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3.'& <br />PROCLAMATION <br />DESIGNATING THE WEEK OF MAY 2-89 2021, AS <br />NATIONAL CORRECTIONAL OFFICERS AND EMPLOYEES WEEK <br />WHEREAS, in 1984, President Reagan signed Proclamation 5187 creating "National Correctional <br />Officers Week," subsequently changed by the U.S. Senate, in 1996, to "National Correctional Officers <br />and Employees Week"; and <br />WHEREAS, the first full week in May is dedicated to honor the work of Correctional Officers and <br />correctional personnel nationwide; and <br />WHEREAS, today's well-trained, professional Correctional Officers and correctional personnel <br />face danger in their everyday lives; and <br />WHEREAS, Indian River County's staff of Correctional Officers, Nurses, Civilian Correction <br />Assistants, and support staff serve in an increasingly arduous and complex environment, in which they <br />are called upon. to simultaneously fill custodial, supervisory, and counseling roles while ensuring the <br />safety and well-being of the inmates within Indian River County; and <br />WHEREAS, the work of Correctional Officers and correctional personnel comes with the <br />challenging responsibility to help inmates develop the skills necessary to become productive members of <br />society. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT PROCLAIMED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA that the week of May 2-8, 2021, is designated as National <br />Correctional Officers and Employees Week, and that our local Correctional Officers and correctional <br />personnel are applauded for their hard work, dedication, and courage in performance of their demanding <br />roles to protect and enhance public safety. <br />Adopted this 4th day of May, 2021. BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS, <br />INDIAN RIVER COUNTY, FLORIDA <br />Joseph E. Flescher, Chairman <br />Peter D. O'Bryan, Vice Chairman <br />Susan Adams <br />Joseph H. Earman <br />Laura Moss <br />2 <br />