Proc. 2014-30 Parliamentary Law Month 04-14
PROCLAMATION
NO. 2014-30
WHEREAS April is the birth month of Thomas Jefferson, who wrote the first
American manual of parliamentary procedure in 1801, 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, now
known as Robert’s Rules of Order; and
WHEREAS Robert’s Rules of Order, Newly Revised is the most widely
recognized and used parliamentary authority in public and
private organizations; and
WHEREAS it is timely to reflect upon the importance of parliamentary
procedure in providing for civil discourse, protecting individual
rights, ensuring fairness, and in maintaining order in meetings.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBY PROCLAIMED, by the power
vested in me as Mayor of the City of Huntsville, Texas that:
April 2014
be declared: PARLIAMENTARY LAW MONTH
in the City of Huntsville and call upon our citizens to join the Texas State Association
of Parliamentarians in bringing parliamentary leadership to organizations and
societies with which they are involved.
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PROCLAIMED AND SIGNED this the 15 day of April 2014.
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Mac Woodward, Mayor