City of Columbus - File #: 0255X-2017

• File #: 0255X-2017
• Version: 1
• Type: Ceremonial Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 9/25/2017
• In control: Stinziano
• On agenda: 10/2/2017
• Final action: 10/5/2017
• Title: To Recognize and Celebrate the 25th Anniversary of the Passage of the Franklin County Senior Options and its Contribution to the City of Columbus
• Sponsors: Michael Stinziano, Jaiza Page, Elizabeth Brown, Mitchell Brown, Shannon G. Hardin, Priscilla Tyson, Zach M. Klein

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
10/5/2017	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
10/4/2017	1	MAYOR	Signed
10/2/2017	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
10/2/2017	1	Columbus City Council	Adopted	Pass

Title

To Recognize and Celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of the Passage of the Franklin County Senior Options and its Contribution to the City of Columbus

Body

WHEREAS, over the past 25 years, the Franklin County Seniors Options has allowed many elderly residents of Franklin County to remain independent by helping caretakers look after older parents, family members, or friends with limited abilities; and

WHEREAS, the Franklin County Seniors Options has been providing community-based services since 1993, including nutritious meal delivery, transportation to various medical services, home maintenance, and emergency response devices; and

WHEREAS, the Senior Services Levy funds the Franklin County Seniors Options; the levy, which the Franklin County voters have passed every five years since 1992, will allow over 10,000 seniors to be served in 2018 with a three percent increase of the levy cycle each year; and

WHEREAS, the Franklin County Seniors Options serves over 7,000 older adults monthly of whom 68 percent are over 70 years of age, 65 percent live alone, and 39 percent identify themselves as members of minority groups; and

WHEREAS, upon this anniversary, the City of Columbus commends the Franklin County Seniors Options for its contributions to our community and wish the program continued success in the future; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:

That this Council does hereby recognize and celebrate the 25^th Anniversary of the passage of Franklin County Seniors Options on this day, September 29^th, 2017.