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Chief Swenson announces that National Police Week is May 11 through May 17. Please <br />join the citizens of Lino Lakes in recognizing Police Week 2014. <br />PROCLAMATION <br />POLICE WEEK 2014 <br />WHEREAS, the Congress of the United States of America has designated the calendar <br />week of each year during which May 15 occurs as "National Police Week" and May 15th <br />of each year to be "Peace Officers' Memorial Day "; and <br />WHEREAS, the members of the Lino Lakes Police Department play an essential role in <br />safeguarding the rights and freedoms of the City of Lino Lakes; and <br />WHEREAS, it is important that all citizens know and understand the duties, <br />responsibilities, hazards, and sacrifices of their Lino Lakes Police Department, and that <br />members of our law enforcement agency recognize their duty to serve the people by <br />safeguarding life and property, by protecting them against violence and disorder, and by <br />protecting the innocent against deception and the weak against oppression; and <br />NOW, THEREFORE, We, the Lino Lakes City Council, do hereby proclaim the <br />WEEK OF MAY 11TH TO MAY 17TH <br />to be <br />POLICE WEEK <br />and call upon all citizens of Lino Lakes and upon all patriotic, civic and educational <br />organizations to observe the week of May 11 - 17, 2014, as Police Week with appropriate <br />ceremonies and observances in which all of our people may join in commemorating law <br />enforcement officers, past and present, who, by their faithful and loyal devotion to their <br />responsibilities, have rendered a dedicated service to their communities and, in so doing, <br />have established for themselves an enviable and enduring reputation for preserving the <br />rights and security of all citizens. <br />Jeff Reinert, Mayor <br />Julie Bartell, City Clerk <br />