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America 250 | Coventry CT Committee
The purpose of the America 250 | Committee is to plan and coordinate community events and displays commemorating the signing of the Declaration of Independence and celebrating Coventry’s contributions, experiences, and history since that historic day that a new nation was formed on July 4, 1776. B) The Committee will coordinate with the America 250 | CT Commission and work together to explore how to best celebrate our residents and honor our Town’s place in American history.
The Committee will coordinate with community groups such as, but not limited to, the Coventry Historical Society, the Booth and Dimock Library, Coventry Public Schools, Veterans organizations, the Lions Club of Coventry, churches, and other civic groups in creating community events. The Committee will plan, coordinate, and sometimes may supervise these events during the yearlong celebration. The Committee may coordinate historic-themed educational displays throughout the Town celebrating America’s successes and explaining America’s challenges and how we as a Town, State, and Nation persevered to overcome them.
The Committee is charged to be creative in how our Town commemorates the 250th anniversary of the Declaration of Independence and the American experience as lived by our residents, past and present, in Coventry, Connecticut. Section Two: members; term; representation; officers The Committee shall consist of seven (7) members. The terms shall be for the life of the Committee, which is not to exceed December 31, 2026, unless extended by the Town Council by Resolution.
One member appointed will be the Town Historian; one member will represent the Town Council; one member will represent the Coventry Historical Society; one member will represent Coventry Public Schools; one member will represent the Booth and Dimock Library; and two members shall represent the general public. Nathan Hale Homestead shall hold a nonvoting ex-officio seat on the Committee. The Town Historian shall serve as the Chair of the Committee. The Committee shall elect a Vice Chair, who shall chair the meeting in the absence of the Chair. The Vice Chair shall be elected from among the remaining members. The Committee shall elect a Secretary who shall be responsible for the minutes and records of the Committee, and who may chair the Committee in the absence of the Chair and Vice Chair. The Secretary shall be elected from among the remaining members.