Item B2BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date:__December 9, 2015_____Division:____Mayor / BOCC_3___________
Bulk Item: Yes _____No XDepartment:___Heather Carruthers___________
(presentation)Staff Contact /Phone #:_Carol Schreck_________
305-292-3430
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Presentation of Mayor’s Proclamation declaringJanuary 3-17, 2016 as Weeks of Compassion in
Monroe County, Florida.
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Revised 7/09
MAYOR’S PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY 3 –
17, 2016 AS WEEKSOF COMPASSION IN MONROE
COUNTY FLORIDA.
WHEREAS
, the mission of Monroe County government is to provide
outstanding public service responsive to the needs of our citizens, our unique community
and our environment, and;
WHEREAS
, the visionof Monroe County government is to work and learn
together to maintain the diverse community by preserving the natural resources and
habitat that makes us a unique and preferred place to live and visit, and;
WHEREAS
,the Value Statement of the Monroe County government is the belief
in the highest of ethical behavior: Competence, Creativity, Commitment, Concern, Care
and Communication and Continuity; and;
WHEREAS
, County programs and services have been designed to reflect the
diversity of needs in age, ethnicity, culture, gender, sexual orientation, education and
economic background of the community; and,
WHEREAS
, compassion responds to the needs of others including family,
friends and strangers and is the bulwark of strong and caring communities; and,
WHEREAS
,compassion should be an integral componentof a government’s
culture, evidenced in public service, public health and actions; and,
WHEREAS
, we believe that a compassionate world is possible when every man,
woman and child treats others as they wish to be treated--with dignity, equity and respect.
WHEREAS
, we acknowledge that kindness plays a role in civic life and public
discourse;and,
WHEREAS
, Tibetan Buddhist Monks from H.H. Dali Lama’s Drepung Gomang
Monastery will be visiting and offering blessing of peace, compassion, health, happiness
and prosperity for our environment, our communities and families from the Upper Keys,
through the Middle Keys and Lower Keys to Key West during the weeks of January 3-13,
2016;
WHEREAS
, various churches, synagogues, places of worship, businesses,
families and individuals in the Keys are hosting or participatingin the Weeks of
Compassion activities; and,
NOW THEREFORE
, I, Heather Carruthers, Mayor of Monroe County, do
hereby declare January 3-17, 2016 as:
WEEKS OF COMPASSION
In the ‘Southernmost County of the Continental United States”. I urge all local
governments to use care in their public service, public health and actions, and all citizens,
residents and visitors to honor each other and the environment with acts of kindness and
compassion.
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Signed this 9day of December 2015.