Kingston City Council passed the following motion at it meeting of June 3, 2008
4. Round Table on Poverty Reduction Strategy
THAT Council endorse the principles for a poverty reduction strategy contained in the 25-in-5 Founding Declaration, specifically:
a) Sustaining employment that assures a living standard above poverty for any adult working full-time throughout the year and includes fair pay and stable working conditions for all;
b) Liveable incomes for everybody, including those unable to work;
c) Strong and supportive communities with affordable housing, early learning and child care, public education and community programs that help people connect;
– and further
THAT Council direct the Community Development Services Group to develop a plan in collaboration with the Community Roundtable on Poverty Reduction by which the City of Kingston can advance poverty reduction strategies;
– and further –
THAT the City share this plan with its partners in other municipalities and the Province.
(Note: A memo from the Community Roundtable on Poverty Reduction dated May 22, 2008, is attached as Schedule Page 150)