WHEREAS, public employees at the federal, state, county and city levels dedicate their careers to public service by contributing to professional industries, such as health care, education, public safety, conservation, and national defense; and

        WHEREAS, these dedicated public servants perform their duties with compassion, professionalism and a commitment to those they serve; and

        WHEREAS, the importance of public service provided by public employees and volunteers is too often forgotten or ignored; and

        WHEREAS, it is appropriate to designate a Public Employee Recognition Week to honor and recognize all public employees and remind the citizens of Idaho of the importance of public service; and

        WHEREAS, Idaho is honored to join other states across the nation during the week of May 5th through 9th, 2008, to extend our appreciation and gratitude to all public employees for their continued spirit of dedication;

        NOW, THEREFORE, I, C. L. "Butch" OTTER, Governor of the State of Idaho, do hereby proclaim May 5th through 9th, 2008, to be

PUBLIC EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION WEEK

and May 7th, 2008, to be

STATE EMPLOYEE RECOGNITION DAY

in Idaho.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and caused to be affixed the Great Seal of the State of Idaho at Boise, Idaho, on this 1st day of May in the year of our Lord two-thousand and eight and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-second and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred eighteenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE