During the Jan. 14, Westfield City Council meeting, Mayor Andy Cook commemorates David Brown, a Westfield deputy marshal who was shot and killed in the line of duty Jan. 11, 1969. Cook, left, reads a proclamation with Lt. Mike Seagrave. (Submitted photos)

Mayor Andy Cook, left, speaks on the importance of not taking police officers for granted as members from the Westfield Police Dept. listen.