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Peace Officers' Memorial Week
May 12-16, 2014
WHEREAS, there are approximately 900,000 law enforcement officers
serving in communities across the United States, including the dedicated
members of the Seal Beach Police Department; and
WHEREAS, nearly 60,000 assaults against law enforcement officers are
reported each year, resulting in approximately 16,000 injuries; and
WHEREAS, since the first recorded death in 1791, almost 20,000 law
enforcement officers in the United States have made the ultimate
sacrifice and been killed in the line of duty, including one member of the
Seal Beach Police Department; and
WHEREAS, the names of these dedicated public servants are engraved
on the walls of the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial in
Washington, D.C.;
WHEREAS, Peace Officers' Memorial Week was designed to honor the
dedicated men and women of law enforcement who lost their lives in the
line of duty; and
WHEREAS, former President John F. Kennedy designated May 15th as
Peace Officers'Memorial Day and by a joint resolution approved October
1, 1962, as amended (76 Stat. 676), and by Public Law 103-322, as
amended (36 U.S.C, 136-137), the President has been authorized and
requested to designate May 15th of each year as "Peace Officers Memorial
Day" and the week in which it falls as "Police Week"; and
WHEREAS, May 15th is designated as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in
honor of all fallen officers and their families and U.S. flags should be
flown at half-staff;
THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED that the Seal Beach City Council
formally designated May 12-16, 2014 as-,
"PEACE 0MCERS' MEMORIAL SEEKS
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby affix my signature and the seal of the
City of Seal Beach this Twelfth day of May in the Year Two Thousand
Fourteen.
7—EE-11e ry/A.b eaton, Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem: David W. Sloan
City Council Members:
Michael P. Levitt
Gary A. Miller
Gordon A. Shanks
Procfamation
"NationarPuffic Works Weed"
Way 18 — 24, 2014
WHEREAS, the 2014 theme is "Building for Today,
Planning for Tomorrow"; and
WHEREAS, public works services provide in our
community are an integral part of our citizens' everyday
lives; and
WHEREAS, the support of an understanding and informed
citizenry is vital to the efficient operation of public works
system and programs such as water, sewers, streets, and
highways, public building, and solid waste collections; and
WHEREAS, the health, safety and comfort of this
community greatly depends on these facilities and
services; and
WHEREAS, the quality and effectiveness of these facilities,
as well as their planning, design, and construction, are
vitally dependent upon the efforts and skill of public works
officials.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED, the City of Seal
Beach, City Council does hereby proclaim May 18-24,
2014 as:
"National Public Works Week"
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby affix my signature and
the seal of the City of Seal Beach this Twelfth day of May
in the Year Two Thousand Fourteen.
7kllery?A. Deaton, Mayor
Mayor Pro Tern: David W. Sloan
City Council Members:
Michael P. Levitt
Gary A. Miller
Gordon A. Shanks
ID) I
O C ATI N
Designating Seal Beach as a
"TURT!X-1-1. HEART CITY""
WHEREAS, all veterans have made sacrifices for their countrymen and
many veterans have suffered injury or death to secure the freedom of
our nation for future generations; and
WHEREAS, in 1782, the Purple Heart was first established by George
Washington, then General and Commander-in-Chief of the
Continental Army, as the Badge of Military Merit to be awarded to any
soldier, regardless of rank, who performed a singularly meritorious
action; and
WHEREAS, in 1932, upon the 200th Anniversary of George
Washington's birth, the Purple Heart was revived as a medal
recognizing American soldiers wounded or killed in the line of duty
and was emblazoned with George Washington's profile and coat of
arms; and
WHEREAS, on April 12, 2012, the State of California became the first
state to designate itself a "Purple Heart State," in recognition of the
sacrifices of Californian veterans, especially those who were wounded
or killed in the line of duty; and
WHEREAS, in 2013, the Orange County Board of Supervisors declared
the County of Orange to be a"Purple Heart County".
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED THAT that the Seal Beach City
Council does hereby proclaim the City of Seal Beach is designated as a
"PURPLE HEART CITY" by the Military Order of the Purple Heart -
Chapter 752.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I hereby affix my signature and the seal of
the City of Seal Beach this Twelfth day of May in the Year Two
Thousand Fourteen.
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Ellery A. Deaton, Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem: David W. Sloan
A City Council Members:
Michael P. Levitt
Gary A. Miller
Gordon A. Shanks