AGENDA ITEM#19
TOWN OF FAIRFAX PROCLAMATION
55th Annual Professional Municipal Clerks Week
May 5 - 11, 2024
WHEREAS, the Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk, a time honored and vital part of local government exists throughout the world, and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk is the oldest among public servants, and
WHEREAS, the Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk provides the professional link between the citizens, the local governing bodies and agencies of government at other levels, and WHEREAS, Professional Municipal Clerks have pledged to be ever mindful of their neutrality and impartiality, rendering equal service to all, and
WHEREAS, the Professional Municipal Clerk serves as the information center on functions of local government and community, and
WHEREAS, Professional Municipal Clerks continually strive to improve the administration of the affairs of the Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk through participation in education programs, seminars, workshops and the annual meetings of their state, provincial, county and international professional organizations, and
WHEREAS, it is most appropriate that we recognize the accomplishments of the Office of the Professional Municipal Clerk, and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Town Council of the Town of Fairfax recognize the week of May 5 through 11, 2024, as Professional Municipal Clerks Week, and further extend appreciation to our Professional Municipal Clerk, Christine Foster and to all Professional Municipal Clerks for the vital services they perform and their exemplary dedication to the communities they represent.
Dated this 1st day of May 2024
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Barbara Coler, Mayor of Fairfax