National Police Week PITTSYLVANIA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL POLICE WEEK
May 12-18,2024
To recognize National Police Week 2024,and May 15th as Peace Officers Memorial Day,by
honoring the service and sacrifice of those law enforcement officers killed in the line of duty while
protecting our communities and safeguarding our democracy.
The Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors ("Board") adopted the following Proclamation
at its Business Meeting on Tuesday, May 21, 2024.
WHEREAS, Congress and the President of the United States have declared law enforcement
officer safety and wellness a top priority, and the International Association of Chiefs of Police's
Center for Officer Safety and Wellness promotes the importance of individual, agency, family, and
community safety and wellness awareness; and
WHEREAS, Pittsylvania County Sheriffs Department members play an essential role in
safeguarding the rights and freedom of the citizens of Pittsylvania County,Virginia("County"); and
WHEREAS, it is important that all citizens know and understand the problems, duties, and
responsibilities of their Sheriff's Department, and that members of the County's Sheriff's
Department recognize their duty to serve the people by safeguarding life and property, by protecting
them against violence or disorder, and by protecting the innocent against deception and the weak
against oppression or intimidation; and
WHEREAS, the County's Sheriffs Department has grown to be a modern and scientific law
enforcement agency which unceasingly provides a vital public service.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
calls upon all County citizens, and upon all patriotic, civil, and educational organizations to observe
the week of May 12 - 18, 2024, as Police Week with appropriate recognition and thanks for the
police officers, past and present, who by their faithful and loyal devotion to their responsibilities,
have rendered a dedicated service to their communities and, in doing so, have established for
themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the rights and security for all citizens;
and
THE BOARD FURTHER RESOLVES to call on all County citizens to observe May 15,
2024,as Peace Officers Memorial Day to honor those peace officers who, through their courageous
deeds,have lost their lives or have become disabled in the performance of duty.
Given under my hand this 21'day of May, 2024.
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:. ell W. Dal on(Chai an)
Pittsylvania County Board of Supervisors
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J.Vaden Hunt,Esq. -
Pittsylvania County Attorney