HomeMy WebLinkAboutProclamation re Sunshine Week JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Adiel McKnight,Executive Assistant
DATE: March 13,2023
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Declaring the Week of March 13, 2023 as
Sunshine Week
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
The Board will consider approval of the proclamation declaring the week of March 13, 2023 as Sunshine
Week. The Board commits to continuing to enhance the public's access to government records and
information provided electronically and online, and to ensure that all meetings of deliberative bodies under its
jurisdiction, and their committees, are fully noticed and open to the public; and we encourage all people to
join in observing the importance of transparency and openness in a free society.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION•
Approve Proclamation re: Declaring the Week of March 13, 2023 as Sunshine Week.
REVIEWED D BY:
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Mark McCauley ounty Administrator Dat
PROCLAMATION
SUNSHINE WEEK
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, 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
the people; and
WHEREAS, the protection of every person's right of access to public records and government
meetings is a high priority of Jefferson County, Washington; and
WHEREAS, the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners (BoCC) is committed to openness
and transparency in all aspects of county government and seeks to set a high standard in this regard;
and
WHEREAS, Jefferson County intends to hold all open public meetings in a hybrid format
whenever practical to allow for greater accessibility for the public, and will allow for in-person
attendance as physical space and health and safety protocols allow.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED THAT the Jefferson County Board of
Commissioners joins members of the news media and many jurisdictions throughout Washington
State and our nation in proclaiming the week of March 13-17, 2023, which includes the anniversary
of the birth of James Madison, a founder of our federal constitution, as
SUNSHINE WEEK
and during this Sunshine Week and throughout the year, the BoCC commits to continuing to enhance
the public's access to government records and information, to increase information provided
electronically and online, and to ensure that all meetings of deliberative bodies under its jurisdiction,
and their committees, are fully noticed and open to the public. We encourage all people to join us in
observing the importance of transparency and openness in a free society.
PROCLAIMED this 131 day of March, 2023.
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
SEAL:
Greg Brotherton, Chair
ATTEST:
Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC
Clerk of the Board Heidi Eisenhour, Member