HomeMy WebLinkAbout2024-19Resolution 2024-19
Resolution in Observance of National Public Safety
Telecommunications Appreciation Week April 14- April 20, 2024
WHEREAS, the week of April 14 -April 20, 2024 has been designated as National Public Safety
Telecommunications Week; and,
WHEREAS, in observance of this week, the Town Council desires to recognize the local public
safety dispatchers of the Pulaski County Joint 9-1-1 Communications Center who answer calls
for service and assistance every single hour of the day, every day of the year; and,
WHEREAS, the dispatcher is the first person to respond to a call for help, shouldering the
awesome responsibility to assist victims and guide first responders in those first vital moments
after a crime, illness or accident has left its mark on a helpless victim, and,
WHEREAS, the men and women who serve as public safety dispatchers serve the vital
function of keeping an emergency situation under control by collecting information to relay to
first responders in the field; giving lifesaving directions to the caller during a medical
emergency; serving as a lifeline to officers, firemen or medical personnel in the field; or simply
being the calm voice in the dark night that reassures the victim of a crime or accident that help is
on the way and that they are not alone;
NOW, THEREFORE be it RESOLVED by the Town Council of the Town of Pulaski, Virginia
sitting in regular session this 16th day of April 2024 that the Town Council as part of National
Public Safety Telecommunications Week, does hereby recognize and commend the dispatchers
of the Pulaski County 9-1-1 Joint Communications Center for their tireless service and
dedication to the community and their fellow citizens.
This resolution is effective upon adoption and is hereby adopted this 16t' day of April 2024 by
the duly recorded vote of the Town Council of Pulaski, Virginia as follows:
Gregory C. East- Aye
Jeremy L. Clark- Aye
Brooks R. Dawson- Aye
ATTEST
is C. Hale
Clerk of Council
James A. Radcliffe- Aye
G. Tyler Clontz- Aye
Michael P. Reis- Aye
TOWN of PULASKI, VIRGINIA
W. Shannon Collins
Mayor