HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 05102004 - 2004-538 In the Matter of Hanging
Police Sergeant Kevin Wise
on his Retirement
RESOLUTION NO. 20041 38
�MEREAS, Kevin Vise ,joined the Concord Police department in July 1976 serving as a Police Assistant,
working as Jailer and Crime Scene Technician,and becoming a Patrolman in October of 1977; and,
4WER'EAS, he has faithfully sewed as a Patrolman, Crime Scene Investigator, Motorcycle Officer, Property
Detective in Investigation, CorporaVField Training Officer, Canine Handler working with his German Sheppard,
ASKO, a member of the Problem Response Team, and president of the Concord Police Officers Association; and,
WHEREAS; was selected by his peers to receive the Blue Knight Award in recognition for his exceptional work as a
police officer in the community; and,
WHEREAS; Kevin was instrumental in establishing the department's first GANG Unit, which is still in
existence today, that has helped bring about gang awareness in the department and suppress gang activity in the
community, also earning him the award of Peace Maker from the Conflict Resolution Panel of Contra Costa County
for his work as a Gang Investigator; and,
HIMMS, serving as a Peer Support Counselor, he has helped fellow employees through stressful incidents, as well
as traveling to New York City to provide peer support counseling to NYPD officers as they struggled with the aftermath
of the 9111 tragedy:
NOW, 7HER 'FORT BE IT RESOLVED that Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County hereby thanks
and commends Police Sergeant Kevin Wise for his 29 years of dedicated service to the residents of the City of
Concord, and wishes him a rewarding and welt-deserved retirement.
PASSEDAND ON November 2, 2004 by a unanimous vote of the Board members present.
FED E D. GLOVER
Chair
District V Supervi
Jn
N GIOIA GAYLE KEM
Dt`supervisor District II Supervisor
AMLIE GREENBERG MARKDeSAULNIER
District III Supervisor District IV Supervisor
O I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct copy of an order entered on
* * the Minutes of said Board of Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
* * Witness my band and the Seal of the Board of Supervisors affixed this 2nd day of
GNovember 2004.
. y JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors and County
C, Administrator.
BY
Introduced by Supervisor Mark,DeSautnier