PROCLAMATION OF THE GROVER BEACH CITY COUNCIL
DECLARING THE WEEK OF MAY 12 – 18, 2024 as
“NATIONAL POLICE WEEK”
WHEREAS, the Congress and President of the United States have designated May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day, and the week in which it falls as Police Week; and WHEREAS, from the beginning of this Nation, law enforcement officers have played an important role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms which are guaranteed by the Constitution and in protecting the lives and property of our citizens; and WHEREAS, since the first recorded law enforcement officer death in 1786, there have been 24,067 law enforcement officers that have died in the Line of Duty in the United States; and WHEREAS, 282 new names of fallen law enforcement heroes are being added to the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial this spring, including 118 officers killed in 2023 and 164 officers killed in previous years; and
WHEREAS, in 2023, four law enforcement officers died in the Line of Duty in the State of California; and
WHEREAS, it is important that all citizens know and understand the duties and responsibilities of their police department, and that members of our police department recognize their duty to serve the people by safeguarding life and property, by protecting the people against violence or disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception and the vulnerable against oppression or intimidation; and
WHEREAS, the Grover Beach Police Department has grown to be a modern and technologically advanced law enforcement agency where its members play an essential role in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the citizens of the City of Grover Beach.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Grover Beach does herby officially proclaim the week of May 12-18, 2024, as “National Police Week” in honor of the men and women who through their courageous deeds have lost their lives or become disabled in the Line of Duty and hereby orders the U.S. Flag to be flown at half-staff on May 15, 2024.
IN WITNESS THEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Grover Beach to be affixed this 13th day of May, 2024.
Karen Bright, Mayor
Attest:
Wendi Sims, City Clerk
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