS, contracted programs are the backbone of the human
services system for suburban residents;
WHEREAS, The Human Service Councils have been instrumental
in building as accessible human services system in the
suburbs and in bringing our fair share of tax dollars
back into our communities in the form of services in
proportion to the need for those services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the
city of Hopkins strongly supports the full funding in
1990 of planning and coordination and citizen
participation programs for West Hennepin Human Services
Planning Board;
Adopted by the City Council of the City of Hopkins this 7th
day of November, 1989.
ATTEST:
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