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Resolution 25-029
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PORT TOWNSEND,
WASHINGTON, ESTABLISHING A PORT TOWNSEND POET LAUREATE
WHEREAS, on March 27, 2023, Port Townsend City Council approved a pilot Poet
Laureate Program for the City; and,
WHEREAS, Conner Bouchard -Roberts has served as the inaugural Port Townsend Poet
Laureate since this time; and
WHEREAS, the Port Townsend Arts Commission has administered this program and
integrated it into its annual workplan and budget; and
WHEREAS; the Poet Laureate program has been embraced by the community and
become part of the City's commitment to arts and culture; and
WHEREAS; the City Council now resolves that this program continue so long as the
Arts Commission sees fit to support and administer it in accordance with pilot program design;
including naming a Poet Laureate to honor the City's active creative community, promoting the
City's robust literary arts, and celebrating the written word; and
WHEREAS; the Arts Commission may make updates to the program so long as they fall
within the purview of the Commission and do not fundamentally alter the program's original
structure as approved by Council; and
WHEREAS; the Port Townsend City Council authorizes the Mayor to appoint future
Port Townsend Poet Laureates as recommended by the Port Townsend Arts Commission
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the City Council of the City of Port
Townsend to establish the Port Townsend Poet Laureate Program
ADOPTED by the City Council of the City of Port Townsend at a regular meeting
thereof, held this 20th day of October 2025.
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David J. Faber
Mayor
Attest
Alyss4)s
City Clerk