Keizer council and CDEC review annual proclamations list and agree to stricter presentation limits

Keizer — At a joint Feb. 10 work session, Keizer City Council and members of the Community Diversity Engagement Committee (CDEC) reviewed the city’s annual proclamations calendar and recommended several scheduling and process changes for 2025.

The group examined an adopted list (cited in the meeting packet as Resolution 2021‑30215) and a set of additional recommendations that CDEC had prepared. Staff and committee members walked through month‑by‑month items, and the discussion covered which proclamations are recurring, which are one‑time, and how to fit them into the council meeting schedule without unduly lengthening meetings.

Key clarifications and scheduling directions recorded in the session included:

- Volunteer Appreciation: Councilors reinforced that National Volunteer Week (observed the third week in April) is a recurring item; councilors and CDEC recommended adding “Volunteer Appreciation Week” as an annual proclamation and aligning the proclamation with the third week in April. Council President Starr and others said the Volunteer Coordinating Committee…