Bill Text: TX HR1769 | 2023-2024 | 88th Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Congratulating Jimmy Perdue on his retirement as chief of police and director of public safety for the City of North Richland Hills.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2023-05-15 - Reported enrolled [HR1769 Detail]
Download: Texas-2023-HR1769-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 1769 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Jimmy Perdue is retiring as chief of police and | ||
| director of public safety for the City of North Richland Hills in | ||
| May 2023, concluding an exemplary career in public service that has | ||
| spanned more than four decades; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. Perdue joined the Irving Police Department in | ||
| 1982, and in the ensuing years, he advanced through the ranks to | ||
| become the department's assistant police chief; in July 2005, he | ||
| was appointed as chief of police for North Richland Hills, and after | ||
| three years, he was named the city's director of public safety, with | ||
| responsibility for overseeing its police and fire departments, | ||
| facilities, and fleet; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During Chief Perdue's tenure, the North Richland | ||
| Hills Police Department first attained Recognized status from the | ||
| Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation's Best Practices | ||
| Recognition Program in 2011, and it has continuously maintained | ||
| that status for over a decade; during 2011, Chief Perdue also | ||
| implemented a shared services agreement with the neighboring | ||
| communities of Haltom City, Richland Hills, and Watauga for | ||
| dispatching and jail services, which has saved each city hundreds | ||
| of thousands of dollars annually in operational costs; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Perdue has gone above and beyond to develop | ||
| programs and initiatives that have greatly enhanced public safety | ||
| in the community; these have included the Volunteers in Public | ||
| Service program, which allows trained citizen volunteers to assist | ||
| police with non-enforcement duties, and the SHIELD program, which | ||
| encourages department employees to focus on Service, Honor, | ||
| Integrity, Ethics, and De-escalation; in 2013, Chief Perdue | ||
| initiated the establishment of the Women of Law Enforcement | ||
| Conference, which has since grown from 110 to more than 500 | ||
| attendees; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A graduate of the FBI National Academy, Chief Perdue | ||
| holds a bachelor's degree from Dallas Baptist University and a | ||
| master's degree in criminal justice from the University of North | ||
| Texas; in 2022, he was elected as president of the Texas Police | ||
| Chiefs Association, and he previously served as president of the | ||
| North Texas Police Chiefs Association; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Chief Jimmy Perdue has greatly benefited the | ||
| citizens of North Richland Hills through his leadership, vision, | ||
| and deep commitment to public safety, and he may indeed reflect with | ||
| pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting | ||
| chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas | ||
| Legislature hereby congratulate Jimmy Perdue on his retirement as | ||
| chief of police and director of public safety for the City of North | ||
| Richland Hills and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; | ||
| and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Chief Perdue as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Klick | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 1769 was adopted by the House on May | ||
| 15, 2023, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
