HomeMy WebLinkAbout00 - Presentation - Volunteers in Policing - Proclamation/PhotosTVJlEREAS, the Newport Beach Police Department staffs volunteers in Policing unit consisting of twenty-four
local residents who volunteer their time to improve their community; and
TOI3 EREAS, among their many tasks, the volunteers in Policing unit conducts vacation checks of neighborhood
homes, conducts high -visibility patrols through schoolparking lots, patrols the beach on bicycles, provides tours of the
police department, removes unsightly signage andillegalpostings, conductsfire lane anddisabledparking enforcement,
distributes crime alerts, and performs a multitude of administrative and clerical tasks within the police department;
and
TV lEREAS, the current membership of this special unit has totaled over 235 years of volunteer service to the
community of Newport Beach; and
TVJlEREAS, in 2023, the volunteers in Policing unit donatedover 4,700 hours of their own time to help improve the
safety and beauty of Newport Beach; and
`WNEP9,4S, in 2023, the volunteers in Policing unit conducted 3,804 vacation checks of Newport Beach homes,
allowing residents to have peace of mind while vacationing away from home; and
tiV'3fr RE.AS, the volunteers who make up this unit sacrifice so much through their selfless dedication to their own
neighbors; and
NO'W, NEREEORE, I, WillO'Neill, 914ayor of the City of Newport Beach, on behalf of the entire Newport Beach
City Council, do hereby proclaim that the
Newport Beach Police Department
Vofunteers in Boficing `Unit
served honorably and will always be recognizedfor their dedicated service to the city.
IN WITNESS ` NEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused the Seal of the City of Newport Beach to be
affixed this 25th day of ,dune, 2024.
WillO'Neill
9Vayor
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