| 8 | 8 | | Police Department at the end of February 2019; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Chief Burch holds a Bachelor's degree in Criminal |
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| 10 | 10 | | Justice from Dallas Baptist University and a Master's degree in |
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| 11 | 11 | | Criminal Justice Administration from Sam Houston State University, |
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| 12 | 12 | | as well as certifications as a Master Peace Officer, a police |
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| 13 | 13 | | instructor, and a Certified Public Manager; he began his career as a |
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| 14 | 14 | | deputy with the Dallas County Sheriff's Department in 1987 before |
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| 15 | 15 | | going on to spend 11 years on the force in DeSoto; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, This respected leader has held police chief |
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| 17 | 17 | | positions for 18 years of his career, including tenures in |
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| 18 | 18 | | Gatesville from 2000 to 2004 and in Mount Pleasant from 2005 to |
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| 19 | 19 | | 2011; under his direction, Mount Pleasant became one of the first |
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| 20 | 20 | | departments in the state to be credentialed by the Texas Police |
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| 21 | 21 | | Chiefs Association as part of its Best Practices Recognition |
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| 22 | 22 | | Program; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Chief Burch took the reins of the Denison Police |
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| 24 | 24 | | Department in December 2011, and his major accomplishments have |
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| 25 | 25 | | included overseeing the renovation of the police department and the |
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| 26 | 26 | | consolidation of police and fire dispatch into the police |
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| 27 | 27 | | headquarters; in 2018, he again had the honor of seeing his |
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| 28 | 28 | | department cited by the Best Practices Recognition Program, giving |
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| 29 | 29 | | him the distinction of being the only Texas police chief to guide |
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| 30 | 30 | | two agencies to that status; and |
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| 31 | 31 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Chief Burch plans to continue |
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| 32 | 32 | | teaching, training, and working on organizational assessments |
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| 33 | 33 | | while also spending more time with his treasured family; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Greatly admired by his colleagues for his skilled |
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| 35 | 35 | | leadership, professionalism, and commitment to excellence, Jay |
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| 36 | 36 | | Burch may indeed take great pride in all that he has done to protect |
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| 37 | 37 | | and serve his fellow Texans as he embarks on the next exciting |
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| 38 | 38 | | chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby honor Denison Police Chief Jay Burch on his |
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| 41 | 41 | | retirement and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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| 42 | 42 | | happiness and fulfillment; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for Chief Burch as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 45 | 45 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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