71-CRESOLUTION NO. 71 -C~
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA, URGING THE NAVY DEPART-
MENT OF THE UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF DEFENSE
TO RETAIN AUTEC HEADQUARTERS IN WEST PALM BEACH,
FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the City Council is advised plans for the removal of
AUTEC Headquarters from We:mt Palm Beach, Florida, to a location outside
of Palm Beach County, Florida, are presently under consideration by the
United States Navy Department, and
WHEREAS, the removal of AUTEC Headquarters from the area
would have a detrimental economic impact on the West Palm Beach area, as
a result of loss of salaries paid by AUTEC to residents of the area together
with the loss of purchases of materials and services in the area by AUTEC, ar
WHEREAS, any time an industry is removed from an area, the
social and economic stability of the community is affected as families of the
employees of such industries are uprooted from participation in community,
school and religious affairs, and local retail businesses are immediately
affected thereby,
NOW, THEREFORE, ]BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA:
Section 1: The Department of the Navy of the United States Defense
Department be and it is hereby urged to retain AUTEC Headquarters in West
Palm Beach, Florida.
Section 2: The City Manager be and he is authorized and directed tc
immediately forward a certified copy of this Resolution to the Secretary of the
Navy Department of the United States Defense Department, the United States
Senators representing the State of Florida, together with the United States
Senator Elect, Congressman Paul G. Rogers, and to the Mayors of all of the
communities in Palm Beach County,
a similar action as this City Council,
Florida, urging said communities to take
and to such other Governmental Agencies,
as the City Manager may deem advisable.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this iQ day of January, A.D. 1971.
ATTEST:
City Clerk
CITY OF BOYNTON BEACH, FLORIDA
Mayor
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