SUBJECT: Proclamation Procedure Policy Discussion
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DEPARTMENT: Legislation/Administration
PRESENTER: A.J. Krieger, Town Administrator
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SUMMARY AND BACKGROUND OF SUBJECT MATTER:
Currently there are no adopted guidelines for proclamations, below is a suggested policy taken from a survey of other Towns and Cities.
PROCLAMATION PROCEDURE POLICY
PURPOSE:
• Ceremonial and used for recognition for local person, event, etc.
• Honor persons or groups who impact the Town of Erie
• Nationally recognized events or activities with local interest
• Non-controversial and non-political
• Should not be subject to strong differences of opinion in the community
• Not used to express a position on a public issue
• Should not have policy implications
• Should not contain facts and figures we have to verify
PROCEDURE:
• Proclamations require a Board sponsor - staff will work with the Board to see who will sponsor
• Submit a draft 2 weeks prior to the Board meeting - Town may edit
• Staff circulates proclamation to Board prior to scheduling so they can advise staff of any objection
• If no objections, proclamation will be scheduled
• A representative should be there to accept the proclamation
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