Agenda 03/14/2017 Item # 4A03/14/2017
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.A
Doc ID: 2819
Item Summary: Proclamation designating March 12-18, 2017 as Sunshine Week in Collier
County and declaring our commitment to open and accessible government. To be accepted by Brandon
Sancho representing the Collier County Board of County Commissioners; Marni Scuderi representing the
Collier County Clerk of Courts; Annette Wenowsky representing the Collier County Sheriff’s Office;
Vickie Downs representing the Collier County Property Appraiser; Rob Stoneburner representing the
Collier County Tax Collector; and Trish Robertson representing the Collier County Supervisor of
Elections.
Meeting Date: 03/14/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Supervisor - Operations – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Catherine Bigelow
03/01/2017 9:40 AM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager-Communications & Cust. Relations – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Mike Sheffield
03/01/2017 9:40 AM
Approved By:
Review:
Communication and Customer Relations Mike Sheffield Additional Reviewer Completed 03/01/2017 9:48 AM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida County Manager Review Completed 03/05/2017 10:56 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 03/14/2017 9:00 AM
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P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, James Madison, the father of our federal Constitution, wrote that
“consent of the governed” requires that the people be able to “arm
themselves with the power which knowledge gives”; and,
WHEREAS, Every citizen in our participatory democracy has an inherent right to
access public records and attend public meetings; and,
WHEREAS, An open and accessible government is vital to establishing and
maintaining the people’s trust and confidence in their government and in
the government’s ability to effectively serve its citizens; and,
WHEREAS, The protection of every person’s right of access to public records and
public meetings is a high priority of all government officials in Collier
County; and,
WHEREAS, Government officials in Collier County commit during this Sunshine
Week, commemorating the anniversary of James Madison’s birth, and
throughout the year, to work diligently to enhance the public’s access
to government records and information, to increase information
provided electronically and online, and to ensure that public meetings
are fully noticed and open to the public.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of Collier
County, Florida, that March 12-18, 2017 be designated as
SUNSHINE WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 14th Day of March, 2017
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN
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