Item B6
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: January 21. 2004
Division:
BOCC
Bulk Item: Yes
No -1L
Department: DISTRICT 5
AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Proclamation to declare the week of January 19-25, 2004 as Mel
Fisher Maritime Museum Achievement Week.
ITEM BACKGROUND: The Mel Fisher Maritime Museum has successfully undergone the rigorous
process of scrutiny by a national panel of the American Association of Museums that bestows
accreditation to American museums. This accreditation awarded the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum
places the museum in the top five percent of the nations' museums.
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WHEREAS, Accreditation is a widely recognized seal of approval that brings national
recognition to museums, and
WHEREAS, Accreditation is recognition of a museum's commitment to excellence,
accountability, high professional standards, and continued institutional improvement,
and
WHEREAS, Being an accredited museum strengthens individual museums and the
museum profession as a whole by promoting ethical and professional practices that
enable museum leadership to make informed decisions, allocate and use resources
wisely, and remain accountable to the public, and
WHEREAS, Accreditation serves as the museum field's primary vehicle for quality
assurance and self-regulation, and
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WHEREAS, TheMel Fisher Maritime Museum, the official maritime museum of
Monroe County, has successfully undergone the rigorous process of scrutiny by a panel
of the American Association of Museums that bestows accreditation to American
museums, and
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WHEREAS, This accreditation awarded the Mel Fisher Maritime Museum in Key West,
Florida, places the museum in the top five percent of the nation's museums, and
WHEREAS, This prestigious designation warrants recognition for the "local museum
with national impact"
NOW THEREFORE, by the virtue of the power vested in me as Mayor of Monroe
County, Florida, I, Murray E. Nelson, do hereby proclaim the week of January 19-25,
2004, as Mel Fisher Maritime Museum Achievement Week.
WITNESS my hand and seal of the County of Monroe, Florida, this 21st day of January,
2004.
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Mayor M E. Nelson .
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