Exh 2BAGENDA ITEM #2B
MAY 13, 2002
1~roclamation
WHEREAS, public works services provided in our community are an integral part of our
citizens' everyday lives; and
WHEREAS, the support of an understanding and informed citizenry is vital to the efficient
operation of public works systems and programs such as water, sewers, streets and highways, public
buildings, solid waste collection, storm drainage, and beach access; and
WHEREAS, the heahh, safety, and comfort of this community greatly depends on these fac~7ities
and services; and
:WHEREAS, the quality and effectiveness of these facilities, as well as their planning, design, and
construction, is vitally dependent upon the. efforts and skill of public works officials; and
WHEREAS, the efficiency of the qualified and. dedicated personnel who staff public works
departments is materially influenced by the people's attitude and understanding of the importance of the
..:work they perform.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, John S. Meserve, Mayor of the City of Atlantic Beach, do hereby
proclaim the week of May 19 - 25, 2002, as
PUBLIC WORKS WEEK
in the City of Atlantic Beach, and call upon all citizens and civic organizations to acquaint themselves
with the issues involved in providing our public works services, and to recognize the contnbutions which
public works officials make every day to our beahh, safety, comfort, and quality of life.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF I have hereto set my
hand and caused the official seal of the City of
Atlantic Beach to be affixed this 13th day of May,
2002.
JOHN S. MESERVE
MAYOR