2016-1288 (2) Resolution No. 2016 -1288
A Resolution supporting the creation of a General Motors Legacy Fund
WHEREAS, General Motors (GM) operated in Janesville on the current site since 1919; and
WHEREAS, generations of Janesville residents worked at GM's Janesville Assembly Plant itself or in
surrounding companies that sold components or services to the plant; and
WHEREAS, at its peak in the late 1970s, more than 7,000 Janesville area residents entrusted their
livelihoods with GM; and
WHEREAS, GM completed the "official closure" of the Janesville Assembly Plant in late 2015; and
WHEREAS, Janesville was a GM town, and our community is extremely proud of GM's role in our
rich history; and
WHEREAS, GM's legacy should continue in this community in perpetuity; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Common Council of the City of Janesville does hereby
support the City's request for the creation of a General Motors Legacy Fund endowed with $25 million
from the General Motors Company to enhance economic revitalization, improve workforce
development, and sustain community development within Janesville in honor of the many generations
of GM employees who served over these more than nine decades.
ADOPTED: March 28, 2016 Motion by: Consent
Second by:
APPROVED: Councilmember Aye Nay Pass Absent
/*at- Deup en X
Deupree X
Mark A. rreitag, City Manager Farrell X
Gruber X
ATT 46 T: / Liebert X
Marklein X
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David T. Godek, City Clerk- Treasurer
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
Wald Klimcz , City Attorney
Proposed by: Council President Marklein
Prepared by: City Manager's Office