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WHEREAS, April is 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 Rules of Order; and
WHEREAS, Robert's Rules of Order Newly Revised is the most widely used
parliamentary authority in private and public organizations; and
WHEREAS, The National Association of Parliamentarians promotes education to
further the interests of Parliamentary Procedure, and that the Florida State Associations assist in that
purpose; and
WHEREAS, the correct 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, The National Association of Parliamentarians and the Florida State
Association of Parliamentarians are societies dedicated to educating leaders everywhere in effective
meeting management through the use of Parliamentary Procedure; and
WHEREAS, the vision of The National Association of Parliamentarians is to provide
parliamentary leadership to the world;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, Rocky Randels, Mayor of the City of
Cape Canaveral, Brevard County, Florida, does hereby proclaim the month of April 2014, as
PARLIAMENTAR Y LA W MONTH
In the City of Cape Canaveral and hereby encourages our citizens to observe the Month by
participating in appropriate ceremonies and activities.
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