Proclamations must hold a citywide importance or pertain to a local event for City of Bellingham residents.
A proclamation is an official document issued by the Mayor to commemorate a specific time period (example: day, week or month). It brings recognition or awareness to an issue, cause, milestone, or noteworthy event that is relevant and important to Bellingham.
- Requests should be received at least one month prior to the requested date and may be rejected if they are not received sooner.
- Proclamations referencing any territorial or wartime conflicts, celebrations, or victories in foreign countries will not be issued.
- Proclamations may not be issued for individuals, birthdays, retirements, weddings, anniversaries, church events, conferences, meetings, or businesses.
- Proclamations may not be used for advertisement or commercial promotions.
- Proclamations may not include any activity with a religious or partisan theme.
- Requests for proclamations are not renewed annually and must be submitted each year.
- Any draft language provided may be edited or rewritten at the discretion of the Mayor’s Office. Draft language submitted should be factually accurate and include up-to-date information.
- If requesting a joint City and County proclamation, permission must be obtained from both organizations prior to the submission of draft language.
Complete the Proclamation Request Form below. Please include a working telephone number and email where you can be reached for potential questions or additional details regarding the information you provided.
Requests can also be mailed to the Mayor’s Office, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225.
Information entered on this form or mailed to the Mayor’s Office is considered a public record and may be subject to disclosure to a third-party requestor as outlined in the Washington Public Records Act RCW Chapter 42.56. To learn more about how the City of Bellingham manages this information, please see our Policies and Disclaimers page.
Additional questions can be directed to the Mayor’s Office at mayorsoffice@cob.org or (360) 778-8100.
