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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, National Cyber Security Awareness Month, celebrated every October,
remains a collaborative effort between government and industry to ensure that individually and
collectively we have the resources needed to stay safe and remain secure online; and
WHEREAS, National Cyber Security Awareness Month is a time to raise awareness about
the importance of cyber security; and to focus on how cyber security is a shared responsibility;
WHEREAS, the City of Fort Collins recognizes the importance in identifying, responding
to and protecting against cyber threats that may have significant impact to our individual and
collective security and privacy; and
WHEREAS, critical infrastructure sectors are increasingly reliant on information systems
to support financial services, energy, telecommunications, transportation, utilities, health care, and
emergency response systems; and
WHEREAS, the 2020 Cyber Security Awareness Month’s focus is: Do Your Part. Be
CyberSmart and to remember: If You Connect It, Protect It; and
WHEREAS, maintaining the security of cyberspace is a shared responsibility in which
each of us-elected officials, City staff and community members, has a critical role to play.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
proclaim October 2020 as
NATIONAL CYBERSECURITY AWARENESS MONTH
and encourage everyone to learn about cyber security and put that knowledge into practice in their
homes, schools, workplaces, and businesses.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 6th day of October, A.D. 2020.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk