HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011998 - 1998-008 Board of Supervisors
of
Contra Costa County, State of California
In the matter of honoring ] RESOLUTION NO. 98/8
Commander John L. Gackowski
Office of the Sheriff 1
WHEREAS, John L. Gackowski was born on December 3, 1541, Tripler Army Hospital, Oahu,
Territory of Hawaii, and has been a resident of Contra Costa County since 1953; and
WHEREAS, John L. Gackowski served his Country as a member of the United States Army for three
years, with assignments that included the Republic of South Korea; and
WHEREAS, John L. Gackowski was hired by the Office of the Sheriff as a Deputy Sheriff on October
17, 1966, and promoted through the ranks to the position of Commander, and
WHEREAS, John and his wife Phyllis, have been married for 31 years, and 22-year residents of the
community of Clayton, where they raised their two children, Nicole and Jonathan, and
WHEREAS, John L. Gackowski holds A.A. and B.A. Degrees in Police Science and Public
Administration, and as an attendee at the 1315' Session of the F.B.I. National Academy in Quantico,
Virginia, was designated as the Graduation Speaker; and
WHEREAS, John L. Gackowski, has had assignments in Patrol, Detention, Investigations, the Police
Academy, Los Medanos College, as an Academy Supervisor and Part-time Instructor, and was
assigned to the City of San Ramon as the first Police Chief; and
WHEREAS, John L. Gackowski, as the Chief of Police of San Ramon, established a service-oriented
police department, and implemented a Youth Diversion Program, a D.A.R.E. Program, secured an
O.T.S. Traffic Grant, participated on the Board of Directors for the Central Contra Costa County
Narcotics Enforcement Team, and implemented an Emergency Services Program; and
WHEREAS, John L. Gackowski was assigned as the Commander of the Field Operations Bureau,
which includes the Patrol and Investigation Divisions, and was instrumental in providing community-
oriented law enforcement services to the 274,004 residents residing in the unincorporated areas of
the County, and the four contract cities and towns of Danville, Lafayette, Orinda, and San Ramon; and
WHEREAS, members of the Office of the Sheriff who had the opportunity to work for John during the
course of his career were extremely fortunate and grateful for his friendship, dedication, hard work
and undying loyalty towards the Office and its members; and
WHEREAS, John L. Gackowski has selected March 23, 1593, as the effective date of his retirement.
NOW, THEREFORE, we, the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, do hereby recognize,
congratulate, and commend Commander John L. Gackowski, and acknowledges with appreciation
his 31 years of service to the Citizens of the County, and extend the Board's best wishes for a happy
retirement.
PASSED by vote of the Board members present on this 13"' day of January, 1998.
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of a resolution entered into the
minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the date aforesaid,
INTRODUCED BY: Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 130' day of January, 1998.
PHIL BATCHELOR County
Administrator and Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors
By -12 4 .-rtJ'
Deputy Clerk