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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The city of Leander is celebrating the 40th |
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| 6 | 7 | | anniversary of the Leander Police Department with a "40 Years of |
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| 7 | 8 | | Service" event on March 10, 2018; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, On January 21, 1978, the people of Leander voted to |
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| 9 | 10 | | incorporate their community, and on April 3 of that year, the city's |
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| 10 | 11 | | first law enforcement agency was created with the appointment of |
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| 11 | 12 | | Cecil D. Hill as chief city marshal; a few months later, the office |
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| 12 | 13 | | of city marshal was abolished, and Mr. Hill was named Leander's |
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| 13 | 14 | | first chief of police; and |
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| 14 | 15 | | WHEREAS, In the years since, Leander has grown from a small |
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| 15 | 16 | | rural town of 300 to a thriving city of more than 42,000, and the |
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| 16 | 17 | | police department has kept pace, moving from its original portable |
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| 17 | 18 | | building to several locations before settling in a new facility in |
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| 18 | 19 | | 2007; today, the current chief, Greg Minton, oversees 50 sworn |
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| 19 | 20 | | officers and 15 civilian employees; and |
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| 20 | 21 | | WHEREAS, Thanks to the dedication and expertise of its police |
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| 21 | 22 | | department, the city of Leander has been named one of the Top 50 |
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| 22 | 23 | | Safest Cities in Texas and the Top 100 Safest Cities in America by |
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| 23 | 24 | | such online venues as SafeWise.com, ValuePenguin, and |
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| 24 | 25 | | NeighborhoodScout.com; the department has also been commended by |
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| 25 | 26 | | the National Association of Town Watch for its participation in the |
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| 26 | 27 | | National Night Out program, and several of its officers have been |
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| 27 | 28 | | honored by Mothers Against Drunk Driving; and |
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| 28 | 29 | | WHEREAS, The men and women of the Leander Police Department, |
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| 29 | 30 | | both past and present, have worked tirelessly to preserve peace in |
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| 30 | 31 | | the community and to protect the lives and property of their fellow |
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| 31 | 32 | | citizens, and their record of service is indeed worthy of |
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| 32 | 33 | | recognition; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 34 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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| 34 | 35 | | Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commemorate the 40th |
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| 35 | 36 | | anniversary of the Leander Police Department and extend to its |
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| 36 | 37 | | officers and staff sincere best wishes for continued success with |
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| 37 | 38 | | their important work; and, be it further |
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| 38 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 39 | 40 | | prepared for the Leander Police Department as an expression of high |
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| 40 | 41 | | regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |
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