HomeMy WebLinkAbout20-051WHEREAS each year, America sets aside a week to salute the men and women who do the difficult, dangerous,
and often thankless vvodx of safeguarding our communities. Our Nation's peace officers embody the very idea of
citizenship-thata|onQvxith our rights come responsibilities, both to ourselves and to others. During Peace Officers
Memorial Day and Police Week, vvecelebrate those who protect and serve usevery minute ofevery day, and xvehonor
the courageous officers who devoted themselves so fully to others that in the process they laid down their lives; and
WHEREAS, in19G2,the members of Congress signed a' int resolution recognizing May Z5ofeach year esPeace
Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week of each year during which such May 15 occurs as Police Week to honor law
enforcement officers killed in the line -of -duty; and
WHEREAS, as we mourn the fallen, let us also remember how they lived. With unwavering commitment, they
defended our schools and businesses. They guarded prisons; patrolled borders; and kept ussafe a1home, onthe road,
and as we went about mur lives. To their families, we owe an unpaya�le debt, a:nid to the men and women who carry their
mission forward, vveowe our unyielding support; and:
WHEREAS, in 2019 five California peace officers died in the line -of -duty and 146 officers, diad nationally while
protecting their ommnnmomities. The five California officers will be memorialized in Sacramento, and the 146 officers killed
and 371 who died in prior years will be memorialized in Washington D.C. These memorial ceremonies are a time to
remember our indebtedness to the brave and dedicated peace officers who accept ajob that is difficult and dangerous;
and
WHEREAS, as m symbol of respect and memnembirance to those who have laid down their lives in the line of duty
and a show mfour support to lam/ enforcement officers vvmddng to protect our communities, blue ribbons, are flown on
personal cars and patrol cars during Police Week; and
WHEREAS, imafour-year time span, the Butte County Sheriffs Office lost three deputies inthe line -of duty, all to
gunfire; Deputy Randy Jennings in 1997 and Deputy Bill Hunter and Lieutenant Larry Estes in 2001. Also killed inthe line
oƒduty were Deputy Constable 4.0Miner in1934, Sheriff Alvin Kisteriml937,and Deputy Charles Brown hin1959.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaim May 15, 2020 as
Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 10 through May 16, 2020, as Police Week in, Butte County. The Butte
County Board of Supervisors recognizes Public Law 87-726 directing the flag be flown at half-staff on all County buildings
on Peace Officers Memorial Day, which falls on a Friday.
vote
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 28th day of April, 2020', by the following
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Lucero, Ritter, Teeter, and Chair Lambert
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
Shari McCracken, Chief Administrative Officer
and Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
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By:
Deputy/
Steve L,a,mbe�air
Butte County Board of Supervisors