Mayoral Orders and Proclamations

​​​​​Executive Orders

2023

• Executive Order 2023-01 Rescinding Executive Order 2021-02 Mandating COVID-19 Vaccinations for City of Bellingham Employees, Volunteers, and On-Site Indoor Contractors (PDF)

2022

• Termination of Proclamation of Local Emergency (PDF)
• Second Modification of Executive Order 2021-02 COVID-19 Vaccinations for City of Bellingham Employees, Volunteers, and On-Site Indoor Contractors (PDF)

2021

• First Modification of Executive Order 2021-02 COVID-19 Vaccinations for City of Bellingham Employees, Volunteers, and On-Site Indoor Contractors (PDF)
• Executive Order 2021-02 COVID-19 Vaccinations for City of Bellingham Employees, Volunteers, and On-Site Indoor Contractors (PDF)
• Executive Order 2021-01 Temporary Use of Public and Private Facilities to Provide COVID-19 Related Vaccinations, Testing and Medical Services (PDF)

2020

• Executive Order 2020-03.2 (Amending Order No. 2020-03.1 and 2020-03) COVID-19 Extending Cancellation or Postponement of Events with Limited Exceptions – August 10, 2020 (PDF)​​
• Executive Order 2020-03.1 (Amending Order No. 2020-03) COVID-19 Providing Limited Exceptions to Cancellation or Postponement of All Summer Events – July 10, 2020 (PDF)​​
• Executive Order 2020-04 Extending COVID-19 Economic Relief (PDF)​
• Executive Order 2020-03 Cancelling or Postponing All Summer Events – March 24, 2020 (PDF)​
• Executive Order 2020-02 COVID-19 Use of Public Facilities – March 20, 2020 (PDF)​
• Executive Order 2020-01 COVID-19 Economic Relief – March 19, 2020 (PDF)​
• Proclamation of Local Emergency COVID-19 3-12-2020 (PDF)

Requesting a Mayoral Proclamation

Proclamations are typically issued by the Mayor to recognize the importance of a community event, significant achievements by a community member, or to signal Bellingham’s role in significant national events.  

Mayoral Proclamations typically must have a specific connection to Bellingham, such as highlighting an event taking place in Bellingham or honoring a Bellingham resident. Depending on the desire of the requesting party, Proclamations may be read at a City Council meeting, or at the community event being recognized, depending entirely on the schedule of the Mayor. All proclamations are posted on the City’s website. Original signed proclamations will be provided to the requesting party.  

Requestors are typically asked to provide draft language for the proclamation, as well as how they would like the signed proclamation delivered. Proclamations requested at least one month in advance have the best chance of being completed and provided to the requestor by a specific date.  

To request a Mayoral Proclamation or for more information, contact the Mayor’s Office.

Recent Mayoral Proclamations

2022

• A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2022 (PDF)
• Small Business Saturday – November 26, 2022 (PDF)
• Arbor Day – October 22, 2022 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Down Syndrome Awareness Day – October 2, 2022 (PDF)
• Out of the Darkness Suicide Prevention Day – September 24, 2022 (PDF)
• Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 8-24, 2022 (PDF)
• National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 3, 2022 (PDF)
• Maestro Michael Palmer and Bellingham Festival of Music Month – July 2022 (PDF)
• Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2022 (PDF)
• Administrative Professionals’ Week – April 25-29, 2022 (PDF)
• Medical Laboratory Professionals’ Week – April 24-30, 2022 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation in Solidarity with our Ukrainian Neighbors as well as the People of Ukraine (PDF)
• Invasive Species Awareness Week – February 28 – March 4, 2022 (PDF)
• Call for Action on Voting Rights Legislation in Commemoration of 2022 Martin Luther King Jr. Day (PDF)

2020

• A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2020 (PDF)
• Veteran’s Day – November 11, 2020 (PDF)
• Community Conflict Resolution Month – October 2020 (PDF)
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – September 2020 (PDF)
• Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 13-19, 2020 (PDF)
• National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 5, 2020 (PDF)
• Joint Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2020 (PDF)
• World T’ai Chi and Qigong Day – April 25, 2020 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Administrative Professionals’ Week – April 20-24, 2020 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2020 (PDF)
• Bellingham Parkinson’s Awareness Month – April 2020 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – League of Women Voters Day – February 14, 2020 (PDF)
• Congenital Heart Defect Awareness Week – February 7-14, 2020 (PDF)

