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IN THE MATTER OF HONORING RESOLUTION NO. 2005/383
CHIEF RON ACE
FOR HIS THIR'T'Y YEARS OF SERVICE
WHEREAS,Chief Ron Ace will retire from die Concord Police Department sifter more than 30 years of dedicated
service with die City of Concord;and
WHEREAS,Chief Ron Ace served in the U.S.Marine Corps from 1967 through 1971 with a tour of duty in Viet Nam
in 1969,attached to a'Huey Gunship:helicopter squadron as a door-gunner;and
WHEREAS,Chief Ron Ace served as a Deputy Sheriff with Alameda County from 1973 to 1975;and
WHEREAS,Chief Ron Ace began his dedicated service with the Concord Police Department in 1975,serving in a
variety of positions. He was promoted in 1985 to Police Sergeant,promoted to Lieutenant in 1995,serving as the
Southern District Community PolicmgComtnAncder,opening And.cverseeing the City's first district field office. He
also served as SWAT Team Coiitiiatder. in=.19r$,,lievtts prbinoted ter Captain and placed in command of the
Field Operations Division,with 115 officers and 30 civiliansudder his leadership,including Uniform Patrol,Traffic,
Special Enforcement,f ail Opet-ations and the three District'Commands-,",arid
WHEREAS,Chief Rein Ace was appointed to the position of Chief of'Police of the Concord Police Department in
1999,and as Chief has.been instrumehtal in the development and evolution otC.oncord's generalist model of
community policing.'Because of the Police Departmenes success,the City of Concord has integrated the
philosophy of community policing throughout the city,resulting in a.true Community Oriented Government
model. 'This inodel:has been showcased throughout the nation,incli d g'the CALEA confefetice in Pasadena in
March 2004;at d
WHEREAS,Chief-Ron Ace received his bachelor's degree in Public Magesxienrf> s:Si.Mary's College in Moraga,
Califorhia,and holds special certificates from California POST Maria onierit,th' Srp�sory Leadership Institute,
and the Senior Management Institute for Police;and `
WHEREAS,Chief Ron Act is carr ena a member of the International Association of Chiefs cif"olive(IACP),the
Calsftiix is Police Chiefs Association,the Contra Costa Comity Police Chiefs Al"6' d the`Nlice Executive
Research Fcsruiti:(I EAF). In 2001,the Commission on Accredifatirixi for LEtifort etrzent Agencies(CALEA)
appointed himto a three-year term as a CALEA CorriiXiission et..; i 'vs then reappointed for.another three-year
term;and
WHEREAS,Chl>~f.R in Ace tias:r ceive numerous awards througl3out his careei°incI ding,Outstanding Friend of
Education—California School Administrators;Officer of trig Year-Concore3 Police Department;Outstanding'
Service'Award—Northern California juvenile Officer's As,sodacl the air gtpri Stokes:Award for Child
Abuse Prevention,and
WHEREAS,Chief Ron Ace,his wife Carol and daughter Susan have made Concord their home for more than 25
years. He has been active in the community n:srhocrl actiies,youth,spiits}and public service agencies,and he
has served as a Board Member and President of1-4ew°Connecticiiils a substance abuse prevention and counseling
Agency;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County recognizes
Chief Ron Ace for a lifetime of outstanding service and wishes him and his family happiness and success in all
future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on June 28,2005,by a ung ous vote of the Board membis present.
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GAYLiWUiLKEMA
Chair f
District II Supervisor ! r
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JOHN GIOIA PIEPHU
r District I Supervisor `A istrict III Sup
MAItK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor f District V Supervisor
I hereby certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken and entered cm the
M minute::of the Board of Supervisors on the date shown:
ATrt--_,uEu): JUNE 29,22005
(ol i S 1 I.'I7+ 'fled,of t e Board of Supervisors and County Administrator
By I>eputy
' Introduced by Supenisor De3aulnier, District I
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