Bill Text: VA SJR466 | 2019 | Regular Session | Enrolled


Bill Title: Commending Officer Katherine E. Tassa.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 2-0)

Status: (Passed) 2019-02-23 - Bill text as passed Senate and House (SJ466ER) [SJR466 Detail]

Download: Virginia-2019-SJR466-Enrolled.html

SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 466
Commending Officer Katherine E. Tassa

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 21, 2019
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 22, 2019

 

WHEREAS, Officer Katherine E. Tassa, a dedicated and hardworking law-enforcement officer with the Virginia Beach Police Department, was named the 2018 American Legion Officer of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Katherine E. Tassa has helped make the Virginia Beach community safer by keeping impaired drivers off the roads as a member of the Special Operations Traffic Safety Unit; and

WHEREAS, K.E. Tassa has served as a DUI training facilitator and a member of the Virginia Beach Police Department's DUI wet labs and DUI Conference; she has also assisted with countless traffic safety checkpoints and educates local students about the dangers of drinking and driving; and

WHEREAS, K.E. Tassa went above and beyond her regular duties and requested training on the Virginia Beach Police Department SWAT team's vehicles so that she could serve as a driver during high-risk incidents; and

WHEREAS, K.E. Tassa is committed to continuing education and routinely seeks out training courses that will help her better serve and protect the residents of Virginia Beach; and

WHEREAS, K.E. Tassa was one of the top-performing officers in the Virginia Beach Police Department in 2018, earning the Life Saving Award and two Class Act Awards; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Officer Katherine E. Tassa on being named the 2018 American Legion Officer of the Year; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Officer Katherine E. Tassa as an expression of the General Assembly's admiration for her exceptional service to the Virginia Beach community.

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