06-R 225

2006 -- S 3030

Enacted 04/26/06

S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

PROCLAIMING APRIL 26, 2006 TO BE "CITY AND TOWN CLERK DAY" IN THE STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

Introduced By: Senator P Fogarty

Date Introduced: April 26, 2006

      WHEREAS, The position of Municipal Clerk is one of the oldest recorded official public

offices and can actually be traced back to biblical times. These early public servants, called

“remembrancers”, utilized their memories to accumulate, store, and confirm the official public

record of the times; and

      WHEREAS, Today’s Municipal Clerks provide a direct link between the people in their

communities and the various branches of local government. They offer access to public

information, accountability for decision making, and due process or rule of law; and

       WHEREAS, Municipal clerks in Rhode Island dedicate countless numbers of hours

providing invaluable assistance to the people within their communities, as well as implementing

and organizing essential community projects; and

       WHEREAS, These dedicated workers contribute greatly to improving the quality of life

for the citizens of Rhode Island’s cities and towns; and

       WHEREAS, It is appropriate, therefore, that this state pays tribute to the career, and

accomplishments of the men and women who give so much to the integrity, strength, prosperity,

and well-being of this state; now, therefore be it

       RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

hereby proclaims April 26, 2006 to be “City and Town Clerk Day” to honor and recognize the

myriad of contributions made by the clerks of Rhode Island’s cities and towns for the betterment

of the citizens of our state; and be it further

       RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and he hereby is authorized and directed to

transmit duly certified copies of this resolution to the clerk of each of Rhode Island’s cities and

towns.

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LC03113

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