05 LC 98
0122
Senate
Resolution 68
By:
Senators Carter of the 13th and Kemp of the 46th
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
and expressing appreciation to the Tift County Sheriff's Office; and for other
purposes.
WHEREAS,
the Tift County Sheriff's Office has been awarded Second Place for Category
Sheriff-3 in the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) National
Law Enforcement Challenge; and
WHEREAS,
the annual IACP National Law Enforcement Challenge recognizes the efforts of law
enforcement agencies to increase safety belt usage, decrease speeding, and
reduce impaired and aggressive driving; and
WHEREAS,
agencies were judged on their highway safety officer training, public
information and education efforts, innovative highway safety programs, and
enforcement; and
WHEREAS,
Georgia's law enforcement agencies competed among 307 other departments from 27
different states; and
WHEREAS,
the Tift County Sheriff's Office, under the leadership of Sheriff Gary Vowell,
is an outstanding example of the positive effect law enforcement officers have
on the lives and well-being of others, as they reach out selflessly to serve and
protect Tift County and its citizens; and
WHEREAS,
Sheriff Gary Vowell and the members of his Traffic/Safety Education Unit are
dedicated professionals who have displayed great skill and valor in their
efforts to increase the safety of Georgia drivers through education and
enforcement, and the State of Georgia takes great pride in their outstanding
success.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body join in
commending the members of the Tift County Sheriff's Office, recipients of Second
Place for Category Sheriff-3 in the International Association of Chiefs of
Police (IACP) National Law Enforcement Challenge and extend to them their most
sincere gratitude for their exemplary service to the citizens of the State of
Georgia.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Sheriff Gary Vowell, Tift
County Sheriff's Office.