HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2020.05.13 - 33214REPORT (MISC. #20109) May 13, 2020
BY: Penny Luebs, Chairperson, Health, Safety and Human Services Committee
IN RE: MR #20109 — BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITION OF MAY 15, 2020 AS PEACE
OFFICERS' MEMORIAL DAY AND MAY 10-16,2020 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners
Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen:
The Health, Safety and Human Services Committee, having reviewed the above -referenced resolution on
May 5, 2020, reports with the recommendation that the resolution be adopted.
Chairperson, on behalf of the Health, Safety and Human Services Committee, I move acceptance of the
foregoing report.
Co misi er Penny Lu bs, District #16
Health, Safety and Human Services Committee
HEALTH, SAFETY AND HUMAN SERVICES COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #20109
BY: Commissioners Gary McGillivray, District #20 and Michael Spisz, District #3
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS - RECOGNITION OF MAY 16, 2020 AS PEACE OFFICERS'
MEMORIAL DAY AND MAY 10 - 16, 2020 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 15 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
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
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
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 agencies each day and during the COVID-19 crisis; 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; and
WHEREAS during this time, law enforcement officers are rising to the extraordinary challenge of the
COVID-10 crisis and doing what they do best.
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 10
-16, 2020 as Police Week with appropriate observances in which all people may commemorate 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 Wednesday, May 15,
2020 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.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners hereby honors all law
enforcement officers and offer their heartfelt gratitude on behalf of the citizens of Oakland County for their
exceptional contributions and sacrifice they make each day and during the COVID-19 crisis to ensure the
health and safety of all citizens in Oakland County and nationwide.
Chairperson, I move adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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Commis�ionee Ga ZcGillivray Commissigher Michael Spisz
District #20 District #31
Resolution #20109
April 13, 2020
The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Emergency Operations and Oversight Committee. There
were no objections.
Resolution #20109
May 13, 2020
Moved by Spisz seconded by McGillivray the resolutions on the Consent Agenda be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
Discussion followed.
Vote on Consent Agenda:
AYES: Jackson, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn, Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Middleton,
Miller, Nelson, Powell, Quarles, Spisz, Taub, Weipert, Woodward, Zack, Gershenson, Gingell,
Hoffman. (21)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the Consent Agenda were adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
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I HEREBY APPROVE THIS RESOLUTION
CHIEF DEPUTY COUNTY EXECUTIVE
ACTING PURSUANTTO MCL 45.559A (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 May 13, 2020,
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 Circuit Court at Pontiac,
Michigan this 13th day of May, 2020. y!C, �( /y�
Lisa Brown, Oakland County