May 2022: Public Service Recognition Month

WHEREAS, Americans are helped every single day by public servants at federal, state, county, and city levels who work to keep our nation running; and,

WHEREAS, our public employees must uphold the United States constitution and take an oath of office, just like our elected officials in public office do; and,

WHEREAS, many public servants, including military personnel, police officers, firefighters, corrections officers, border patrol officers, embassy employees, health care professionals, and others, risk their lives each day in service to the people of Michigan, the United States, and around the world; and,

WHEREAS, public servants include state employees, teachers, doctors, scientists, paraprofessionals, technicians, train conductors, astronauts, nurses, safety inspectors, laborers, road commission crews, computer technicians, social workers, librarians, and those in countless other occupations. Day in and day out, they provide the diverse services people demand and expect from their government with efficiency and integrity; and,

WHEREAS, these men and women dedicate themselves to serving the public, often without recognition or acknowledgement of their efforts; and,

WHEREAS, without these public servants at every level, continuity would be impossible in a democracy that regularly changes its leaders and elected officials; and,

WHEREAS, though the work and efforts of public servants are specially recognized this month, Michigan remains grateful each and every day;

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Gretchen Whitmer, governor of Michigan, do hereby proclaim May 2022 as Public Service Recognition Month in Michigan.