2001 - Saginaw County

Board of Commissioners May 22, 2001
WHEREAS, Saginaw County is honored to join the City of Saginaw and
the State of Michigan at the 2001 Saginaw Police Department Awards
Ceremony and Memorial Service.
WHEREAS, It is today that we set aside this moment in time:
.To recognize the Law Enforcement Officers who demonstrated
exceptional conduct beyond the normal call of duty;
.To acknowledge the private citizens who provided heroic
assistance; and
.To remember the Officers who lost their lives in the performance
of their duties.
WHEREAS, Saginaw County extends its deepest gratitude and
appreciation:
.To the Officers who protect and serve the community;
.To their Families who provide support and love; and
.To the Volunteers who offer their time and energy to law
enforcement.
WHEREAS, Saginaw County pays its deepest tribute to the slain
Officers who have made the supreme sacrifice in the line of duty.
They live on in our hearts and memories.
NOW THEREFORE I, Robert L. Fish, Chair of the Saginaw County Board
of Commissioners do hereby proclaim: May as LAW ENFORCEMENT MONTH
and May 16 as POLICE MEMORIAL DAY in the County of Saginaw and in
doing so bring public awareness to the continuing commitment of
the Law Enforcement Officers, present - past - and future, who
preserve and maintain the order and safety in our families, homes
and communities.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the
seal of the County of Saginaw to be affixed this 16th day of May
in the year of Our Lord Two Thousand and One.
SAGINAW COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Adopted: May 22, 2001 Session
Raymond F. Bartels
Thomas A. Basil
Robert D. Blaine
Jeanine A. Collison
Eddie F. Foxx
James M. Graham
Todd M. Hare
Kenneth B. Horn
Richard F. Mallette
Michael P. O'Hare
Carl E. Ruth
Connie D. Smith
Robert M. Woods Jr.
Patrick A. Wurtzel
Robert L. Fish Chairman
PROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Law Day U.S.A. will be celebrated in Saginaw County on
Thursday, May 3, 2001. This year the theme is CELEBRATE YOUR
FREEDOM - "Protecting the Best Interests of the Child;" and,
WHEREAS, The Law is not only a code of conduct binding individuals
to the community's requirements, it embodies the community's
guarantee of the protection of the rights of all through the due
process of The Law; and,
WHEREAS, Law Day U.S.A. was established by United States
Presidential Proclamation in 1958, and reaffirmed by a joint
resolution of Congress in 1961; and,