HomeMy WebLinkAboutReso 93-121 - Proclaiming WE 05/10 to 05/15/93 as "National Peace Officers' Memorial Week," and 05/13/93 as "Police Memorial Day" in the COR;i
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RESOLUTION NO.
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF REDDING
PROCLAIMING THE WEEK OF MAY 10 THROUGH 15, 1993, AS
"NATIONAL PEACE OFFICERS' MEMORIAL WEEK," AND MAY 13,
1993, AS "POLICE MEMORIAL DAY" IN THE CITY OF REDDING.
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'I WHEREAS, the week of May 10 through 15, 1993, has been
designated "National Peace Officers' Week" and Thursday, May 13,
1993 , specifically named "Police Memorial Day" by both an Act of
Congress and Presidential Proclamation; and
WHEREAS, this week has been set aside to commemorate the
over 30,000 law enforcement officers slain in the line of duty
during the course of American history; and
'i WHEREAS, in 1991 California ranked second in the nation,
with 10 peace officers killed; and
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WHEREAS, in 1992 over 100 officers were killed nationwide,
an average of one officer killed every two and one-half days; and
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WHEREAS, the safety of our citizenry greatly depends on the
services of the Redding Police Department, the Shasta County
Sheriff ' s Department, and the Anderson Police Department, as well
as the man state and federal agencies that make u the law
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enforcement community in Shasta County;
NOW, THEREFORE, the City Council of the City of Redding
hereby proclaims the week of May 10 through 15, 1993, as \
"National Peace Officers' Week" and Thursday, May 13, 1993 , as '
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"Police Memorial Day" in the City of Redding; and urges its
residents and civic organizations to salute this City' s dedicated
law enforcement professionals.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED and directed that all City of Redding
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flags be flown at half-mast on Thursday, May 13, 1993, in honor
of the police officers killed in the line of duty during 1992.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing Resolution was
introduced and read at a regular meeting of the City Council of
the City of Redding on the 20th day of April , 1993, and was duly
adopted at said meeting by the following vote:
AYES: COUNCIL MEMBERS• Anderson, Kehoe, bIbss and Arness
NOES: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCIL MEMBERS: Dahl
ABSTAIN: COUNCIL MEMBERS: None
Mayor CARL ARNEss
City of Redding
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CONNIE STRO YER, City Clrk
FORM APPROVED:
RAkDALL A. HA , City Attorney
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