HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 2021.05.13 - 34428MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #21183 May 13, 2021
BY: Commissioners Penny Luebs, District #16 and Charlie Cavell, District #18; Adam Kochenderfer,
District #15; Thomas Kuhn, District #11; Christine Long, District #7; Gary McGillivray, District #20; Chuck
Moss, District #12; Philip Weipert, District #8; Charlie Cavell, District #18; Yolanda Charles, District #17;
Janet Jackson, District #21; Karen Joliet, District #4; Penny Luebs, District #16; Gwen Markham, District
#9; William Miller, District #14; Eileen Kowall, District #6; Angela Powell, District #10; David Woodward,
District #19; Kristen Nelson, District #5; Michael Gingell, District #1; Marcia Gershenson, District #13;
Michael Spisz, District #3; and Bob Hoffman, District #2
IN RE: BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS — RECOGNITION OF MAY 15, 2021 AS PEACE OFFICERS'
MEMORIAL DAY AND MAY 9 — 15, 2021 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 15th as Peace Officers'
Memorial Day, and the week in which May 151h 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 Sheriff's Office and the following local law
enforcement agencies in Oakland County:
Auburn Hills Police Department Wolverine Lake Village Police Department
Berkley Public Safety Department Birmingham Police Department
Beverly Hills Public Safety Department Bloomfield Township Police Department
Bloomfield Hills Public Safety Department Clawson Police Department
Farmington Public Safety Department Franklin/Bingham Farms Police Department
Farmington Hills Police Department Ferndale Police Department
Hazel Park Police Department Holly Village Police Department
Huntington Woods Public Safety Department Keego Harbor Police Department
Lake Angelus Police Department Lake Orion Village Police Department
Lathrup Village Police Department Madison Heights Police Department
Milford Police Department Northville Police Department
Novi Police Department Oakland University Police Department
Oak Park Public Safety Department Orchard Lake Village Police Department
Oakland Community College Dept. of Public Oxford Village Police Department
Safety Rochester Police Department
Pleasant Ridge Police Department South Lyon Police Department
Royal Oak Police Department Troy Police Department
Southfield Police Department Walled Lake Police Department
Sylvan Lake Police Department West Bloomfield Township Police Depart.
Waterford Township Police Department Wixom Police Department
White Lake Township Police Department Michigan State Police (District 2)
Huron -Clinton Metropolitan Authority Police Dept.
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; and
WHEREAS members of the Oakland County Sheriff's 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 calls on all
citizens of Oakland County and all patriotic, civic and educational organizations to observe the week of May
9 -15, 2021, 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 Saturday, May 15, 2021,
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, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution.
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LEGISLATIVE AFFAIRS AND GOVERNMENT OPERATIONS COMMITTEE VOTE:
Motion carried unanimously on a roll call vote.
Resolution #21183
May 13, 2021
Moved by Gingell seconded by Nelson the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda be adopted (with
accompanying reports being accepted).
AYES: Charles, Gershenson, Gingell, Hoffman, Jackson, Jofiat, Kochenderfer, Kowall, Kuhn,
Long, Luebs, Markham, McGillivray, Miller, Moss, Nelson, Powell, Weipert, Woodward, Cavell. (20)
NAYS: None. (0)
A sufficient majority having voted in favor, the resolutions on the amended Consent Agenda were adopted
(with accompanying reports being accepted).
RESOLUTION TO BECOME EFFECTIVE
WITHOUT COUNTY EXECUTIVE
SIGNATURE.
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, 2021,
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 131M1 day of May, 2021.
Lisa Brown, Oakland County