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ounty of onroe
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
Mayor Heather Carruthers, District 3
Mayor Pro Tem George Neugent, District 2
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Danny L. Kolhage, District 1
David Rice, District 4
Sylvia J. Murphy, District 5
County Commission Meeting
May 18, 2016
Agenda Item Number: B.2
Agenda Item Summary #1660
BULK ITEM: DEPARTMENT:
No BOCC District 3
TIME APPROXIMATE:STAFF CONTACT:
Carol Schreck (305) 292-3430
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AGENDA ITEM WORDING:
Presentation of Mayor's Proclamation observing May 16-May 20,
2016 as Law Enforcement Memorial Week in Monroe County.
ITEM BACKGROUND: N/A
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION: N/A
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
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STAFF RECOMMENDATION:
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DOCUMENTATION:
LE Memorial Week proclamation 2016
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
REVIEWED BY:
Heather Carruthers Completed 05/03/2016 2:45 PM
Kathy Peters Completed 05/03/2016 2:56 PM
Board of County Commissioners Pending 05/18/2016 9:00 AM
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LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK
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May 16–20, 2016
WHEREAS
, law enforcement officers steadfastly provide an extraordinary level
of service for 24 hours a day, seven days a week, under often-difficult and dangerous
circumstances; and
WHEREAS
, law enforcement officers and their loved ones must live with the
possibility of life-threatening violence every day they are on the job; and
WHEREAS
, as a consequence of this danger, many law enforcement officers
have made the supreme sacrifice for their communities; and
WHEREAS
, hundreds of courageous public safety officers lost their lives in the
tragedies of September 11, 2001; and
WHEREAS
,law enforcement officers and grateful citizens pause every year to
honor the memory of these officers and the officers who have lost their lives serving the
citizens of Monroe County
NOW, THEREFORE
, I, Heather Carruthers, Mayor of MonroeCounty, do
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hereby declare May 16–20, 2016as
LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK
In the “Southernmost County of the Continental United States”. I urge all citizens,
residents and visitors of Monroe County to remember those law enforcement officers
who fell holding the thin, blue line that stands between good and evil. I invite our
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community to attend the Law Enforcement Ceremony on Friday, May 20at 5:30 p.m. at
the Bayview Park in Key West.
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WITNESS my hand and seal of Monroe County, Florida this18day of May, 2016.
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Heather Carruthers, Mayor
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