HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2018.04.19 - 23404REQUESTING SUSPENSION
OF THE BOARD RULES FOR
IMMEDIATE CONSIDERATION
UNDER NEW BUSINESS
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #18104
BY: Commissioners Bill Dwyer, District #14; Marcia Gershenson, District #13; Hugh Crawford, District #9; Shelley
Taub, District #12; Wade Fleming, District #16; Bob Hoffman, District #2; Miphael SDiSZ, District #3; Tom Berman,
District #5; Gary McGillivray, District #20; and Helaine Zack, District #18 44 --(f C-4 acte:_scAn
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RECOGNITION OF MAY 15, 2018 AS PEACE OFFICERS'
MEMORIAL DAY AND MAY 13— 19, 2018 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
WHEREAS Congress and the President of the United States have designated May 15 as Peace Officers'
Memorial Day, and the week in which May 16 falls as National Police week; and
WHEREAS this time is to pay special recognition to the fallen law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in
the line of duty for the safety and protection of others; and
WHEREAS the men and women of the Oakland County Sheriffs Office and the following local law
enforcement agencies in Oakland County:
Auburn Hills Police Department
Birmingham Police Department
Bloomfield Township Police Department
Clawson Police Department
Franklin/Bingham Farms Police Department
Ferndale Police Department
Holly Village Police Department
Keego Harbor Police Department
Lake Orion Village Police Department
Madison Heights Police Department
Northville Police Department
Oakland University Police Department
Orchard Lake Village Police Department
Oxford Village Police Department
Rochester Police Department
South Lyon Police Department
Troy Police Department
Walled Lake Police Department
West Bloomfield Township Police Depart.
Wixom Police Department
Berkley Public Safety Department
Beverly Hills Public Safety Department
Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department
Farmington Public Safety Department
Farmington Hills Police Department
Hazel Park Police Department
Huntington Woods Public Safety Department
Lake Angelus Police Department
Lathrup Village Police Department
Milford Police Department
Novi Police Department
Oak Park Public Safety Department
Oakland Community College Dept. of Public Safety
Pleasant Ridge Police Department
Royal Oak Police Department
Southfield Police Department
Sylvan Lake Police Department
Waterford Township Police Department
White Lake Township Police Department
Wolverine Lake Village Police Department
are to be recognized for providing a vital public service in safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the
communities in Oakland County, knowing what the ultimate sacrifice is; and
WHEREAS it is important that all citizens know and understand the duties, responsibilities, hazards, and
sacrifices of their law enforcement agency; and
WHEREAS members of the Oakland County Sheriffs Office and all Oakland County police agencies are
committed to serve the people by safeguarding life and property by protecting them against violence and disorder,
and by protecting the innocent against deception and the weak against oppression.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners call on all citizens of
Oakland County and on all patriotic, civic and educational organizations to observe the week of May 13 - 19, 2018
as Police Week with appropriate ceremonies and observances in which all people may join in commemorating
law enforcement officers, past and present, who, by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities, have
rendered a dedicated service to their communities and, in so doing, have established for themselves an enviable
and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security of all citizens.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED to call on all citizens of Oakland County to observe Tuesday, May 15, 2018 as
Peace Officers' Memorial Day in honor of those law enforcement officers who, through their courageous deeds,
have made the ultimate sacrifice in service to their community or have become disabled in the performance of
duty, and let us recognize and pay respect to the survivors of our fallen heroes.
Chairperson, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
Commissioner Bill Dwyer
District #14
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District #13
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Resolution #18104 April 19, 2018
Moved by Dwyer supported by Bowman to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous Resolution
#18104 — Board of Commissioners — Recognition of May 15, 2018 as Peace Officers' Memorial Day and
May 13 — 19, 2018 as National Police Week.
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the motion to suspend the rules and vote on Miscellaneous
Resolution #18104 — Board of Commissioners — Recognition of May 15, 2018 as Peace Officers'
Memorial Day and May 13 — 19, 2018 as National Police Week carried.
Moved by Dwyer supported by Bowman the resolution be adopted.
Vote on resolution:
AYES: Hoffman, Jackson, Kochenderfer, KowaII, Long, McGillivray, Middleton, Spisz, Taub,
Tietz, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Berman, Bowman, Crawford, Dwyer, Fleming, Gingell. (19)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolution was adopted.
HEREBYAPPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANT TO MCI_ 46.559A (7)
STATE OF MICHIGAN)
COUNTY OF OAKLAND)
I, Lisa Brown, Clerk of the County of Oakland, do hereby certify that the foregoing resolution is a true and
accurate copy of a resolution adopted by the Oakland County Board of Commissioners on April 19, 2018,
with the original record thereof now remaining in my office.
In Testimony Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand and affixed the seal of the County of Oakland at
Pontiac, Michigan this 19th day of April, 2018.
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Lisa Brown, Oakland County
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