SM 73 — "PUBLIC EMPLOYEES APPRECIATION DAY"

SENATEA MEMORIAL 73DECLARING 53RDFEBRUARY LEGISLATURE10, -2018 STATE"PUBLIC OFEMPLOYEES NEWAPPRECIATION MEXICODAY" -IN SECONDTHE SESSION,SENATE. 2018 INTRODUCED BY Howie C.

Morales5 6WHEREAS, 8public 10employees, Aincluding MEMORIALall DECLARINGstate, FEBRUARYcounty 10,and 2018municipal "PUBLICemployees, EMPLOYEESare APPRECIATIONessential DAY"to INdelivering THEvital SENATE.public services in New Mexico, to every county and every corner of the state;

14and WHEREAS, public employees,employees includingare alldedicated state, county and municipalcommitted employees, are essential to deliveringtheir vitalwork public services in New Mexico, to every county and everyhave cornermade ofcareers thein emany tpublic 17professions; state;

and w l n d 18 WHEREAS, publicthese employees arework dedicatedin andpublic committedsafety, toblue-collar, =clerical, =white-collar 19 a l their work and havemanagement made careers in many public professions;

iand aWHEREAS, epublic rsafety 20professionals andare responsible for keeping the public safe in a twide mvariety mof 21jobs, WHEREAS,including thesepolice employeesofficer, workfirefighter, incorrectional publicand safety,detention blue-officer, dsecurity rofficer, eemergency 22medical collar,service clerical,provider, white-collaremergency andmedical managementtechnician, professions;911 dispatcher and others;

and c e s k 23 WHEREAS, publicblue-collar safety professionals are responsible for ekeeping atowns nand bcities 24clean keepingand theensuring public safe indrinking awater, widesafe varietywastewater offacilities, jobs,safe includingsolid uwaste [removal police officer, firefighter, correctional and detentionsafe .210019.1places officer,for securitychildren officer,to emergencyplay medicalby servicekeeping provider,public emergencyparks medicalSM technician,73 911clean; dispatcher and others;

and WHEREAS,Page blue-collar1 professionalsWHEREAS, areclerical responsibleprofessionals, forwho keepingperform townsa andwide citiesvariety cleanof tasks and ensuringin safemany drinkingcases water,deal safedirectly wastewaterwith facilities,the safepublic, solidserve wasteas removalcritical andresources safeto placeshelp forcarry childrenout tothe playmission byof keepingstate publicand parkslocal clean;governments;

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 SENATE OF THE STATE u [ OF NEW MEXICO that the contributions of public employees be .210019.1 - 2 - recognized;

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