City of Philadelphia - File #: 100297

• File #: 100297
• Version: 0
• Type: Resolution
• Status: ADOPTED
• File created: 4/29/2010
• In control: CITY COUNCIL
• Final action: 4/29/2010
• Title: Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The Officers Of The Philadelphia Police Department And Declaring Thursday, May 27, 2010, "Philadelphia Police Officers Appreciation Day."
• Sponsors: Councilmember Rizzo, Council President Verna, Councilmember Sanchez, Councilmember Greenlee, Councilmember Clarke, Councilmember Kenney, Councilmember DiCicco, Councilmember Goode, Councilmember Blackwell, Councilmember Reynolds Brown, Councilmember Jones, Councilmember Green, Councilmember Krajewski, Councilmember Miller, Councilmember Kelly, Councilmember O'Neill

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result	Tally
4/29/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	ADOPTED
4/29/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	READ
4/29/2010	0	CITY COUNCIL	Introduced	Pass

Title
Recognizing, Honoring, And Celebrating The Officers Of The Philadelphia Police Department And Declaring Thursday, May 27, 2010, "Philadelphia Police Officers Appreciation Day."
Body
WHEREAS, The students of the Mathematics, Civics, and Sciences Charter School have begun a tradition of recognizing, honoring, and celebrating the officers of the Philadelphia Police Department on the last Thursday of May for their bravery in serving and protecting the People of Philadelphia; and

WHEREAS, The City's first patrol began in 1663 by Hans Block in the Swedish Settlement; and in 1751, the General Assembly established the first paid police patrol composed of wardens and constables; and

WHEREAS, Philadelphia's modern police history began in 1850, and the Department grew as the City expanded in 1854 through city-county consolidation to over 129 square miles, and included the establishment of the Harbor Patrol in 1860 with the development of port facilities to handle growing national and international commerce; and

WHEREAS, The first black police officer was appointed in 1881, while the first women were hired in 1886 as matrons; and

WHEREAS, In 1889, a Mounted Police Unit was established with the purchase of 93 horses, in 1906, the Department purchased its first motorcycles, and in 1936, radios began to be used in police operations; and

WHEREAS, Today criminal investigation is very sophisticated, with the Philadelphia Police providing innovative leadership in the science of fighting crime in an urban environment; and

WHEREAS, The students of the Mathematics, Civics, and Sciences Charter School host an annual luncheon including fried chicken and sweet potatoes, poetry readings, songs, and the presentation of citations to honor our police officers who put their lives at risk to protect the lives and property of our residents, business people, employees, and visitors.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF PHILADELPHIA, Tha...