HomeMy WebLinkAbout21-054WHEREAS each year, America sets aside a week to salute the men and women who do the difficult, dangerous,
and often thankless work of safeguarding our communities. Our Nation's peace officers embody the very idea of
cit|zensh|p-thataUonguwbh our rights come responsibilities, both toourselves and to others. During Peace Officers
K4ennmria| Day and Police Week, we celebrate those who protect and serve us every minute of every day, and we honor
the courageous officers who devoted themselves so fully to others that in the process they laid down their lives; and
WHEREAS, in 1962, the members of Congress signed a joint resolution recognizing May 15ofeach 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 imthe Une-of-dut5and
WHEREAS, as we mourn the fallen, |e1 us also remember how they lived. With unwavering commitment, they
defended our schools and businesses. They guarded prisons; patrolled borders; and kept mssafe athome, oothe road,
and as we went about our lives. To their families, we owe an unpayable debt, and to the men and women who carry their
mission forward, xveowe our unyielding support; and
WHEREAS, in 2020 14 California peace officers died in the |Kme-of-dutyand 295 officers died nationally while
protecting their communities, 182 of which were COV]D'19 related. The 14 California officers will be memorialized in
Sacramento, and the 295 officers killed will be memorialized in Washington D.C. These memorial ceremonies are atime
to rememberour indebtedness to the brave and dedicated peace officerswho, accept a jobthat is difficult and dangerous;
and
WHEREAS, as a symbol of respect and remembrance to those who have laid down their lives in the |ima of duty
and e show ofour support tu Uavv enforcement officers working to protect our ounonnum0des, blue ribbons are flown on
personal cars and patrol cars during Police Week; and
WHEREAS, inafour-year time span, the Butte County Sheriff's Office lost three depilutiesimthe 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
ofduty were Deputy Constable A.DMiner im1934,Sheriff Alvin Kisterim1937,and Deputy Charles Brown ]rin1959.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaim May 15, 2021 as
Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 9 through May 15, 202, 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 Saturday.
vote
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 27th day of April, 2021, by the following
AYES: Supervisors Lucero, Ritter, Kimmelshue, Teeter, and Chair Connelly
NOES: None
ABSENT: None
ABSTAIN: None
ATTEST:
Andy Pickett, Chief Administrative Officer
and Cleaf t7�oarcl of Supervisors
By:
Deputy
Bill Connelly, Chair
Butte County Board of Supervisors