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RES 2005-31TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS RESOLUTION NO. 2005-31 A RESOLUTION OF THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS AUTHORIZING THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB TO ADOPT A UNIT THROUGH THE AMERICA SUPPORTING AMERICANS (ASA) PROGRAM; DESIGNATING A PERSON TO SERVE AS LIAISON BETWEEN THE TOWN, THE ADOPTED UNIT, AND ASA; AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE ALL NECESSARY DOCUMENTS; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE. WHEREAS, American military forces are either engaged in defending or are prepared to defend and support American interests and principles, and WHEREAS, the Adopt-a-Unit program created by America Supporting Americans on March 4, 1968 provides a mechanism whereby all branches of the United States Armed Services can be "adopted" by American communities, and WHEREAS, the purpose of this adoption program is to create a bond between American communities and the military men and women who bravely serve their country, and WHEREAS, this bond is intended to support the morale of said service men and women without regard to individual political ties or affiliations, and .. 3 WHEREAS, in recognition of the challenges confronting American service men and service women, it is appropriate and fitting that the Town of Trophy Club, Texas show its support by adopting a unit, ship or squadron. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE TOWN COUNCIL OF THE TOWN OF TROPHY CLUB, TEXAS: Section 1: That the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club hereby adopt and offer its ongoing respect and support, in time of war and in time of peace, to the following unit/ship/squadron: , Section 2: That the Town Council, or other comparable civic authority, hereby designates the following individual as the official, primary liaison between this community, the newly adopted unit/ship/squadron, and America Supporting Americans, as the organization which has facilitated this adoption: Steven Kohs. All contact information for this individual is included in the Adoption Agreement Form accompanying this Adoption Resolution. Section 3: The Town of Trophy Club, Texas hereby encourages all Town employees, businesses, service clubs, charitable organizations, and private citizens to become involved in supporting this adoption. Section 4: That the Mayor is hereby authorized to add to this Resolution the name of the unit/ship/squadron assigned to the Town for adoption by America Supporting Americans without further action on the part of the Town Council and to execute all necessary documents related to the Town's participation in this program. Section 5: A copy of this resolution shall be posted in a central, public place and shall be sent to the NCTCOG urging participation in this cause. Section 6: That this Resolution shall become effective from and after its date of passage in accordance with law, and it is so resolved. PASSED AND APPROVED by the Town Council of the Town of Trophy Club, Texas, this 24th day of October, 2005. Mayor Town of Trophy Club, Texas ATTEST: / ;.\ A7 C... - fl ~hwn Secretary / Town of Trophy Club, Texas [SEAL] APPROVED AS TO FORM: Town of ~ro~h~ Club, Texas AMERICA SUPPORTING AMERICANS: ADOPTION AGREEMENT FORM FOR CITIES ether with your community's Adoption Resolution, to ASA's office in California: Pacific Palisad inda's email address is It is hereby agreed that (city1state):Town of Trophy Club, Texas is adopting the following unit, , through the AMERICA SUPPORTING AMERICANS (ASA) Adopt-a-Unit Program. It is further agreed that our community will regularly engage in activities designed to support this unit. We have chosen a primary and secondary contact person for this program. We understand that at least one of these people must be a city employee who can receive information, mailings, phone calls, and email through city hall, or a comparable official administrative location for our community. The primary contact person in our community for this program will be: Name: Mr. Steven Kohs Address: 18 Overhill Drive Trophy Club, TX 76262 Phone: 81 7-491 -2223 Email: - 'This person is a city employee whose contact information, as listed above, corresponds to an administrative office for our municipal government. Our secondary contact person will be: Name: Mr. Adam Adams Address: 100 Municipal Drive Trophy Club, TX 76262 Phone: 682-831 -4600 Email: - X- This person is a city employee whose contact information, as listed above, corresponds to an administrative office for our municipal government. The name(s) of our local newspaper(s) is (are) Alliance Regional News The name(s) of our local radio stations(s) is (are) We agree to remain in contact with ASA, providing ASA with any changes in the above information, and returning to ASA the Adoption Update Forms which will be sent to us by ASA on a semi-annual basis. ASA may include the name of our community in the list of adoptive communities on the ASA website. In promoting or publicizing this adoption or adoption related activities, through whatever media, we will, if possible, include the fact that we adopted this unit through AMERICA SUPPORTING AMERICANS. We also agree that at least one of the two contact people for this adoption will always be a city employee who can be reached as described in the printed paragraph above. Signed: Printed name: Mayor (or comparable civic official) Date: Accepted: For AMERICA SUPPORTING AMERICANS