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STAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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Agenda Item 3.1
DATE: September 16, 2025
TO: Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM: Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:
Presentation of the Constitution Week Proclamation
Prepared by: Vanessa Rosales, Deputy City Clerk
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:
The City Council will present the Constitution Week Proclamation to the Daughters of the
American Revolution.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
Present the proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
None.
DESCRIPTION:
Constitution Week commemorates one of America’s most important founding documents. It is
celebrated annually during the week of September 17-23.
The purpose of the Constitution Week celebrations are to:
Emphasize citizens’ responsibilities to protect and defend the Constitution.
Inform people that the Constitution is the basis for America’s great her itage and the
foundation for our way of life.
Encourage the study of the historical events which led to the framing of the Constitution
in September 1787.
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:
None.
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NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:
The City Council Agenda was posted.
ATTACHMENTS:
1) Constitution Week Proclamation
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Attachment 1
A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
“Constitution Week”
September 17 - 23, 2025
WHEREAS, September 17, 2025 marks the 238th anniversary of the signing of the Constitution of the United States of America by delegates of
the Constitutional Convention; and
WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to accord official recognition to this magnificent document and its memorable anniversary; and to th e
patriotic celebrations which will commemorate the occasion; and
WHEREAS, the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) upholds the goals of Constitution Week, supporting
Dublin libraries, schools, and civic organizations in teaching all citizens, especially youth and newly naturalized citizens, about our founding
documents; and
WHEREAS, the local Jose Maria Amador NSDAR chapter runs an annual Constitution Week Poster Contest to raise awareness and inspire
Dublin’s citizens; and
WHEREAS, Public Law 915 guarantees the issuing of a proclamation each year by the Presi dent of the United States of America designating
September 17 through 23 as Constitution Week.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby proclaim September 17, 2025 through
September 23, 2025, as Constitution Week in the City of Dublin, and encourages its residents to reaffirm the ideals that the framers of the
Constitution had in 1787 by vigilantly protecting the freedom guaranteed through this guardian of liberties, and remembering that lost rights
may never be regained.
DATED: September 16, 2025
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