RESO 1983-05 - Community School ConceptRESOLUTION NO. 83-5
WHEREAS, there is a rising public insistence that all levels of government become
more responsible to citizen needs and desires; and
WHEREAS, there is a limited amount of tax monies and other human and physical
resources available to meet public demands for facilities, programs and services; and
WHEREAS, full utilization of existing public facilities, programs and services is
a desirable community goal; and
WHEREAS, the energy crisis and other related developments point up an increasing
need for all governmental units and related public service organizations to mobilize
their respective resources for the common purpose of improving the quality of community
life; and
WHEREAS, Texas Revised Statutes, Article 6081t, recognizes and authorizes local
governments, including school districts, to make formal agreements for joint planning
and performance of functions; and
WHEREAS, Huntsville Independent School District has facilities, equipment and
staff organized for the purpose of providing education opportunities for children
and youth, and at its discretion, certain other educational, recreational, cultural,
social and service involvements for all district patrons; and
WHEREAS, the City of Huntsville provides facilities, staff, and certain recrea-
tional service programs for the citizens within its geographic boundaries; and
WHEREAS, a multitude of other related public and private community organizations
provide programs and services for community betterment; and
WHEREAS, no single, cohesive strategy for the development and utilization of all
these relevant community resources has yet been established; and
WHEREAS, there are great potential social and economic benefits to be derived
from further cooperation in facility and program development for the benefit of
all citizens through the comprehensive community school programs at the local neigh-
borhood level.
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the undersigned endorse, support, and agree
fully to participate in the joint planning, development, and operation of Community
School Programs within their respective service areas.
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APPROVED and SIGNED on this the i/SIO- day of A9AR chi , 198'k.
CITY OF HUNTSVILLE, TEXAS HUNTSVILLE INDEPENDENT SCHOOL DISTRICT
William V. Nash, Mayor
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Ruth DeSha , City Secretary
/S/ James Chase
Chairman, Board of Trustees
February 17, 1983