CC MEETING: May 5, 2015
DATE: April 27, 2015
TO: Leonard Martin, City Manager
FROM: Rex D. Redden, Chief of Police
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Present A Proclamation Declaring May 10 Through May 16, 2015 As National Police Week And May 15, 2015 As Peace Officers' Memorial Day.
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BACKGROUND:
In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed Public Law 87-726 designating May 15 Peace Officers' Memorial Day, and the week in which May 15 falls as National Police Week. The law was amended by the Violent Crime Control and Law Enforcement Act of 1964, Public Law 103-322, signed by President Bill Clinton, directing that the flag of the United States be displayed at half-staff on all government buildings on May 15 each year. While the actual dates change from year to year, National Police Week is always the calendar week beginning on Sunday, which includes May 15.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION/ACTION DESIRED:
Staff recommends that the Mayor and City Council declare May 10 through May 16, 2015 as National Police Week and May 15, 2015, as Peace Officers' Memorial Day in the City of Carrollton and that the Mayor and City Council present a proclamation in support of this national recognition.