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. RESOLUTION NO. 95-345
ON THE SUMMER YOUTH EMPLOYMENT AND TRAINING PROGRAM
WHEREAS, the Board of Supervisors of Mohave County met in Regular Session this 7th
day of August, 1995, and
WHEREAS, the fiscal year 1995 rescission eliminates the 1996 Summer Youth Employment
and Training Program (SYETP); and
WHEREAS, this rescission will result in an estimated 615,000 (200 in Mohave County)
young people being unemployed and without the chance to develop workplace skills each summer;
and
WHEREAS, the SYETP represents the only national employment program for 14 to 21 year
olds who are uneducated, unskilled, and in need to educational enhancements; and
WHEREAS, elimination of the SYETP will eradicate positive economic impacts and youth
educational enhancements for 615,00 economically disadvantaged youths; and
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WHEREAS, the economy cannot absorb these youths into private-sector jobs; and
WHEREAS, the Department of Labor's Office ofInspector General has evaluated the STETP
and found ti to be an effective mechanism to serve youth; and
WHEREAS, the safety net currently in place for economically disadvantaged youth is being
eroded; and
WHEREAS, the national Association of Counties adopted a similar resolution on July 25,
1995:
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mohave County Board of Supervisors opposes
the elimination of the 1996 summer youth programs; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Mohave County Board of Supervisors urges
Members of Congress to restore authority and appropriations for the 1996 SYETP.
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. Resolution No. 95-345
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PASSED, APPROVED AND ADOPTED this 7th day of August, 1995.
MORAVE COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
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Pat I-fult, hairman
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