The St. Lucie Board of County Commissioners (BOCC) welcomes the opportunity to recognize exceptional events within St. Lucie County. Proclamations and Certificates of Recognition are ceremonial documents issued by the BOCC to honor and celebrate events, recognize achievements, or increase public awareness of noteworthy causes, events, milestones, or achievements and are approved on a case-by case basis.

General:

Typically, the BOCC considers no more than two (2) proclamations per meeting. The number of issued proclamations considered will be at the discretion of the BOCC Chair and the County Administrator.

Proclamations may be issued for a day(s), week(s) or month. An organization does not have exclusive rights to the day, week or month of the requested proclamation.

Proclamations for individuals or businesses will not be accepted. Individual accomplishments of local significance are more appropriately recognized with a Certificate of Recognition or congratulatory letter signed by the BOCC Chair. These certificates or letters are not legally binding, nor do they constitute an endorsement by the County or BOCC.

Proclamations are issued at the discretion of the County, which reserves the right to modify or deny any request and to make exceptions to these guidelines.

Proclamations may be presented during the BOCC meeting in which it’s being approved, may be mailed to the requestor or may be presented at an event relating to the proclamation announcement by one of the Commissioners. Proclamations may not be read in full at the BOCC meeting.

Please allow 7 business days for the proclamation request to be reviewed; notification will be sent to the email address provided on your request. 

One (1) copy of the proclamation will be issued to the requesting organization.

Proclamation Requirements:

Proclamation requests should be submitted to the BOCC a minimum of 30 days before and no more than 6 months in advance of the meeting by completing a standard form Request for Proclamation. (Please refer to the meeting schedule to determine eligibility for a specific meeting.

Proclamations will NOT be issued for the following:

• Events or organizations with no direct relationship to St. Lucie County
• Political campaigns or events
• ommercial purposes, such as the opening of a new business, a new service, a new product, or a new professional service. This also includes business anniversaries that are less than 25 years.

A Certificate of Recognition or congratulatory letter may be issued for the following:

• Acts of heroism
• Special honors
• Charitable fundraising campaigns
• Birthdays, weddings, or family reunions

Other:

Requests for Proclamations or Certificates of Recognition that are similar to those that have already been issued during the same calendar year may be declined.

Requests for Proclamations or Certificates of Recognition may be declined if such request would result in the issuance or adoption by the Board of more than one Proclamation or Certificate of Recognition per calendar year for the same individual or organization, or for the same event, occasion, program, or cause.

Proclamations and Certificates of Recognition for an annually occurring event, occasion, program, or cause shall not be automatically issued or adopted each year. Requests for such Proclamations and Certificates of Recognition will be required each year and will be reviewed on a case-by-case basis.

No Proclamation or Certificate of Recognition shall be used by the recipient as part of an advertisement or commercial promotion.