IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION commending Raytown letter carrier, Vickie Brandt for her heroism and quick response to a mother's crisis on December 10, 2001, which helped the Raytown Police Department recover a stolen vehicle with a 3-year-old child in the back seat.
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RESOLUTION #14010, February 11, 2002
INTRODUCED BY Terry Young, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Raytown letter carrier, Vickie Brandt has been honored by the U.S. Postal Service for her heroism and quick response to a mother's crisis on December 10, 2001, which helped the Raytown Police recover a stolen vehicle with a 3-year-old child in the back seat; and,
WHEREAS, Vickie was delivering mail when she saw a Ford Excursion peel out of a driveway in the 5700 block of Blue Ridge Boulevard and heard a mother's cries for her baby; and,
WHEREAS, Vickie acted instinctively and helped the distraught mother dial 911; and,
WHEREAS, her quick response led the Raytown Police Department to a suspect in the stolen vehicle carrying the mother's 3-year-old child in the back seat; and,
WHEREAS, Vickie has been an employee with the U.S. Postal Service for 17 years; and,
WHEREAS, she has been trained under the Postal Service's Carrier Alert Program, a program which instructs carriers to alert authorities about suspicious behavior, mail pile-ups in an older adult's home, and other unusual circumstances; and,
WHEREAS, the U.S. Postal Service rewarded Vickie on Friday with a Special Recognition Award at the Raytown post office; and,
WHEREAS, Vickie is a hero by the standards of the citizens of Jackson County and especially to the family of the child she helped rescue on December 10, 2001; and,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature commends Vickie Brandt for her heroism and quick action in assisting the Raytown Police with recovering a stolen vehicle and returning a 3-year-old-child to the arms of a distraught mother.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #14010 of February 11, 2002 was duly passed on ___________February 11________________, 2002 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______5__________ Nays ______0________
Abstaining ______0_______ Absent ____4________
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Date Mary Jo Brogoto, Clerk of Legislature