Item B3 B3
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
COUNTY of MONROE i Mayor Holly Merrill Raschein,District 5
The Florida Keys Mayor Pro Tern James K.Scholl,District 3
Craig Cates,District 1
Michelle Lincoln,District 2
' David Rice,District 4
Board of County Commissioners Meeting
April 17, 2024
Agenda Item Number: B3
2023-2347
BULK ITEM: No DEPARTMENT: Commissioners Aid
TIME APPROXIMATE: STAFF CONTACT: Corie Abel
No
AGENDA ITEM WORDING: A Mayor's proclamation recognizing May 12th through the 18th at
Law Enforcement Memorial Week.
ITEM BACKGROUND:
Established by a joint resolution of Congress in 1962, National Law Enforcement Memorial
Week pays special recognition to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in
the line of duty for the safety and protection of others.
PREVIOUS RELEVANT BOCC ACTION:
N/A
INSURANCE REQUIRED:
No
CONTRACT/AGREEMENT CHANGES:
N/A
STAFF RECOMMENDATION: N/A
DOCUMENTATION:
LE Memorial Proclamation 2024 (003).pdf
FINANCIAL IMPACT:
N/A
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LAW ENFORCEMENT MEMORIAL WEEK
BY HOLLY MERRILL RASCHEIN, MAYOR OF MONROE COUNTY
A PROCLAMATION
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, Holly Merrill Raschein, Mayor of Monroe County, do hereby
declare May 12thh— 18th, 2024 as
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
community to attend the Law Enforcement Ceremony on Friday, May 17th at 5:00 p.m. at
Bayview Park in Key West.
WITNESS my hand and seal of Monroe County, Florida this day of April, 2023.
Holly Merrill Raschein, Mayor
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