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IN THE MATTER OF THE RETIREMENT OF RESOLUTION NO. 2006/124
MELVIN RAY THOMPSON
D.A. SENIOR INSPECTOR
WHEREAS, Melvin (Mel) Thompson Is r..etui ig froFm lus'posit on as Sentor Inspector with the Contra
Costa County District Attorney's Office:on:Njarch,;29, 2006, it is.appropriate at this time to
acknowledge lus achteye rents-and:.recognize::his ser rice...to the LaW,,Elifo.rceinent Community and.
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citizens of Contra..Costa Coun and
WHEREAS,:....Mtl;began lii.slady' enforcemcnt career in'Aprtl..1984...whe'n he �,Vas:h.ired by Sheriff Richard
Rainey as a deputy she with the Contra Costa County"Sheriff's Office; and
WHEREAS,,-Mcl..�vas prori oted to the position of sergeant.in,: pril..1991'after:,si.e,,ing .tn the detention,
�atiol and investi pions divisions; and
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WHEREAS, in April 1996 Mel accepted a temporary investigative'a..... hent w*tl '.the Contra Costa
County District Attorn_ey,.':s:Office.that;turneil..0erm
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assighment when he as hired by
District Attot�icyRGary 1:. Yancey as:a Sciuoi:Inspector ...on,August and
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WHEREAS,::D;u >?g,;.hisisenure:with' the Di'strict::Mtorncy's.Office".Mel..has.,served in Homicidc, Sexual
Assi>_lt/Domestic`yViolence; Workers . ompe.nsation:: .rau(i arid'Superiot.C�ttrt Trial operations;
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WHEREAS me to his-law enforcement`career,:IVlel lias...seiy,'ed l isxcoriununity by coaching and
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mentoring youth dirougl).,sports activities ur'`Y/e..ste n Contra.Costa County ,and
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WHEREAS; Mel has dedicated 22 j%ears of e�cellent':service to tlie'`citizens:-.'of Contra Costa County
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througfrj-ts tenure with the Sheriffs Office::servii g,:for':Sheriffs::Raih63i:and Rupf, and the District
Attorney's Office setvl.ng.for District Attorneys Yancey and K'Ochly;
NOW, THEREFORE,::'BE:;'IT:--,RESOLVED"'tliat flus Board takes Breit pleasure in congratulatuig
Melvin (Mel) Thoinpson on his valuable senrice to the community and wishes .hind many
wonderful, exciting and fulfill.irig...y-carsnof retirement:
JOHN GIOIA
Chair
District I Supervisor
Absent
AYLE B. UI EMA MAkY N. PIEPHO
District 11 Supervisor istlrict III Supenr or_.
MARK DeSAULNIER FEDERAL D. GLOVER
District IV Supervisor District V Supervisor
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1 hereby certify.that this is a true and correct copy of an action taken
• r_ = s� = • and entered oil the minutes of the Board of Supervisors on the d:uc
shown:
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AT112S"IE'l): n1ARC11 21,2006
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" JOHN CULLEN Clerk hof the board of Supcn"isors and County
10 G Administrator �•
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