HomeMy WebLinkAbout09-116RESOLUTION NO. 09-116
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 10
2009 THROUGH MAY 16, 2009 AS "LAW ENFORCEMENT
WEEK"; AND DESIGNATING MAY 15, 2009, AS "LAW
ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL DAY" 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 designed May 15, 2009, 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:
This Board does hereby proclaim May 10, 2009 through May 16, 2009 as "LAW
ENFORCEMENT WEEK" in St. Lucie County and call upon all citizens of St. Lucie
County and upon all patriotic, civic, and educational organizations to observe that week with
appropriate ceremonies in which all of our people may join in commemorating law
enforcement and detention deputies, past and present, who by their faithful and loyal devotion
to their responsibilities have rendered a dedicated service to their communities.
2. This board does hereby further designate Friday, May 15, 2009, as "LAW
ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL DAY" in honor of those peace officers who, through their
courageous deeds, have lost their lives or have become disabled in the performance of their
duty.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this ~ 0 day of April, 2009.
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
ST. LUCIE OUNTY, FLORIDA
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