File #: 15-1193    Version: 1 Name: New York City Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu, Recognizing the Service of Public Safety Officers
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 1/14/2015 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 1/21/2015 Final action: 1/21/2015
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION RESOLUTION HONORING NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS RAFAEL RAMOS AND WENJIAN LIU, RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS THROUGHOUT COOK COUNTY, THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THE COUNTRY, AND THE DISPLAYS OF SUPPORT FOR THESE OFFICERS WHEREAS, Public Safety Officers in Cook County, the State of Illinois and throughout the country serve the citizens of our communities with selfless devotion, regardless of the peril or hazard to themselves; and WHEREAS, As a county, a state, and a nation, we rely on Public Safety Officers to enforce our laws, respond in times of crisis, and keep our neighborhoods safe; and WHEREAS, Public Safety Officers across America work to sustain peace and order; and, WHEREAS, Every day Public Safety Officers put their lives in jeopardy to protect others, knowing the price of that bravery may result in injury, disability, or even death; and WHEREAS, New York City Police Officers Rafael Ramos and his partner Wenjian Liu,...
Sponsors: RICHARD R. BOYKIN, LUIS ARROYO JR, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI, JESÚS G. GARCÍA, ELIZABETH "LIZ" DOODY GORMAN, JOHN P. DALEY, JOAN PATRICIA MURPHY, JERRY BUTLER, JOHN A. FRITCHEY, BRIDGET GAINER, GREGG GOSLIN, STANLEY MOORE, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), TIMOTHY O. SCHNEIDER, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, ROBERT STEELE
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

RESOLUTION HONORING NEW YORK CITY POLICE OFFICERS RAFAEL RAMOS AND WENJIAN LIU, RECOGNIZING THE SERVICE OF PUBLIC SAFETY OFFICERS THROUGHOUT COOK COUNTY, THE STATE OF ILLINOIS AND THE COUNTRY, AND THE DISPLAYS OF SUPPORT FOR THESE OFFICERS

WHEREAS, Public Safety Officers in Cook County, the State of Illinois and throughout the country serve the citizens of our communities with selfless devotion, regardless of the peril or hazard to themselves; and

WHEREAS, As a county, a state, and a nation, we rely on Public Safety Officers to enforce our laws, respond in times of crisis, and keep our neighborhoods safe; and

WHEREAS, Public Safety Officers across America work to sustain peace and order; and,

WHEREAS, Every day Public Safety Officers put their lives in jeopardy to protect others, knowing the price of that bravery may result in injury, disability, or even death; and

WHEREAS, New York City Police Officers Rafael Ramos and his partner Wenjian Liu, who were brutally and tragically murdered in their patrol car on December 20, 2014 in Brooklyn, New
York, were targeted solely because they were Public Safety Officers; and

WHEREAS, it is fitting and proper to honor Officers Ramos and Liu and those Public Safety Officers throughout Cook County, the State of Illinois and the United States of America who selflessly dedicate themselves to serving their communities, and to honor displays of support for those officers.

NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED by the Cook County President and the Board of Commissioners that this Resolution honors New York City Police Officers Rafael Ramos and Wenjian Liu and the municipal, county and State Public Safety Officers in Cook County, Illinois and the United States of America who selflessly serve and protect the public, and honors displays of support for these officers; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED by the Cook County President and the Board of Commissioners that copies of this resolution...

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