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RESOLUTION NO. 06-173
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MONDAY, MAY
15, 2006, AS "LAW ENFORCEMENT
MEMORIAL DAY"; AND PROCLAIMING THE
WEEK OF MAY 14, 2006, THROUGH MAY
20, 2006, AS "LAW ENFORCEMENT WEEK"
IN ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. The Congress and President of the United States have
designated May 15 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and the week in
which it falls as Law Enforcement Week.
2 .
The St.
Lucie County Sheriff's Office has been
constituted by the State of Florida to uphold the laws and play an
essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the
citizens of St. Lucie County.
3. It is important that all citizens know and understand the
problems, duties, and responsibilities of their law enforcement
agencies, and that members of our Sheriff's Office recognize their
duty to serve the people by safeguarding life and property, by
protecting them against violence or disorder, and by protecting the
innocent against deception and the weak against oppression or
intimidation.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim Monday, May 15, 2006, as
"LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL DAY" in honor of those peace officers
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who, through their courageous deeds, have lost their lives or have
become disabled in the performance of their duty.
2. This Board does hereby further proclaim the week of May
14, 2006, through May 20, 2006, as "LAW ENFORCEMENT WEEK" with
appropriate ceremonies in which all of our people may join in
commemorating Sheriff's Deputies, past and present, who by their
faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities have rendered
a dedicated service to their communities.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 16th day of May, 2006.
ATTEST:
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE C UNTY, LOR IDA
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