Bill Text: IL HR1018 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Montgomery Police Chief Daniel Meyers on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-04-26 - Resolution Adopted [HR1018 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR1018-Introduced.html
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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Montgomery Police Chief | ||||||
| 4 | Daniel Meyers on the occasion of his retirement on April
30, | ||||||
| 5 | 2018; and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Chief Meyers was born on December 10, 1960; he | ||||||
| 7 | attended Aurora Central Catholic High
School, Waubonsee | ||||||
| 8 | Community College, and Aurora University; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Chief Meyers joined the Montgomery Police | ||||||
| 10 | Department on February 11, 1985; he has served as an officer, | ||||||
| 11 | field training officer, detective, sergeant, and deputy chief
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| 12 | prior to becoming Chief of Police in November of 2010; and
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| 13 | WHEREAS, Chief Meyers has attended over 1,000 additional | ||||||
| 14 | hours of special police training
seminars; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, In 2007, Chief Meyers was nominated by FBI officer | ||||||
| 16 | Paul Bock for the "Stars of Distinction" award by the Chicago | ||||||
| 17 | Crime
Commission for his assistance in "Operation First Degree | ||||||
| 18 | Burn"; in December of 2008, he graduated from the prestigious | ||||||
| 19 | FBI National Academy Program at Quantico,
Virginia; and
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| 20 | WHEREAS, Chief Meyers is currently president of the | ||||||
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| 1 | Montgomery Police Pension Board, secretary of the
Kane County | ||||||
| 2 | Chiefs of Police Association, and is a member of the FBI | ||||||
| 3 | National Academy
Associates, International Chiefs of Police; | ||||||
| 4 | and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Chief Meyers has been has been nominated six times | ||||||
| 6 | for the "Officer of the Year" award; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Chief Meyers enjoys softball and golf; and
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| 8 | WHEREAS, Chief Meyers is an outstanding example of a life | ||||||
| 9 | well-lived as a
true public servant; therefore, be it
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| 10 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 11 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 12 | congratulate Montgomery Police Chief Daniel Meyers on his | ||||||
| 13 | retirement, and we commend and applaud him on a successful | ||||||
| 14 | career filled with hard work, passion, and the constant drive | ||||||
| 15 | to help his community and State; and be it further
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| 16 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 17 | presented to Chief Meyers as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
| 18 | esteem.
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