HomeMy WebLinkAbout050922ra02 JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Adiel McKnight, Executive Assistant
DATE: May 9,2022
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Declaring the Week of May 15-21, 2022 as
National Police Week and Observe May 15,2022 as Peace Officers'
Memorial Day
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
Leanne Dotson, Jefferson County District Court Clerk and wife of Jefferson County Deputy Sheriff Darrin
Dotson has requested approval of the proclamation proclaiming the week of May 15-21, 2022 as National
Police Week and Observe May 15, 2022 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Proclamation re: Proclaiming the week of May 15, 2022 as National Police Week and Observe May
15, 2022 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
REVIEWED BY:
I/6/Z Z
ark McCa y, County Administrator/ Date
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, 2022 falls as National Police week; and
WHEREAS, the members of our law enforcement agencies 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 agencies, and that members of our law enforcement
agencies 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 in law enforcement 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 15-21, 2022, 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 15`h, 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 9th day May,Ma , 2022.
SEAL: JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Heidi Eisenhour, Chair
Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Greg Brotherton, Member
Clerk of the Board