HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 02/01/2011 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING ATTENTIVENESS AS THE CHARAC F6rt Collins
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, attentiveness is a critical personal quality needed for lasting success; and
WHEREAS, we desire to build upon our heritage and make Fort Collins a place where
families are strong, homes and streets are safe, education is effective, business is productive,
neighbors care about one another, and citizens are free to make wise choices for their lives and
families; and
WHEREAS,we recognize that the health of this community depends upon all of our citizens
being creative in their daily associations with their fellow citizens; and
WHEREAS,the tranquility and orderly operation and development of our City demand that
we implement the key concepts of attentiveness: focusing on the task in front of me; eliminating
distractions that may arise between me and my objectives; looking and listening with my full
faculties; avoiding the temptation to do multiple things simultaneously; saying no to interruptions
from others or disruptions from competing sources or media;giving full concentration to the person
who currently has my attention; and
WHEREAS,by following these suggestions,we as citizens can individually and collectively
improve the quality of our products and the efficiency of our services,focus our efforts on achieving
our goals, provide our community with an improving competitive edge, and find new avenues for
enriching our lives as we move boldly, yet patiently, into our developing future.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Doug Hutchinson, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim the character of
ATTENTIVENESS
"giving full focus and undivided concentration on a person
or task that has become the object of my attention"
as the community of character focus for the month of February 2011, in the City of Fort Collins.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 1st day of February, A.D. 2011.
Mayor
ATTEST:
City Clerk