Agenda 03/28/2017 Item # 4B03/28/2017
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.B
Doc ID: 2916
Item Summary: Proclamation designating March 30, 2017 as Liberty Day in Collier County, in
recognition of the mission of the 27-67 Constitution Project - to promote knowledge and understanding
of the United States Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution by delivering
constitution booklets to fifth graders in Collier County. To be accepted by representatives of the 27 -67
Constitution Project: Lois Bolin, Joseph Cofield, Ron Kezeske, Virginia Bailey and April Hoover.
Meeting Date: 03/28/2017
Prepared by:
Title: Customer Service Specialist – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Aimee Trochessett
03/17/2017 2:05 PM
Submitted by:
Title: Manager-Communications & Cust. Relations – Communication and Customer Relations
Name: Mike Sheffield
03/17/2017 2:05 PM
Approved By:
Review:
Communication and Customer Relations Mike Sheffield Level 1 Sim. Reviewer 1-8 Completed 03/17/2017 2:23 PM
County Manager's Office Nick Casalanguida County Manager Review Completed 03/20/2017 8:22 AM
Board of County Commissioners MaryJo Brock Meeting Pending 03/28/2017 9:00 AM
03/28/2017
P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, as Americans, we enjoy our liberties through the documents that
our founding fathers created, those being known as the
Declaration of Independence and the United States Constitution
with its Bill of Rights; and,
WHEREAS, James Madison wrote the Virginia Plan, the model and the basis
for the forming of a new constitution, in the Constitution
Convention of 1787, which a new constitution established our new
form of government, replacing the Articles of Confederation;
and,
WHEREAS, James Madison wrote many of the newspaper articles which
outlined the reasons that the states should endorse the new
constitution; these articles became known as the Federalist
Papers; and,
WHEREAS, James Madison served in the United States House of
Representatives from 1789 until 1797, during which time he
introduced the Bill of Rights to Congress; and,
WHEREAS, James Madison was President of the United States from 1809
until 1817; and March 16, 2017 marks the 266th anniversary of
the birth of James Madison; and,
WHEREAS, the 27-67 Constitution Project, was created to connect Florida’s
5th Graders to the Founding Fathers' documents, to better
understand the foundation of their personal liberties. Collier
County 5th Graders will receive a constitution booklet enhancing
their personal knowledge, history and education of the
Constitution of the United States.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of County Commissioners of
Collier County, Florida, that March 30, 2017 be designated as
LIBERTY DAY IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONE AND ORDERED THIS 28th Day of March, 2017.
03/28/2017
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLLIER COUNTY, FLORIDA
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PENNY TAYLOR, CHAIRMAN