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 three weeks before the requested date and maybe rejected if they are not received sooner.
- Proclamations must hold a citywide importance or have a local event for City of Bellingham residents.
- Proclamations will not be issued referencing any territorial or wartime conflicts, celebrations, or victories in foreign countries.
- 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 proclamation (City and County), permission must be obtained from both organizations prior to submission of draft language.
Complete the Proclamation Request Form below. Please include a working telephone number and email where you can be reached for possible questions or details regarding the information you provided.
Requests can also be mailed to the Mayor’s Office, 210 Lottie Street, Bellingham, WA 98225
Additional Questions – Contact the Mayor’s Office at mayorsoffice@cob.org or (360) 778-8100
