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RESOLUTION NO. 10,569
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A RESOLUTION ADOPTING MONS, BELGIUM AS A SISTER
CITY TO LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS; AND FOR OTHER
PURPOSES.
WHEREAS, visits by officials of Mons, Belgium, to the city of Little Rock,
Arkansas, and by Mayor Jim Dailey and Little Rock Sister City Commissioners Alfred
Williams, Anthony Black, and Mary Wohlleb to Mons, Belgium, have sparked a mutual
interest in the cultural and economic development of the two cities; and
WHEREAS, Mons, Belgium, is the Capital of the Province of Hainaut and is a
beautiful town situated among verdant fields in close proximity to Brussels, the nation's
capital; and
WHEREAS, Mons is renowned throughout Belgium and Europe for its impressive
Gothic and Baroque architecture, its fifteenth century Sainte - Waudru Collegiate Church, the
Fair of the Trinity Sunday that includes the ancient procession of the Golden Chariot and the
Fight of the Dragon called "Lumecon," its three universities, and Chateau Gendebien which
is the headquarters of the Supreme Allied Commander of Europe; and
WHEREAS, Mons, Belgium, has stated public goals that are very similar to those of
the City of Little Rock, Arkansas, including, but not limited to, implementing educational
and medical information exchanges, developing agricultural programs, and encouraging
tourism; and
WHEREAS, both Mons, Belgium, and the City of Little Rock, Arkansas are cities
of culture and art for their respective areas; and
WHEREAS, the City of Little Rock, Arkansas wishes to develop sister city
relationships with communities in other countries that share the same basic values as do the
citizens of the City of Little Rock, Arkansas.
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NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS
OF THE CITY OF LITTLE ROCK, ARKANSAS:
SECTION 1. The City of Little Rock, Arkansas hereby adopts Mons, Belgium, as a
sister city and agrees to be adopted as a sister city by Mons, Belgium.
SECTION 2. The Mayor and the City Clerk are authorized to enter into any written
documents necessary to reflect this close sister city relationship.
Adopted: June 15, 1999
Attest:
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Robbie Hancock, City Clerk
Approved as to Legal Form:
Thomas M. Carpenter, Nty Attorney
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Approved:
Ji Dailey, Mayor