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MINUTES OF THE <br />ORONO CITY COUNCIL MEETING <br />Monday, June 22, 2020 <br />6:00 o’clock p.m. <br />_____________________________________________________________________________________ <br />Page 13 of 13 <br />worked a lot on the mandated COVID-19 preparedness policy, training staff, and have had interviews for <br />the position open at the front desk. He noted elections are coming up. <br />CITY ATTORNEY REPORT <br />None. <br />Walsh noted the City did a Proclamation honoring June 23 as International Widows Day. He stated there <br />are currently 14 million widows in the United States, 250 million widows globally, and 585,000 minor <br />children who are directly affected by the loss of a father. There was a Minneapolis West chapter <br />established in 2013 that serves to empower women in widowhood within the Orono area which helps to <br />provide them with tools to lean into life, build resilience, and make positive differences in their own lives <br />with others in the community. He read as follows: “Therefore, I, Dennis Walsh, Mayor of Orono, do <br />hereby proclaim June 23 as International Widows Day, a United Nations Day of Observance, and I <br />encourage all citizens to join me in recognizing and supporting the Minneapolis West Chapter of Modern <br />Widows Club in raising awareness for the need for advocacy, mentoring, and leadership for women in <br />widowhood.” <br />ADJOURNMENT <br />Crosby moved, Seals seconded, to adjourn the Orono City Council meeting at 7:16 p.m. VOTE: <br />Ayes 4, Nays 0. <br />ATTEST: <br />_____________________________________ _______________________________________ <br />Anna Carlson, City Clerk Dennis Walsh, Mayor