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| 4 | 4 | | HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 16 |
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| 5 | 5 | | By Atchley |
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| 8 | 8 | | HJR0016 |
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| 9 | 9 | | 000483 |
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| 12 | 12 | | A RESOLUTION to honor Police Chief Richard Catlett and the |
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| 13 | 13 | | Pigeon Forge Police Department on winning the |
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| 14 | 14 | | Excellence in Police Services Award. |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, the members of this General Assembly take great pleasure in recognizing |
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| 17 | 17 | | those police departments in this State that have, for many years, stood as bastions of law and |
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| 18 | 18 | | order and beacons of dedicated service to the members of their communities; and |
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| 19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, one such outstanding organization is the Pigeon Forge Police Department |
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| 20 | 20 | | and Police Chief Richard Catlett, winners of the Tennessee Municipal League's prestigious |
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| 21 | 21 | | Excellence in Police Services Award; and |
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| 22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, the Pigeon Forge Police Department protects a community of some 6,200 |
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| 23 | 23 | | permanent residents, and ensures the safety of more than ten times as many visitors on most |
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| 24 | 24 | | days; and |
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| 25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, Pigeon Forge hosts an estimated 14 million visitors each year, including |
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| 26 | 26 | | those who come to enjoy the Great Smoky Mountains National Park, Dollywood, and many |
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| 27 | 27 | | other attractions; and |
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| 28 | 28 | | WHEREAS, with unwavering commitment to duty, the Pigeon Forge Police Department |
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| 29 | 29 | | manages safety and traffic during countless events each year; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, the members of the Pigeon Forge Police Department have contributed |
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| 31 | 31 | | greatly to the safety of the citizens of Pigeon Forge and its visitors, serving with tremendous |
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| 32 | 32 | | courage, fortitude, and professionalism and making a significant impact for the betterment of |
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| 33 | 33 | | their community; and |
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| 36 | 36 | | - 2 - 000483 |
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| 38 | 38 | | WHEREAS, under the leadership of Police Chief Richard Catlett, a Pigeon Forge native, |
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| 39 | 39 | | the police department recently received its second Law Enforcement Accreditation Award from |
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| 40 | 40 | | the Tennessee Association of Police Chiefs; and |
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| 41 | 41 | | WHEREAS, it is appropriate that we specially recognize the members of the Pigeon |
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| 42 | 42 | | Forge Police Department for their professional devotion and steadfast commitment to protecting |
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| 43 | 43 | | and serving their community while upholding the law and preserving the peace; now, therefore, |
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| 44 | 44 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED |
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| 45 | 45 | | FOURTEENTH GENERAL ASSEMBL Y OF THE STATE OF TENNESSEE, THE SENATE |
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| 46 | 46 | | CONCURRING, that we congratulate and applaud Police Chief Richard Catlett and the Pigeon |
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| 47 | 47 | | Forge Police Department on winning the Excellence in Police Services Award from the |
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| 48 | 48 | | Tennessee Municipal League and extend our gratitude for the department's steadfast service to |
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| 49 | 49 | | the law and the citizens and visitors of Pigeon Forge. |
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| 50 | 50 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that an appropriate copy of this resolution be prepared |
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| 51 | 51 | | for presentation with this final clause omitted from such copy and upon proper request made to |
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| 52 | 52 | | the appropriate clerk, the language appearing immediately following the State seal appear |
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| 53 | 53 | | without House or Senate designation. |
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