Meridian Township, MI

RESOLUTION RE-AFFIRMING POLICE POLICIES AND PROCEDURES

At a regular meeting of the Township Board of the Charter Township of Meridian, Ingham County, Michigan, held at the Meridian Municipal Building, in said Township on the 16th day of September, 2003, at 6:00 p.m., local time.

PRESENT: Supervisor McGillicuddy, Clerk Helmbrecht, Treasurer Hunting, Trustees Brixie,

Stier, Such, Woiwode

ABSENT: None

The following Resolution was offered by Treasurer Hunting and supported by Trustee Brixie.

WHEREAS, it is, and has been, the policy of the Meridian Township Police Department to respect and protect the dignity and constitutional rights of all persons, and to perform its law enforcement functions in a manner that does not violate those rights, and;

WHEREAS, the Meridian Township Police Department recognizes that the trust of all segments of the community is essential to the proper fulfillment of the Department's responsibilities and that this trust must be earned and maintained by consistently exercising impartiality and fairness in all of its contacts with the public, and;

WHEREAS, recent national and international events have raised concerns that constitutionally protected individual rights and freedoms may be sacrificed, ignored or diminished in the interest of preserving public safety and security.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, BY THE TOWNSHIP BOARD OF THE CHARTER TOWNSHIP OF MERIDIAN, INGHAM COUNTY, MICHIGAN, that the Meridian Township Police Department shall remain vigilant in respecting and protecting the dignity and constitutional rights of all persons while fulfilling its law enforcement obligations to the citizenry of Meridian Township.

ADOPTED: YEAS: Trustees Brixie, Stier, Such, Woiwode, Supervisor McGillicuddy, Clerk

Helmbrecht, Treasurer Hunting

NAYS: None