Proc. 2011-23 Public Safety Telecommunications Week 04-10-16-11PR O CLAIVIA TION N0.2011-23
WHEREAS emergencies can occur at anytime that require police, fire, or emergency medical
services; and
WHEREAS when an emergency occurs, the prompt response of police officers, fire fighters,
and emergency medical services personnel is critical to the protection and
preservation of life and property; and
WHEREAS the safety of our police officers, firefighters, and emergency medical services
personnel is dependent upon the quality and accuracy of information obtained
from citizens who telephone the Walker County Public Safety Communications
Center; .and
WHEREAS Public Safety Dispatchers are the first and most critical contact our citizens have
with emergency services; and
WHEREAS Public Safety Dispatchers are the single vital link for our police officers, fire
fighters, and emergency medical services personnel by monitoring their
activities by radio, providing them with information and insuring their safety;
and
WHEREAS Public Safety Dispatchers of the Walker County Public Safety Communications
Center have contributed substantially to the apprehension of criminals,
suppression of fires, and treatment of patients and insuring their safety; and
WHEREAS each dispatcher has exhibited compassion, understanding and professionalism
during their performance of their job in the past year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT HEREBYPR0CLA DIED, by the power vested in me as Mayor
of the City of Huntsville, Texas that.
April so -16.,2011
be declared: Public Safety Telecommunications Week"
in the City of Huntsville, in honor of the men and women whose diligence and
professionalism keep our City and citizens safe.
PROCT.A rMF, n AND SIGNED this the 5th day of April, 2011.
J. Turner, Mayor