HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 03031987 - 87-112 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Platter of Commending )
Tom Simms, Former Chief of Police ) Resolution No . : 87/112
Town of Moraga )
For His Dedicated Service )
To the Community )
WHEREAS Tom Simms accepted recently the position of Chief of
the Piedmont Police Department after serving as Chief of the Moraga
Police Department for two and a half years ; .-and
WHEREAS Tom Simms began his career in Moraga as a lieutenant in
the Department vhen it was formed in January, 1980 , and was
promoted to chief in June , 1984 ; and
WHEREAS Toni Simms was awarded a B.A. in Management by St . Mary ' s
College in Moraga in 1981 ; and
1-111EREAS Tom Simms aided the Moraga Junior Women ' s Club in
producing their award-winning film and puppet show for children
called "The Dangerous Stranger" because he recognized that child
molestation and abuse is committed more frequently by a friend or
relative than a stranger in a car offering candy; and
WHEREAS Toni Simms built a police force for Moraga that is youth
and community oriented with a high degree of involvement and presence
as well as an exceptional officer retention rate ; and
WHEREAS Tom Simms encouraged his officers ' professional growth
and commitment to the Town so that Moraga was cited in a national
publication as one of the thirty safest cities in the United States
with the second lowest crime rate in California two years ago; and
WHEREAS Tom Simms energetically attacked the problem of alcohol
abuse by minors who purchase it at local markets and convenience
stores through cooperative efforts with the District Attorney in
prosecuting the corporate retailers who sell alcohol to underage
residents , thereby graphically communicating community intolerance
of this business practice ; and
WHEREAS Tom Simms retains his Moraga residence , a reassuring
note to many.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of
the County of Contra Costa, California , CONGRATULATES Tom Simms on
his professional advancement to Chief of Police of Piedmont and
COMMENDS his dedicated and creative approaches to law enforcement .
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board EXTENDS to Tom Simms its
best wishes for further professional growth and REGRETS his loss to
the law enforcement community of Contra Costa County.
Passed and adopted on March 3 , 1987 , by unanimous vote of the
Board members present .
I hereby certify that the foregoing is .a true and correct copy
of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of Supervisors
on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this third day of March, 1987 .
Phil Batchelor , Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and
County Administrator.
C.
By �,, %�/ �. Deputy Clerk
Introduced by
Supervi or Nancy C . Fanden
District II