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RESOLUTION SUPPORTING LAW ENFORCEMENT AGENCIES AND THEIR MEMBERS WHO SERVE OUR COMMUNITIES, DISAPPROVING OF EFFORTS TO DELEGITIMIZE THE LAW ENFORCEMENT PROFESSION, REDUCING MUNICIPAL AUTHORITY, PRIORITIZING CRIMINALS OVER THE SAFETY OF LAW-ABIDING CITIZENS AND POLICE OFFICERS, AND CALLING ON GOVERNORJ.B. PRITZKER TO VETO H.B. 3653
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WHEREAS, the Village of Orland Park (the “Village”) is a home rule unit of government
by virtue of the provisions of the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970; and
WHEREAS, the Village, as a home rule unit, may exercise such powers and perform any function pertaining to its government and affairs; and
WHEREAS, the powers explicitly designated to home rule units in the Constitution of the State of Illinois of 1970 includes regulation for the protection of the public health, safety, morals, and welfare; and
WHEREAS, law enforcement is a necessary and vital function of our government at all levels. Police departments enforce the laws enacted by the Legislature to ensure public safety, protect the health and property of our citizens, and to prevent crime and civil disorder; and
WHEREAS, the Village President and the Board of Trustees of the Village support the efforts, best practices, and beneficial policy changes that have been put forth and adopted by the Orland Park Police Department and all other partnering law enforcement agencies serving the citizens of Orland Park while working to improve public safety and while continuing to reduce overall crime; and
WHEREAS, the duty of law enforcement is to enforce the law equally and in a fair and just manner without partiality, prejudice, or discrimination; and
WHEREAS, the egregious misconduct and bias of some law enforcement officers demonstrates the need for reform, but efforts to defund or abolish local police departments give credence to the incorrect notion that law enforcement generally is harmful to local communities, rather than a cornerstone of a safe...
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