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BUSINESS OF THE CITY COUNCIL
YAKIMA, WASHINGTON
AGENDA STATEMENT
Item No.A.ii.
For Meeting of: November 15, 2022
ITEM TITLE: Small Business Saturday proclamation
SUBMITTED BY: Cally Price,Assistant to the City Manager
SUMMARY EXPLANATION:
Verlynn Best, Chamber President and CEO, will accept the proclamation.
ITEM BUDGETED:
STRATEGIC PRIORITY:
APPROVED FOR SUBMITTAL BY THE CITY MANAGER
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ID Small Business Saturday proclamation 11/1/2022 Corer Memo
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WEE AS, tfle City of Yakima celebrates our local small businesses and tfie contributions
tfley make to our local economy and community; and
PW PE A&, according to tfle 'J.S. SmallcBusinessAdministration, tlere are currently 32.5
million small businesses in tfle 'United States and tfley represent 99.7% of firms witfi paid employees;
and
'WJFEIC A&, small businesses are responsible for 62%of net new jobs created since 1995, and
small businesses employee 46.8%oftfie employees in tfle private sector in tfle 'United States; and
WXERVIS, 79%of consumers understand tfie importance of supporting tfle small businesses
in tleircommunity on Small Business Saturdays 70%report tfle day makes tflem want to encourage
otters to Sflop Small, independently-owned retailers, and 66%report tflat tfle day makes tflem want
to Sflop Small allyear long; and-
WIFEICEAS, 58%of stoppers reported tfley slopped online witfi a small business and 54%
reported tfley dined or ordered takeout from a small restaurant, bar, or cafe on Small Business
Saturday in 2021; and
WIFE�A&, tfle City of Yakima supports our local businesses tflat create jobs, boost our local
economy andpreserve our communities; and
WJFEAS, advocacy groups, as wellas public andprivate organizations, across the country
(nave endorsed tfie Saturday after'Thanksgiving as Small Business Saturday.
NOW TTWE TORE, I, Janice cDeccio, Mayor of tfle City of Yakima and on bet alf of tfle
Yakima City Council, do lereby proclaim Saturday, November 26, 2022 as
'SWALL BVSINE SS Sf TURAA`r'
and urge tfle residents of our community, and communities across tfle country, to support small
businesses and mercl ants on Small Business Saturday and tlrougl out tfle year
Dated tflis 15th day of November, 2022
Janice(Deccio, Mayor