HM 73 — "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES APPRECIATION DAY"

HOUSEA MEMORIAL 73DECLARING 53RDFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE10, - STATE OF NEW MEXICO - SECOND SESSION, 2018 INTRODUCED"PUBLIC BYEMPLOYEES SherylAPPRECIATION WilliamsDAY" StapletonIN andTHE ChristineHOUSE TrujilloOF andREPRESENTATIVES. Patricia Roybal Caballero and Joanne J.

Ferrary5 WHEREAS, public employees, including all state, county and Robertomunicipal "Bobby"employees, J.are essential to delivering vital public services in New Mexico, to every county and every corner of the state;

Gonzalesand 8WHEREAS, 10public Aemployees MEMORIALare DECLARINGdedicated FEBRUARYand 10,committed 2018to "PUBLICtheir EMPLOYEESwork APPRECIATIONand DAY"have INmade THEcareers HOUSEin OFmany REPRESENTATIVES.public professions;

14and WHEREAS, publicthese employees,employees includingwork allin state, county and municipal employees, are essential to delivering vital public servicessafety, inblue- Newcollar, Mexico,clerical, towhite-collar every county and everymanagement cornerprofessions; of the e t 17 state;

and wWHEREAS, lpublic nsafety dprofessionals 18are WHEREAS,responsible publicfor employeeskeeping arethe dedicatedpublic andsafe committedin toa =wide =variety 19of ajobs, lincluding theirpolice workofficer, firefighter, correctional and havedetention madeofficer, careerssecurity inofficer, manyemergency publicmedical professions;service provider, emergency medical technician, 911 dispatcher and others;

iand aWHEREAS, eblue-collar rprofessionals 20are responsible for keeping towns and acities tclean mand mensuring 21safe WHEREAS,drinking thesewater, employeessafe workwastewater infacilities, publicsafe safety,solid blue-waste dremoval rand esafe 22places collar,for clerical,children white-collarto andplay managementby professions;keeping public parks HM 73 clean;

and cPage e1 s k 23 WHEREAS, publicclerical safetyprofessionals, professionalswho areperform responsible for e a n b 24 keeping the public safe in a wide variety of jobs,tasks includingand uin [many policecases officer,deal firefighter,directly correctionalwith andthe detentionpublic, .210158.1serve officer,as securitycritical officer,resources emergencyto medicalhelp servicecarry provider,out emergencythe medicalmission technician,of 911state dispatcher and others;local governments;

and WHEREAS, blue-collar professionals are responsible for keeping towns and cities clean and ensuring safe drinking water, safe wastewater facilities, safe solid waste removal and safe places for children to play by keeping public parks clean;

and WHEREAS, clerical professionals, who perform a wide variety of tasks and in many cases deal directly with the public, serve as critical resources to help carry out the mission of state and local governments;

and WHEREAS, public employees are vital to the health of New e e 17 Mexico's economy and communities by purchasing goods and e e n d 18 services from local businesses and volunteering with local = = l ] 19 charities, neighborhood associations, places of faith and a l r i 20 schools;

and t e a t WHEREAS, public employees should be recognized for their m m 21 e d r e 22 dedication and commitment to their professions and for being c e r c 23 integral to making New Mexico a great place to live;

e a n b 24 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF u [ REPRESENTATIVES OF THE STATE OF NEW MEXICO that the .210158.1 - 2 - contributions of public employees be recognized;

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