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PROCLAMATION RECOGNIZING MAY 15 THROUGH 21, 2016 AS NATIONAL POLICE WEEK WHEREAS, there are more than 900,000 law enforcement officers serving in communities across the United States, including the dedicated members of the Indian River County Sheriff's Office and Indian River County municipal police departments; and WHEREAS, in 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation which designated May 15th as National Peace Officers Memorial Day and the week in which that date falls as National Police Week; and WHEREAS, on average, one law enforcement officer is killed in the line of duty somewhere in the United States every 61 hours. Since the first known line -of -duty death in 1791, more than 20,000 U.S. law enforcement officers have made the ultimate sacrifice; and WHEREAS, a total of 1,439 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in the past 10 years, or 144 per year 123 law enforcement officers died in the line of duty in 2015; and WHEREAS, the National Law Enforcement Officers Memorial Fund honors and remembers those recently fallen law enforcement officers who have paid the ultimate price and given their lives to protect and serve; and WHEREAS, the service and sacrifice of all officers killed in the line of duty were honored during a Wreath Placement Ceremony on the morning of May 16 at the Indian River County Courthouse. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that May 15-21, 2016 is recognized as National Police Week in honor of the service of law enforcement officers in our community and communities across the nation, and May 15 is recognized as Peace Officers Memorial Day, in honor of all fallen officers and their families and U S. flags should be flown at half staff. Adopted this 17th day of May, 2016 BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA Bob Solari, Chairmjan EPFlescher, Vide—Chairman Wks �y S. Davi `t 7 �, � I'D Peter O'Bryan U Tom Zorc ;