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Supervisor Turnboo recommending the Board approve and authorize the Chair to sign a Proclamation recognizing December 15, 2025 as Bill of Rights Day in El Dorado County.
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DISCUSSION / BACKGROUND
After the Declaration of Independence in 1776, the Founding Fathers turned to the composition of the states’ and then the federal Constitution. Although a Bill of Rights to protect the citizens was not initially deemed important, the Constitution’s supporters realized it was crucial to achieving ratification. Thanks largely to the efforts of James Madison, the Bill of Rights-the first ten amendments to the U.S. Constitution-were ratified on December 15, 1791.
ALTERNATIVES
The Board could choose not to approve signing the Proclamation.
PRIOR BOARD ACTION
Legistar 24-1983 on 12/10/24
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CONTACT
Supervisor George Turnboo