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Miscellaneous Resolution # 07129
BY: Commissioners Tim Burns (District 19)
RE: Board of Commissioners — Oakland County Recognizes June 10 — 16, 2007 as
NATIONAL FLAG WEEK and June 14, 2007 as FLAG DAY
TO: Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS, President Woodrow Wilson declared June 14 th as "Flag Day" to cover all
succeeding years in Presidential Proclamation 1335 of May 30, 1916; and
WHEREAS, since 1966 the President of the United States has customarily issued a proclamation
recognizing June 14th as "Flag Day" and the week that includes June 14 th as "National Flag
Week"; and
WHEREAS, on June 14, 1777, John Adams introduced the following resolution before the
Continental Congress as it met in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: "Resolved, That the flag of the
thirteen United States shall be thirteen stripes, alternate red and white; that the union be thirteen
stars, white on a blue field, representing a new constellation."; and
WHEREAS, June 14th commemorates a significant patriotic moment for the history of the
Country that is recognized through National Flag Week and Flag Day ceremonies and events;
and
WHEREAS, Presidential proclamations recognizing National Flag Week customarily encourage
public ceremonies and events throughout the week to honor the flag and recite the Pledge of
Allegiance; and
WHEREAS, Presidential proclamations customarily recognize and encourage simultaneous
participation across the country for "Pause for the Pledge" at 7 PM EDT as part of National Flag
Week and Flag Day ceremonies; and
WHEREAS, the organization "National Flag Day USA: Pause for the Pledge" conceived the
concept of the Pause for the Pledge of Allegiance as a way for all citizens to share a patriotic
moment.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
recognizes June 10 — 16, 2007 as National Flag Week and June 14, 2007 as Flag Day.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners encourages
its communities and citizens to participate in "Pause for the Pledge" at 7 PM on June 14 th, 2007
in recognition of Flag Day and National Flag Week,
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Resolution #07129 May 10, 2007
Moved by Burns supported by Potts to suspend the rules and vote on MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION
#07129 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — OAKLAND COUNTY RECOGNIZES JUNE 10— 16, 2007 AS
NATIONAL FLAG WEEK AND JUNE 14, 2007 AS FLAG DAY.
Vote on motion to suspend the rules:
AYES: Gosselin, Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts,
Rogers, Scott, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson,
Gingell. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #07129 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — OAKLAND COUNTY
RECOGNIZES JUNE 10 — 16, 2007 AS NATIONAL FLAG WEEK AND JUNE 14, 2007 AS FLAG DAY
carried.
Moved by Burns supported by Gershenson the resolution be adopted.
Discussion followed.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Gregory, Greimel, Hatchett, Jacobsen, Long, Middleton, Nash, Potter, Potts, Rogers,
Scott, Spector, Suarez, Woodward, Zack, Bullard, Burns, Coulter, Douglas, Gershenson, Gingell,
Gosselin. (22)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
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ACTING PURSUANT TO 1973 PA 139
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Ruth Johnson, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on May 10, 2007, with
the original record thereof now remaining in my office,
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at Pontiac,
Michigan this 10th day of May, 2007. 'rotor- A
Ruth Johnson, Count-it—Cie-7-k'