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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO:
FROM:
DATE:
SUBJECT:
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
Carolyn Avery, Deputy Clerk of the Board
June 10, 2013
PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming the Week of June 17, 2013 as
Amateur Radio Week
Organizer John Ebner has requested that the Commissioners proclaim the week of June 17, 2013 as Amateur
Radio Week. Field Day Events will take place on Saturday, June 22 and Sunday, June 23, 2013.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Proclamation re: Proclaiming the week of June 17, 2013 as Amateur Radio Week.
REVIEWED BY:
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r- i ip Morley, County A ainistrator
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Jefferson County, Washington has more than 650 licensed
Amateur Radio operators who have demonstrated their value in public assistance by providing
emergency radio communications; and
WHEREAS, these Amateur Radio operators donate these services free of
charge to the County, in the interest of the citizens of the County as well as the world; and
WHEREAS, these Amateur Radio operators are on alert for any emergency,
local orworld-wide, and practice their communication skills during the American Radio Relay
League, Inc.'s Field Day exercise; and
WHEREAS, this years Amateur Radio Field Day will take place on June 22 be
23, 2013 at Fort Townsend State Park and the Port Townsend Maritime Center;
NOW, THEREFORE, Jefferson County Board of Commissioners hereby
proclaim the week of June 17, 2013, as
Amateur Radio Week
in recognition of this important emergency preparedness exercise, and call upon all citizens to
pay appropriate tribute to the Amateur Radio operators of our County.
PROCLAIMED this 10`h day of June, 2013.
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
John Austin, Chairman
Phil Johnson, Member
Carolyn Avery Da~rid Sullivan, Member
Deputy Clerk of the Board