| 1 | 1 | | 25 LC 112 3371 |
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| 2 | 2 | | Senate Resolution 395 |
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| 3 | 3 | | By: Senators James of the 28th, Rhett of the 33rd, Orrock of the 36th, Mallow of the 2nd, |
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| 4 | 4 | | Esteves of the 35th and others |
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| 5 | 5 | | A RESOLUTION |
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| 6 | 6 | | Recognizing and commending Sheriff Melody M. Maddox; and for other purposes. |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Melody M. Maddox has demonstrated an unwavering commitment to2 |
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| 9 | 9 | | public safety and law enforcement throughout her distinguished career, which spans more3 |
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| 10 | 10 | | than 20 years of service with numerous agencies in the metropolitan Atlanta area; and4 |
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| 11 | 11 | | WHEREAS, in 2008, she applied her expertise to the creation of the public safety office for5 |
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| 12 | 12 | | DeKalb Technical College, now Georgia Piedmont Technical College, where she became6 |
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| 13 | 13 | | assistant chief of police and was appointed thereafter as the institution's first female chief of7 |
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| 14 | 14 | | police, making history as the only woman to hold such a position within the Technical8 |
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| 15 | 15 | | College System of Georgia's 22 colleges; and9 |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, in 2013, Sheriff Maddox left her position as chief of police to pursue her10 |
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| 17 | 17 | | long-standing goal of serving as an elected official in law enforcement; and11 |
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| 18 | 18 | | WHEREAS, she returned to the DeKalb County Sheriff's Office in 2019 as chief of12 |
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| 19 | 19 | | administration and was subsequently promoted to chief deputy, the highest-ranking13 |
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| 20 | 20 | | non-elected position in the agency, where she oversaw critical functions of the jail, courts,14 |
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| 21 | 21 | | and training operations; and15 |
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| 22 | 22 | | S. R. 395 |
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| 24 | 24 | | WHEREAS, following the retirement of Sheriff Mann, she was appointed to complete the |
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| 26 | 26 | | remainder of his unexpired term and was sworn in as DeKalb County's 50th sheriff on17 |
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| 27 | 27 | | December 1, 2019, where she has since served with honor and distinction; and18 |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Maddox's professional affiliations include the Georgia Association of19 |
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| 29 | 29 | | Chiefs of Police, International Association of Chiefs of Police, National Sheriffs'20 |
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| 30 | 30 | | Association, National Organization for Black Law Enforcement Executives, Women in21 |
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| 31 | 31 | | Public Safety, and the DeKalb County Chief's Association; and22 |
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| 32 | 32 | | WHEREAS, she further serves her community as a dedicated member of the DeKalb County23 |
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| 33 | 33 | | NAACP, National Council of Negro Women, Women for Morris Brown College, Saint24 |
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| 34 | 34 | | Philip AME Church, and Alpha Kappa Alpha Sorority Inc.; and25 |
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| 35 | 35 | | WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that gratitude is expressed for the unique and26 |
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| 36 | 36 | | often unheralded contributions of local law enforcement professionals on behalf of the27 |
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| 37 | 37 | | citizens of this state.28 |
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| 38 | 38 | | NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body29 |
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| 39 | 39 | | recognize and commend Sheriff Melody M. Maddox for her exceptional service in law30 |
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| 40 | 40 | | enforcement and her invaluable contributions to the DeKalb County community as well as31 |
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| 41 | 41 | | extend best wishes for continued success.32 |
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| 42 | 42 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed33 |
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| 43 | 43 | | to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Sheriff Melody34 |
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| 44 | 44 | | M. Maddox.35 |
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| 45 | 45 | | S. R. 395 |
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