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Glendora council proclaims Telecommunicators Week, National Volunteer Week and National Library Week
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Summary
The council issued three proclamations honoring the city’s 9‑1‑1 telecommunicators, police volunteers and the public library; staff and volunteers accepted the recognitions and the mayor signed the proclamations.
During the April 19 meeting the Glendora City Council issued three ceremonial proclamations recognizing public‑safety telecommunicators, volunteers and the public library.
Telecommunicators Week: Councilmember Thompson presented a proclamation recognizing the dispatch team’s role in emergency response and cited call volumes for 2025. Planner/presenters noted the team’s staffing and training; dispatch supervisor Andrea Egan accepted the proclamation and thanked the council.
Volunteer Week: Councilmember Elias presented a proclamation commemorating National Volunteer Week (April 19–25, 2026) and celebrated police volunteers (CERT, Gears, Explorers and others) who donated more than 4,065 hours in 2025.
Library Week: Councilmember Davis presented a proclamation for National Library Week (April 19–25, 2026) recognizing the Glendora Public Library’s services; Bridal Landman, board of trustees president, thanked the council and described the library’s long‑running community role.
Representative quotes: On telecommunicators, the proclamation cited the team’s workload: “our 9‑1‑1 team answered a total of 80,029 calls, 65,399 calls were for service, and 14,630 were 911 ‘I need help’ calls,” language read into the record by the presenter. Andrea Egan responded, “We appreciate the acknowledgment … I work for an amazing team.”
These were ceremonial proclamations; no policy or budget decisions were associated with them.
