HomeMy WebLinkAbout23-049RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING MAY 15, 2023, AS PEACE OFFICERS MEMORIAL DAY
AND THE WEEK OF MAY 14 THROUGH MAY 20,2023, AS POLICE WEEN
WHEREAS each year, America sets aside aweek Lnsalute the men and women who dothe difficult, dangerous,
and often thankless work of safeguarding our communities. Our Nation's peace officers embody the very idea of
dtioanship-thata|onbvvith our rights come responsibilities, both to ourselves and to others. During Peace Officers
Memorial 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 15 of each year as Peace
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 inthe |ine-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 us safe at home, on the 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, weowe our unyielding support; and
WHEREAS, in 2022, 11 California peace officers died in the line-mf-dutyand 226 officers died nationally while
protecting their communities, 70 of which were C()V|0-19 related. The 11 California officers will be memorialized in
Sacramento, and the 226 officers killed will be memorialized in Washington D.C. These memorial ceremonies are atime
to remember our indebtedness to the brave and dedicated peace officers who accept a job that is difficult and dangerous;
and
WHEREAS, as a symbol of respect and remembrance to those who have laid down their lives in the line of duty
and a show of our support to law enforcement officers working to protect our communities, blue ribbons are flown on
personal cars and patrol cars during Police Week; and
WHEREAS, in a four-year time span, the Butte County Sheriff's Office lost three deputies in the 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.0Miner in1954,Sheriff Alvin KisTerin1937,and Deputy Charles Brown, Jr. in1Q59.
NOW, THEREFORE, 8E|T RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors hereby proclaim May 15, 2023 as
Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week of May 14 through May 20, 2023, 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
onPeace Officers Memorial Day, which falls onaMonday.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors this 9th day of May, 2023, by the following vote:
AYES: Supervisors Connelly, Durfee,Ritter, Teeter and Chair Ki | h
NOES: None ----/
ABSENT:None
NOT VOTING: None
Andy Pickett, Chief Administr +vellfficer
Deputy
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Tod Kimmel hue, Chair — —
Butte Co �y Board of Supervisors