Texas 2023 - 88th Regular

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1	1	H.R. No. 2187
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4	4	R E S O L U T I O N
5	5	WHEREAS, Chief Mike Berezin is retiring from the Missouri
6	6	City Police Department on May 19, 2023, drawing to a close an
7	7	exemplary career that has spanned nearly 35 years; and
8	8	WHEREAS, Mike Berezin first joined the department as a patrol
9	9	officer in January 1989; he excelled in performing his duties on the
10	10	force and was honored as Officer of the Year by the 100 Club of Fort
11	11	Bend County in 1990 and with the same award by the 100 Club of
12	12	Greater Houston in 2001; over the years, he rose steadily through
13	13	the ranks, serving as a field training officer, crime scene
14	14	investigator, patrol sergeant, patrol lieutenant, captain, and
15	15	assistant chief of police, before being named chief of police in
16	16	2014; and
17	17	WHEREAS, During his tenure with the department, Chief Berezin
18	18	has helped maintain the safety of a city that has experienced
19	19	exponential growth over the past several decades; he oversaw the
20	20	development of Missouri City PD's first police mini-station and
21	21	first motorcycle traffic enforcement unit, and he led efforts to
22	22	promote transparency by making the department's policies and
23	23	procedures available to view online and by publishing an annual
24	24	report with detailed crime statistics and other information; and
25	25	WHEREAS, Among Chief Berezin's most significant achievements
26	26	was the role he played in the implementation of the department's
27	27	well-regarded community outreach program, through which
28	28	supervisors are assigned to attend homeowners association meetings
29	29	and to collaborate with residents on crime prevention measures; he
30	30	shared his expertise on community policing and crime reduction on a
31	31	national level in 2016, when he traveled to Washington, D.C., to
32	32	oversee the development of President Barack Obama's Task Force
33	33	Report on 21st Century Policing; and
34	34	WHEREAS, Chief Berezin graduated from the Leadership Command
35	35	College at Sam Houston State University, from the 236th Session of
36	36	the FBI National Academy, and from the Senior Executives for State
37	37	and Local Government program at Harvard University; and
38	38	WHEREAS, Throughout his many years in law enforcement, Chief
39	39	Mike Berezin has distinguished himself as a public servant of the
40	40	highest order, and his contributions have earned him the gratitude
41	41	of the community and the deep respect of his fellow officers; now,
42	42	therefore, be it
43	43	RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas
44	44	Legislature hereby congratulate Mike Berezin on his retirement as
45	45	chief of the Missouri City Police Department and extend to him
46	46	sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further
47	47	RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
48	48	prepared for Chief Berezin as an expression of high regard by the
49	49	Texas House of Representatives.
50	50	Reynolds
51	51	______________________________
52	52	Speaker of the House
53	53	I certify that H.R. No. 2187 was adopted by the House on May
54	54	29, 2023, by a non-record vote.
55	55	______________________________
56	56	Chief Clerk of the House