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Resolution
Supporting Chief Oritz to Make
San Antonio the Safest Crime Free City in the
United States
WHEREAS, the League of United
Latin American Citizens (LULAC) is the oldest
and largest Hispanic Civil Rights organization;
and
WHEREAS, LULAC
is a tax exempt organization under the laws of
the United States of America; and
WHEREAS, LULAC
was founded to embody the will of a people to
overcome inequality, discrimination, and
injustice; and
WHEREAS, LULAC
was founded and chartered in 1929—this being the
75th Anniversary to protect the Civil
Rights of all Hispanics in education, housing
banking law-enforcement and in the election and
judicial process; and
WHEREAS, LULAC
District XV firmly must preserve the respect,
reputation, honesty and integrity of our people
as well as reaffirm our determination to provide
for the restoration and recognition of the
Hispanic’s equal standing in American society;
and
WHEREAS, LULAC
District XV firmly and respectively supports and
honors our distinguished public leaders such as
our local San Antonio Police Chief, Albert
Ortiz; and
WHEREAS, Chief
Albert Ortiz, is a local product that has shown
our future youth the road to success through
hard work, education, honesty, and dignity on
the job, a credit to his strong desire to
achieve at the highest level; and
WHEREAS, Chief
Ortiz, has given the Hispanics a symbolic
doctrine to follow in our pursuit to a better
world, his experience, judgment, professional
conduct, and insight to solve community problems
has been commendable; and
WHEREAS, Chief
Ortiz, epitomizes what LULAC must preserve; the
ideals, honesty, integrity, and determination
into taking part in the shaping of a better
world for all of our citizens; and
WHEREAS, Chief
Oritz, is the first and only Hispanic to attain
the rank of Police Chief in the eighth largest
city in the United States (San Antonio); and
WHEREAS, Chief
Oritz is wise and discreet, his actions in
reducing crime at less cost than his
predecessors shows his actions speak louder than
words. A man of firm beliefs and strong
convictions he emanates leadership of the
highest esteem; and
WHEREAS, Chief
Oritz, is a credit to his profession and a
positive role model for our citizens and serves
as a vanguard to all of our future Hispanic
police officers; and
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT
RESOLVED, that the League of United
Latin American Citizens, hereby this resolution
supports Chief Oritz in all his endeavors to
make San Antonio the safest crime free city in
the United States. We urge and request that the
Mayor and City Council of San Antonio honor our
request and provide Chief Oritz with all the
support available and assurance that as long as
his job performance continues in its present
form, job security will not be jeapordized.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED,
that Chief Oritz has demonstrated fairness,
equality, compassion, and righteousness when
enforcing the law acting in accord with justice
and always morally right and justifiable.
Those are the ideals that
represent our organization (LULAC) and we salute
Chief Oritz for upholding those ideals in
furthering the interest of justice. Chief Oritz
is a credit to his position; arguable the best
Police Chief San Antonio has ever had the
privilege to have. As Hispanics we are proud and
honored above and beyond the normal standard of
excellence.
Submitted by Henry Rodriguez,
Director of Communities Affairs,
Concilio Zapatista #4383.
Adopted this 10th day of July
2004.
Hector M. Flores
LULAC National President |
