Item B2BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: __April 16, 2014 Division: BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes No X Department: District V
Staff Contact /Phone #: Pamela Johnson/453-8787
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Mayor's Proclamation declaring the month of April to be Fair
Housing Month.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST: INDIRECT COST:
DIFFERENTIAL OF LOCAL PREFERENCE:
COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included X Not Required
DISPOSITION:
Revised 7/09
BUDGETED: Yes No
AGENDA ITEM #
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
WHEREAS, although Equal Housing Opportunity is a right guaranteed to all Americans under
Title VIII of the 1968 Civil Rights Law, the struggle against discrimination in housing continues;
and
WHEREAS, each year since the enactment of the National Fair Housing Act, the federal
government designates April, the anniversary month of that law, as Fair Housing Month; and
WHEREAS, on this, the 44"' anniversary, Monroe County, Florida is pleased to join in that
designation, since it provides an opportunity for all Americans to rededicate themselves to the
principles of freedom of housing choice and to reacquaint themselves with the rights and
responsibilities that are theirs under the law; and
WHEREAS, since fair housing is consistent with the principle of equality and justice for all -
principles upon which our nation was founded -we all need to share in the fight to ensure fair
housing is a reality for all residents; and
WHEREAS, the Housing Authority of Monroe County provides fair housing education and
outreach services for the County of Monroe:
NOW THEREFORE, I, Sylvia J. Murphy, Mayor of Monroe County, do hereby proclaim the
month of April, 2014 to be
Dated this 161h day of April, 2014
FAIR HOUSING MONTH
Sylvia J. Murphy