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To recognize the week of June 5 - June 9, 2017 as Leadership Week in the City of Columbus and to commend the Columbus Public Service Chapter of the National Management Association, NMA, the leadership development organization, on its 39th Anniversary and to applaud NMA's leadership efforts.
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WHEREAS, June 5 - June 9, 2017 is the thirty ninth annual observance of Leadership Week in America by the NMA, the largest non-profit organization of its type; and
WHEREAS, NMA is a professional organization dedicated to: leadership, business excellence, personal and professional growth and fellowship to its more than 15,000 members; and
WHEREAS, the City of Columbus, recognizes the importance that the exchange of ideas and the discussion of various leadership challenges and solutions has on the vitality and development of the city’s economy and quality of life as seen through increased productivity, competition and growth; and
WHEREAS, the Columbus Public Service Chapter is a public sector chapter of the NMA whose members strive to uphold the principles of the organization through lifelong learning, leadership development, skills training, networking and mentoring and
WHEREAS, the international observance of Leadership Week encourages leaders to increase competence, inspire peers and foster a better understanding of management and professional leadership; and
WHEREAS, the NMA will use its national convention as a forum to highlight and promote leadership as a viable and thriving profession, now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize the week of June 5 - June 9, 2017, as NMA Leadership Week in Columbus and commend the Columbus Public Service Chapter of NMA for their efforts to improve leadership and to support management professionals in and around the City of Columbus.