2019

• A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 19, 2019 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Adoption Day – November 22, 2019 (PDF)
• Arbor Day – October 26, 2019 (PDF)
• National Friends of Libraries Week – October 20-26, 2019 (PDF)
• International Year of the Periodic Table – 2019 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Down Syndrome Awareness Day – October 6, 2019 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Community Conflict Resolution Month – October, 2019 (PDF)
• Bellingham Parkinson’s Disease Day – September 28, 2019 (PDF)
• Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 15-21, 2019 (PDF)
• Suicide Awareness Day – September 14, 2019 (PDF)
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – September 2019 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Community Health Center Week – August 4-10, 2019 (PDF)
• Bellingham Wine Week – August 3-10, 2019 (PDF)
• Father Scott Appreciation Day – June 28, 2019 (PDF)
• National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 7, 2019 (PDF)
• Kids to Parks Day – May 18, 2019 (PDF)
• Medical Assistants Day – May 17, 2019 (PDF)
• Memorial and Blessing of the Fleet Day – May 11, 2019 (PDF)
• Mental Health Month – May 2019 (PDF)
• Law Day – May 1, 2019 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2019 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Administrative Professionals’ Week – April 22-26, 2019 (PDF)
• Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – April 21-27, 2019 (PDF)
• Education & Sharing Day – April 16, 2019 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Healthcare Decisions Day – April 16, 2019 (PDF)
• Amended Proclamation of Emergency – February 15, 2019 (PDF)
• Proclamation of Emergency – February 11, 2019 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Whatcom County Pickle ball Week – February 4-10, 2019 (PDF)

2018

• Day of Observation and Mourning for Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2018 (PDF)           
• Joint Proclamation – Adoption Day – November 16, 2018 (PDF)
• Children’s Grief Awareness Day – November 15, 2018 (PDF)
• Arbor Day – October 27, 2018 (PDF)
• National Friends of Libraries Week – October 21-27, 2018 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – American Association of University Women, Bellingham Branch Day – October 13, 2018 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Community Conflict Resolution Month – October 2018 (PDF)
• Down Syndrome Awareness Day – October 7, 2018 (PDF)
• And Beauty For All – October 2, 2018 (PDF)
• Bellingham Seafeast Day – September 22, 2018 (PDF)
• Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 16-22, 2018 (PDF)
• Childhood Cancer Awareness Month – September 2018 (PDF)
• Recovery Month – September 2018 (PDF)
• Sean Humphrey Day – August 18, 2018 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Community Health Center Week – August 12-18, 2018 (PDF)
• Bellingham Wine Week – July 29-August 4, 2018 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – William Matthews Veterans of Foreign Wars Post 1585 Day – July 14, 2018 (PDF)
• John Harmon Appreciation Day – June 8, 2018 (PDF)
• National Gun Violence Awareness Day – June 1, 2018 (PDF)
• Kids to Parks Day – May 19, 2018 (PDF)
• Law Day – May 1, 2018 (PDF)
• Bike Theft Prevention Month – May 2018 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2018 (PDF)
• Medical Laboratory Professionals Week – April 22-28, 2018 (PDF)
• Education & Sharing Day – March 27, 2018 (PDF)

2017

• A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless – December 21, 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – #GIVINGTUESDAY – November 28, 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Adoption Day – November 17, 2017 (PDF)
• Arbor Day – October 28, 2017 (PDF)
• National Friends of Libraries Week – October 15-21, 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Rotary Day – October 16, 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – International Day of Peace – September 21, 2017 (PDF)
• PANDAS/PANS Awareness Day – October 9, 2017 (PDF)
• Bellingham At Home Day – August 27, 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – October 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – National Senior Center Month – September 2017 (PDF)
• Bicentenary of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh Days – October 21-22, 2017 (PDF)
• Arch of Healing & Reconciliation Month – August 2017 (PDF)
• Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 17-23, 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Community Health Center Week – August 13-19, 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – National Public Works Week – May 21-27, 2017 (PDF)
• Bellingham Volunteer Month – April (PDF)
• Law Day – May 1, 2017 (PDF)
• Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2017 (PDF)
• Day for National Service – April 4, 2017 (PDF)
• Bellingham Wine Week July 31 through August 6, 2017 (PDF)
• Sterling Meadows Apartments Mercy Housing NW Day – February 23, 2017 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Western Washington University Women’s Soccer Day –  January 23, 2017 (PDF)
• Cascadia Subduction Zone Earthquake Awareness Day – January 26, 2017 (PDF)
• Law Advocates Day – January 31, 2017 (PDF)
• Toastmasters International Week – February 5-11, 2017 (PDF)

2016

• A Day of Observation and Mourning of Those Who Died While Homeless (PDF)
• #GivingTuesday – November 29, 2016 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – National Adoption Day – November 18, 2016 (PDF)
• National Friends of Libraries Week – October 16-22, 2016 (PDF)
• Bellingham SeaFeast Day – October 1, 2016 (PDF)
• Sacred Heart Polish Community Appreciation Day – September 24, 2016 (PDF)
• Arbor Day – October 22, 2016 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Down Syndrome Awareness Month – October 2016 (PDF)
• Mitochondrial Disease Awareness Week – September 18-24, 2016 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Community Health Center Week – August 7-13, 2016 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Stand Up To Stroke: Act Fast Day – July 30, 2016 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Bruce and Cyndie Shepard Day – June 16, 2016 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – National Public Works Week – May 15-21, 2016 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – Workers’ Memorial Day – April 28, 2016 (PDF)
• Joint Proclamation – National Service Recognition Day – April 5, 2016 (PDF)
• Law Day – May 1, 2016 (PDF)
• Wine Week – August 1-7, 2016 (PDF)
• Rare Disease Day – February 29, 2016 (PDF)
• Peace Flags in the Wind Week – February 6-10, 2016 (PDF)
• Energy Year in the City of Bellingham – January 26, 2016 (PDF)​