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WHEREAS, the birth month of Thomas Jefferson, the third President of the United
States of America and author of the first American manual of parliamentary practice, it is an
appropriate time to celebrate the use of parliamentary procedure; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting to honor Henry Martyn Robert, author of Pocket Manual of
Rules of Order for Deliberative Assemblies, familiarly known as Robert's Rule of Order; and
WHEREAS, Roberts Rules of Oder Newly Revised is the most widely used
parliamentary authority in private and public organizations; and
WHEREAS, it is an exciting time to celebrate the release of the 11th edition of Roberts
Rules of Order Newly Revised; and
WHEREAS, the use of parliamentary procedure protects the rights of individual
members, the majority, the minority, absentees, and all of those together, all the while fostering
orderly deliberation; and
WHEREAS, the National Association of Parliamentarians has by adoption of a standing
rule, designated April as Parliamentary Law Month; and
WHEREAS, NAP is a society dedicated to educating leaders throughout the world in
effective meeting management through the use of parliamentary procedure; and
WHEREAS, the vision of NAP is to provide parliamentary leadership to the world; and
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Rocky Randels, Mayor, of the City of Cape Canaveral, Brevard
County, Florida, do hereby proclaim April 2013 as
PARLIAMENTARY LAW MONTH
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