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Proclamations 6.

BCC Regular Meeting

Meeting Date:	06/21/2018
Issue: Ratification of Proclamation
From:	Jack Brown
Department:	County Administrator's Office
CAO Approval:

RECOMMENDATION:

Proclamation.

Recommendation: That the Board ratify the duplicate Proclamation dated June 7, 2018, bestowing honor and gratitude upon the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Sharon Lane Chapter 566, and recognizing Escambia County as a "Purple Heart County in the State of Florida," requested by Marvin R. Merillat, Escambia County's Veterans' Services Officer in the Human Resources Department.

BACKGROUND:

The original Proclamation bestowing honor and gratitude upon the Military Order of the Purple Heart, Sharon Lane Chapter 566, and recognizing Escambia Coutny as a "Purple Heart County in the State of Florida" was adopted at the August 21, 2014, Board of County Commissioners' Meeting. Marvin R. Merillat, Escambia County's Veterans' Services Officer in the Human Resources Department, requested a duplicate Proclamation to be displayed in the County's Veterans' Services Office.

Various departments, outside agencies, special interest groups, civic and religious organizations in recognition of specific events, occasions, people, etc., request Proclamations. Information provided on the Proclamation is furnished by the requesting party and placed in the proper acceptable format for BCC approval by the County Administration staff. Board approval is required by Board Policy Section I, A (6).

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Attachments
Duplicate Proclamation - Military Order of the Purple Heart