Item B03BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA ITEM SUMMARY
Meeting Date: Wed., April 18, 2047
Bulk Item: Yes No XX
Division: BOCC
Department: Mayor Di Gennaro, District 4
Staff Contact Person: Tamara Lundstrom
(305 289-6000)
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: Proclamation declaring Tuesday May 1, 2007 as Law Day USA.
ITEM BACKGROUND: In 1958, President Dwight D. Eisenhower signed a Proclamation
establishing May 1 as Law Day USA to strengthen the United States of America's heritage of
liberty, justice, and equality under law.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
CONTRACTIAGREEMENT CHANGES:
STAFF RECOMMENDATIONS:
TOTAL COST: BUDGETED: Yes No
COST TO COUNTY: SOURCE OF FUNDS:
REVENUE PRODUCING: Yes No AMOUNT PER MONTH Year
APPROVED BY: County Atty _ OMB/Purchasing Risk Management
DOCUMENTATION: Included XX Not Required
DISPOSITION: AGENDA ITEM #
Revised 2/05
ee
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9-31
WHEREAS, Amensah -on Pr—m'dent, Charles Rhyne in, 1957'envisioned. a
Special Diy t -0 - cplebratk O'knieri6ain 1egal,S d ystern that would conUasta* by Law as
opposed to Rule by,Force;
WHEREAS in l958-Pre&idd'n"tD-wight-D.-Fiwahowersiped,'aPrmlamaticmesmbhshing
May;1- 1- as' -to, States of America's heritage of liberty,
ay, Law'Day USA 9tre
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justice.andequall, raider la c-.
WHEREAS,
EREAS, in 1961'tlie Unitcd-States Congress, by joint resolution, designated May I as
LaW 56y USA;
WHEREAS, Law., day is a-celcb of our Nation's heritage of liberty, justice, and
equality under law, and __ -_ -_
WHEREAS, all you& need ip im+drrstand th&,rights and responsibilities under the law to
become effective participants in bur Nation's civic life;
WHEREAS, the Law Day 2007 theme, "Liberty, Under Law: Empowering Youth,
Assuring Democracy," encourages us -to assure that our .youth are eqinpped -with the
knowledge and skills'necessary to effectively, make their voices heard -within our
democracy -
NOW, THEREFORE, by the virtue of the power vested in we as Mayor of Monroe
o,DiGii�=, 4
County, L Mari Q hereby piocWm Tuesday, May 1-1 2007, as
LAWW'DAY USA
I urge the citizens, schools,�businc&ses and media of Monroe County to use this occasion
=on
to dedic&e ourselves to preserve ami strengthen: the nfle of law.
WITNESS` MY hand and seat ofthe County of Monroe; this 1 8'h day of Apoj.-20011_1,