City of Columbus - File #: 0115X-2021

• File #: 0115X-2021
• Version: 1
• Type: Ceremonial Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 6/24/2021
• In control: Remy
• On agenda: 6/28/2021
• Final action: 7/1/2021
• Title: To Recognize and Celebrate July 1st as the Independence Day of Somalia in the City of Columbus.
• Sponsors: Emmanuel V. Remy, Elizabeth Brown, Mitchell Brown, Rob Dorans, Shayla Favor, Priscilla Tyson, Shannon G. Hardin

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
7/1/2021	1	CITY CLERK	Attest
6/30/2021	1	MAYOR	Signed
6/28/2021	1	COUNCIL PRESIDENT	Signed
6/28/2021	1	Columbus City Council	Adopted	Pass

Title

To Recognize and Celebrate July 1^st as the Independence Day of Somalia in the City of Columbus.

Body

WHEREAS, the Independence Day of Somalia is a national holiday observed annually in Somalia on July 1st; and

WHEREAS, the date celebrates the unification of the Trust Territory of Somalia (former Italian Somalia) and the State of Somaliland on July 1, 1960 which formed the Somali Republic; and

WHEREAS, it is a day that honors the sovereignty and territorial integrity of Somalis worldwide, and inspires a sense of gratitude and patriotism; and

WHEREAS, the City of Columbus has proudly welcomed an estimated 60,000 Somali migrants, forming the second largest Somali population in the United States; and

WHEREAS, the Somali community has undertaken great entrepreneurial spirit, not only to create economic opportunities for Columbus, but also to strengthen the cultural fabric; now, therefore

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:  That this Council does hereby recognize and celebrate July 1^st, 2021 as the Independence Day of Somalia in the City of Columbus.