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A Resolution
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RESOLUTION AUTHORIZING THE MAYOR TO EXECUTE THE
APPROPRIATE DOCUMENTS TO ENTER INTO A SISTER CITY
AGREEMENT WITH MBABANE, SWAZILAND
WHEREAS, since 1981 the City of Fort Worth has enjoyed sister city
relationships with six outstanding cities around the world
Reggio Emilia Italy Trier Germany Nagaoka Japan
Bandung Indonesia Budapest Hungary and Toluca Mexico
and
WHEREAS, thousands of Fort Worth citizens have enjoyed cultural
educational social and business exchanges over the years
with their counterparts in these six great sister cities and in the
process have won numerous awards for the outstanding
quality of the exchanges and
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Worth has formed a partnership with Fort Worth
Sister Cities International to coordinate the Fort Worth sister
~ crty program and
WHEREAS, Fort Worth Sister Cities International at the request of the
City of Fort Worth has completed a search process for an
appropriate sister city on the African continent and
WHEREAS, after diligent study Fort Worth Sister Cities International
recommends that a sister city relationship be entered into
with the city of Mbabane Swaziland because of the similar
interests and character of the two cities which will foster
exchanges between citizens of the two cities
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Fort Worth City Council hereby
accepts the recommendation of Fort Worth Sister Cities
International to extend an invitation to Mbabane Swaziland as
Fort Worth s seventh sister city and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the City Council authorizes the Mayor of Fort
Worth to execute the appropriate documents to enter into a sister
city agreement with 'Mbabane Swaziland
ADOPTED this ~ day of ~'~" 2003
Crty of Fort W
ATTEST
By•
lona Pear n
Crty Secretary
APPROVED AS TO FORM.
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By. G~'~GCI~
David L Yett
Crty Attorney
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