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RESOLIJl'iON NO.~, SERIE'.S OF 1985
I\ RESOLIJl'ION /\PPROVlNG /\NO AIJl'liORIZING SUPPORT FOR MAINTA IN ING THE
u.:S IQll\'rION OF 'lllE DENVER REXilONAL COUICIL OE' G'.)Vf.Rt,iiENTS (DRCOG)
115 THE /\REA AGEICY ON /\GING (MIi) •
WHEREAS, the Older AA\ericans /let of 1965 requ ires States to
designate /\rea Agencies on Aging ""1ich pla n, coordinate and fund
serv i ces for older people ; and ,
WHEREAS , On February 8 , 1974, the Denv e r Regio na l Council of
Goverrments was d e signated by th.a State of Col.orado to r eceive a nd
administer Older llmericans /let programs for the e i ght-county
Denver metrop:>l i tan are a ; arrl ,
WHEREAS , the Denver Regional Counc il of Governuents has served
e l even years as the state desig nated llrea f<.Jency on F<.Jing for
Colorado Planning and Managem ent Reg ion Il l whi ch represents /ldaus ,
Ar apahoe , Boulder , Denver , Clear Creek , Gilpin, CX:JUgl as aOO
Jeffe r son Counti es ; arrl ,
WHEHEAS , the Denver Regional Counci l of Gove rnue nts has
equitably adm ini stered the allocat ion process for funding senior
serv i ces in the past ; and ,
WHEREAS , t he Denver Regional Council of Goverrments is urged
to cont inue its actions for equitabl e and incre a sed a lloca t ion of
fuOOs to th e De nver regi on; and ,
WHEHEAS , the growth in t he aging populat ion a nd the incre asing
needs of our older con s titue nt s ar e a conce :n for every local
goverrme nt . Local gov er rments should participate in the pla nning
and nllocat i on of re sourc e s through eff icie nt , cost -effective
re,iona l prog rams .
NCI,,/, THE REFORE , BE IT RESOLVED BY 1'H E CITY COUNCIL OF '11iE C ITY
01" ENGLEMOOD , COLORAOO , /IS E'O L~S:
Th at t he City of Eng l ewood suppor ts ma intaining the e xi s ting
eight -county pl anning anJ serv ice area ard ma intaining the
designa t ion of t he Denver Reg ional Co un cil of Goverrme nts as the
Area Ag e ncy on l',cj i ng •
.I\OOPr ED AND APPROVEIJ t he 28tn day of October , 1~8 5 .
At t est :
1 , Gary R. Hig bee , ex officio City Cle rk-Treasurer of the City
of e,glewood , Colorado , hereby certify that the abo·,e and focegoing
i s a tcue , accura t e and canplete copy of llesolution NO.~. series
of 1985 .
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