Resolution

Title

Purpose

Resolution A

Rufus F. Clanzy

To commend Rufus F. Clanzy for outstanding service to the Howard County, Maryland Office of Human Rights and to the Cause of Civil and Human Rights

Resolution B

Germaine W. Covington

To commend Germaine W. Covington for outstanding service to the Cause of Human Rights with 10 years as Director of  Seattle Office for Civil Rights and 29 years with the City of Seattle

Resolution C

Donna Noble Cavitte

To commend Donna Noble Cavitte for outstanding Service to the Cause of Civil Rights

Resolution D

Walter Oliver Melvin

To commend Walter Oliver Melvin for outstanding service to the Cause of Civil and Human Rights

Resolution E

Oliver W. Hill

In Memoriam and commendation to Oliver W. Hill for his outstanding service to the Cause of Equal Opportunity and Human Rights

Resolution F

Edith Meaux Smith

In Memoriam and commendation Edith Meaux Smith for her outstanding service to the Cause of Equal Opportunity and Human Rights

Resolution H

Charles “Fred” Hearns

To commend Charles Fred Hearns for outstanding service to the Cause of Civil and Human Rights

Resolution #1

Americans with Disabilites Act (ADA) Restoration Act of 2007

Purpose: To reinstate and clarify the intent of Congress

Resolution # 2

Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007

Purpose: To urge the passage of the Lily Ledbetter Fair Pay Act of 2007 (H.R. 2831)

Resolution # 3

JENA 6

Purpose: To lend support to the people of Jena in the fight against an unjust system

Resolution # 4

EEOC FY08 Funding

Purpose: To urge federal legislators to support full funding for the equal employment opportunity commission’s state and local programs budget for fiscal year 2008

Resolution # 5

City of St. Petersburg, Florida Establishment of a Human Rights Policy Statement

Purpose: Support for the establishment of a Human Rights Policy Statement to replace the suspension of the St. Petersburg Human Rights Ordinance (Chapter 15 of the St. Petersburge Code)

Resolution # 6

City of St. Petersburg Community Affairs Department Investigative Staff

Purpose: In recognition of the City of St. Petersburg Community Affairs Department Investigative Staff for their Outstanding Service to the Cause of Equal Opportunity and Human Rights

Continuing Resolution #1

Amendments to the Local Law Enforcement and Enhancement A – “Hate Crimes”

Purpose: To support more inclusive language in federal civil rights legislation

Continuing Resolution #2

Voting Rights for the Elected Congressional Representative and the Residents of the District of Columbia

Purpose: Support for Voting Rights for the Elected Congressional Representative and the Residents of the District of Columbia