CITY Appreciation Weeks

As a result, the week that date falls is known as Police Week. This year, National Police Week will be held May 14 – 20. This nationally recognized week pays special gratitude to those law enforcement officers who have lost their lives in the line of duty for the safety and protection of others while honoring America’s law enforcement community still serving today.

National EMS Week

EMS: Where Emergency Care Begins

May 21 – 27, 2023, is the 48th annual National EMS Week. In 1974, President Gerald Ford authorized EMS Week to celebrate EMS practitioners and the important work they do in our nation's communities. This year's theme is EMS: Where Emergency Care Begins.

National EMS Week brings together local communities and medical personnel to publicize safety and honor the dedication of those who provide the day-to-day lifesaving services of medicine's "front line." EMS Week is the perfect time to recognize our EMS staff, Emergency Medical Technicians, and Paramedics for all that they do for our City and surrounding areas.

Schertz EMS continues to educate the community with several different health courses including CPR & First Aid, Stop the Bleed, and Babysitting classes. This year Schertz EMS also launched the Yellow Dot Program which is a new initiative that assists in the "golden hour" of emergency care following a traffic crash when someone may not be able to communicate their needs themselves. Learn more about these programs at Schertz.com/communityhealth.

Join us in thanking our Schertz EMS personnel for caring for our community, and make sure to follow Schertz Emergency Medical Services on Facebook to keep up with all they have going on!

National Police Week

Respect. Honor. Remember.

In 1962, President John F. Kennedy signed a proclamation designating May 15 as Peace Officers Memorial Day.

The Cibolo Police Department will be hosting a Police Memorial on Monday, May 15, at 6 p.m. The ceremony will be held at Santikos (18124 IH 35N). The community is welcome to attend the ceremony as we honor the lives of fallen brothers and sisters. Unfortunately, Texas leads the nation in officer casualties in the line of duty. In 2022, 36 officers made the ultimate sacrifice.

Please join us in honoring our police officers this May for their service and sacrifice to our community.

National Public Works Week

Connecting the World Through Public Works

National Public Works Week is May 21 – 27 and this year’s American Public Works Association (APWA) theme for the week is "Connecting the World Through Public Works." Public works is the thread that connects us all, no matter where we live in the world. Every public works professional strives to improve the quality of life for the community they serve, leading to healthier, happier communities.

The "Connecting the World Through Public Works" theme highlights the way public works professionals connect us physically, through infrastructure, and inspirationally, through service to their communities, whether as first responders, or daily workers carrying out their duties with pride.

Public works connectors help keep communities strong by providing an infrastructure of services in transportation, water, wastewater, and stormwater treatment, public buildings and spaces, parks and grounds, emergency management and first response, solid waste, and right-of-way management. They are what make our communities great places to live and work.

Join us in celebrating the quiet work these professionals do that makes life better for all of us.

On Friday, May 26 we encourage you to wear orange in support of our Public Works team and invite you to take a moment to say thank you to those who often work behind the scenes and at the heart of Schertz to improve everyday quality of life.

Economic Development Week

Enhancing Our Local Economy

The City of Schertz Economic Development Corporation (SEDC) marks the week of May 8 to May 12, 2023, Economic Development Week. During this week, communities across North America will celebrate and recognize the contributions made by professional economic developers to create more economically vibrant and livable communities.

Created in 2016 by International Economic Development

Council (IEDC), the largest international professional trade association for economic developers, Economic Development Week aims to increase awareness for local programs that create jobs, advance career development opportunities, and improve the quality of life in communities everywhere.

Within the City of Schertz, economic development efforts are led by the SEDC, a non-profit industrial development corporation that was established by Schertz residents in 1998. The mission of the SEDC is to grow the Schertz economy through projects. Specifically, projects that focus on the creation/retention of primary jobs and infrastructure improvements. This is exampled through street improvement efforts in the Tri County Industrial Park and the participation in regional job fairs and round tables that foster open dialogue, identify challenges, promote information sharing, and allow primary job employers to share best practices.

Visit SchertzEDC.com to learn more about the SEDC’s role in economic development for the city through the SEDC’s blog post series and reports found at SchertzEDC.com/blog.