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Wylie leaders honor EMS, police and corrections staff and welcome new local businesses
Summary
At its May 12 meeting the Wylie City Council presented lifesave awards and proclaimed EMS Week, National Police Week and National Correctional Officers Week; Salvation Army representatives presented an appreciation certificate and a local coffee cruiser business introduced its inclusion-focused hiring plan.
Mayor Matthew Porter opened the May 12 meeting by issuing certificates of election and swearing in incumbents before turning to presentations recognizing first responders and community partners.
Wylie Fire Rescue and EMS staff presented lifesave awards for a February cardiac-arrest response that reunited a survivor with her family. “It takes all of us,” the fire chief said, thanking dispatchers, paramedics and mutual-aid partners. Heidi Hawkins, EMS manager, identified the crew members who responded and noted the program’s track record of returning patients to their homes.
Mayor Porter proclaimed Emergency Medical Services Week for the city, citing 2025 call statistics in the proclamation and praising the in-house EMS program for increasing the level of service to residents. Assistant Police Chief Tommy Walters introduced multiple police staff and thanked the community for its support; the mayor also proclaimed National Police Week. City officials read a proclamation honoring National Correctional Officers Week and highlighted the city’s detention center role in regional processing.
Major Roy Galvez and Michael Sherwin of the Salvation Army presented a certificate to Mayor Porter for the city’s participation in the county mayoral kettle campaign and described local food pantry and rehousing services.
During the citizen-participation period Stefanos, owner of Bitty and Beans, introduced the mobile coffee cruiser and described a hiring preference to employ individuals with intellectual and developmental disabilities.
The council recessed briefly for photographs and then moved on to regular business.
