TO: Board of Supervisors
FROM: Sheriff-Coroner
MEETING DATE: May 5, 2020
DEPARTMENT CONTACT:
Matthew Kendall
PHONE:
463-4085
ITEM TYPE: Consent Agenda
TIME ALLOCATED FOR ITEM: N/A
AGENDA TITLE:
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Adoption of Proclamation Recognizing May 15, 2020, as National Peace Officer's Memorial Day and May 10-16, 2020 as National Police Week in Mendocino County
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RECOMMENDED ACTION/MOTION:
recommendation
Adopt Proclamation recognizing May 15, 2020, as National Peace Officer's Memorial Day and May 10-16, 2020 as National Police Week in Mendocino County; and authorize Chair to sign same.
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PREVIOUS BOARD/BOARD COMMITTEE ACTIONS:
On May 8, 2018 and May 7, 2019 the BOS approved Proclamations for National Peace Officer's Memorial Day and National Police Week
SUMMARY OF REQUEST:
Since 1962, when President John F. Kennedy proclaimed May 15 as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the calendar week which May 15 falls as National Police Week, the nation has celebrated its police officers. This group of dedicated men, women and K9's provide public safety in every locale of the nation and U.S. territories, upholding the law of the land, helping communities in times of disaster and unfathomable tragedies, serving all who reside in and visit their districts. In 2019, 128 police officers lost their lives, this is a decrease of 18% from 2018 statistics, but any life lost is too much. The deaths were almost evenly split between firearms and traffic accidents with the rest from health or other circumstances. Sadly, this reminds each of us that public safety is a dangerous job and can come at a very steep price. As of December 2019, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in Washington is inscribed with 21,541 names of officers killed in the line of duty dating to the first known death in 1791. According to the Officer Down Memorial Page, Mendocino County Sheriff's Office alone has experienced eight losses since 1863. Sheriff William H. Taint...
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