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 too often is 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 4th through 8th, 2009, 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 4th through 8th, 2009 to be

PUBLIC  EMPLOYEE    RECOGNITION    WEEK

and May 6th, 2009, 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 the Capitol in Boise on this 30thday of April in the year of our Lord two-thousand and nine and of the Independence of the United States of America the two hundred thirty-third and of the Statehood of Idaho the one hundred nineteenth.

BEN YSURSA
SECRETARY OF STATE