HomeMy WebLinkAbout04-121RESOLUTION NO.
04-121
A RESOLUTION PROCLAIMING MAY 3, 2004
THROUGH MAY 7, 2004, AS "ST. LUCIE
COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICER'S WEEK" IN
ST. LUCIE COUNTY, FLORIDA
WHEREAS, the Board of County Commissioners of St. Lucie
,County, Florida, has made the following determinations:
1. The week of May 3, 2004, through May 7, 2004, has been
designated as National Correction Officer's Week.
2. Correction Officers are responsible for the infinitely
difficult task of providing for the care and custody of
approximately 1,171 inmates held each day in the county's detention
facilities.
3. Correction Officers play a vital role in protecting the
rights of the public to be safeguarded from criminal activity; and
the operation of a detention facility represents a crucial
component of the criminal justice system.
4. This Board wishes to acknowledge Sheriff Ken Mascara and
the 154 certified correction officers of the Department of
Detention.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Board of County
Commissioners of St. Lucie County, Florida:
1. This Board does hereby proclaim May 3, 2004, through May
7, 2004, as "ST. LUCIE COUNTY CORRECTION OFFICER'S WEEK" in St.
Lucie County, Florida.
2. This Board urges the citizens of St. Lucie County to
recognize our Correction Officers for the fine job they do in
protecting the rights of the citizens of St. Lucie County.
PASSED AND DULY ADOPTED this 27~h day of April, 2004.
ATTEST
)ARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
i LUCIE
COUNTY, FLORIDA, .
APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM ~ COP~RECTI0~2~.