Agenda 03/08/2011 Item # 4C
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3/8/2011 Item 4.C.
COLLIER COUNTY
Board of County Commissioners
Item Number: 4.C.
Item Summary: Proclamation designating March 13 through 19, 2011 as Sunshine Week
In Collier County. To be accepted by Robert St. Cyr. Sponsored by Commissioner Hiller.
Meeting Date: 3/8/2011
Prepared By
Name: Paula Springs
Title: Executive Aide to the BCC,
2/28/2011 3:19:06 PM
Approved By
Name: SheffieldMichael
Title: Manager-Business Operations, CMO
Date: 2/28/201 I 3:52:57 PM
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WHEREAS, Sunshine Week is a national initiative tQ Qpen q dlalagllt: ahtmt
the importance of open government and freedMl of W()f'matlfm;
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WHEREAS, Sunshine Week grew out of Florida's ''$un.$hiM Stuldtly." IR 2(}f)Z
in respDnse to efforts by some Floriaa legislfdDl"$ to, ~
scores of new exemptions to the ~tate's public ~ 1flW: _
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WHEREAS, Sunshine Week supports the Open Government f<<fortn. .~.
through an executive Order on June 19, 2007; and,
WHEReAS, Sunshine Week is Increasing public awareness, and the ~Drl8 ()f
participants are being cited as real forces far lMJ.'tI'1I!} fM puDlIc
away from simply accepting excessive and u~
government secrecy: and,
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WHEReAS, Sunshine Week is about the publk's right to knQW wk< ItI1
government Is doing and why, and seeks to et'Ilighten af1fi IIl1!lfJDfMI"
people to play an active role in their gOIlf!::rMlt:Jllt at all m.;, iu1tI
give them access to information that makes thtJ/r lives ~ _
their communities stronger.
NOW THEREFORE, be it proclaimed by the Board of COUfl'Iy Comm~ qf
Collle,. County, Florlda, that Mt1I'Ch 13, 2011 titrall!Jh Mordz. J.~;
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SUNSHINE WEEK IN COLLIER COUNTY
DONe AND ORDERED THIS 8th Day of March, 2011,
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COLlIER COt.JNTY, FL.ORIDA
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FReD COYLE, CHAIRMAN
ATTEST:
DWIGhT E. BROCK, CLERK
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