Item B2 B2
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3
Craig Cates,District 1
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
' David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
April 17, 2024
Agenda Item Number: B2
2023-2348
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Commissioners Aid
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Corie Abel
No
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: A Mayor's proclamation recognizing May 1, 2024, as Law Day
2024.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
On Law Day, we recommit to extending the full promise of America to all Americans and to building a
Nation in which the extraordinary power vested in "We the People" truly and equally reflects all of us.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DOCUMENTATION:
Law Day Proclamation 202 .pdf
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
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MAYOR'S PROCLAMATION
LAW DAY 2024
WHEREAS, our legal institutions and system of justice depend on popular
participation and support to maintain legitimate authority; and
WHEREAS, Americans from all walks of life have reaffirmed in words and deeds
our national allegiance to the rule of law; and
WHEREAS, lawyers, judges, and others who work in the legal system recognize
that they bear a special responsibility to foster public understanding of law and legal
institutions and commitment to the rule of law; and
WHEREAS, Law Day has been observed annually since President Dwight
Eisenhower established it in 1958 as "a day of national dedication to the principle of
government under law;" and
WHEREAS, the Law Day 2024 theme, "Voices of Democracy," recognizes that
for nearly 250 years, Americans have expressed their political views and wishes by
speaking their minds and voting in elections; and
WHEREAS, it is appropriate to recognize the importance of our legal and judicial
systems to the working of democracy.
NOW, THEREFORE, the Board of County Commissioners of Monroe County
proclaims May 1, 2024, as Law Day.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 17t" day of April 2024.
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