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Regular Agenda
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JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
Philip Morley, County Administrator
FROM: Leslie Locke, Deputy Clerk of the Board
DATE: May 6, 2013
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Declaring the Week of May 13-18, 2013 as
National Police Week and Observe May 15, 2013 as Peace Officers'
Memorial Day
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Leanne Dotson, Jefferson County District Court has requested approval of the proclamation proclaiming the
week of May 13 - 18, 2013 as National Police Week and Observe May 15, 2013 as Peace Officers' Memorial
Day.
Approve Proclamation re: Proclaiming the week of May 13 - 18, 2013 as National Police Week and Observe
May 15, 2013 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
REVIZyVV~D BY:
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PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, The Congress and President of the United States have designated May 15 as Peace
Officers' Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police week; and
WHEREAS, the members of the law enforcement agency of the Sheriff s Office play an
essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of Jefferson County; and
WHEREAS, it is important that all citizens know and understand the duties, responsibilities,
hazards, and sacrifices of their law enforcement agency, and that members of our law enforcement
agency recognize their duty to serve the people by safeguarding life and property, by protecting them
against violence and disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception and the weak against
oppression; and
WHEREAS, the men and women of the Sheriff's Office of Jefferson County unceasingly
provide a vital public service;
NOW THEREFORE, we, the Board of County Commissioners, call upon all citizens of
Jefferson County and upon all patriotic, civic and educational organizations to observe the week of
May 13`~ - 18~', 2013, as
National Police Week
with appropriate ceremonies and observances in which all of our people may join in commemorating
law enforcement officers, past and present, who, by their faithful and loyal devotion to their
responsibilities, have rendered a dedicated service to their communities and, in so doing, have
established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of
all citizens.
We further call upon all citizens of Jefferson County to observe May 15th, as Peace Officers'
Memorial Day in honor of those law enforcement officers who, through their courageous deeds, have
made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their community or have become disabled in the performance
of duty, and let us recognize and pay respect to the survivors of our fallen heroes.
APPROVED, this day of May, 2013.
SEAL: JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
John Austin, Chairman
David Sullivan, Member
Erin Lundgren, Phil Johnson, Member
Clerk of the Board