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RESOLUTION NO , / CJ
SERIES OF 1989 -1-f-
A RESOLUTION HONORING CHIEF ROBERT R . HOUIES UPON HIS RETIREMENT AS THE POLICE
CHIEF OF ENGLEWOOD, COLORADO ,
WHEREAS, Chief Hol1111 ha■ ,,oen inetruaiental 111 bringing about a
significant decree ■• in Englewoc,d ' • crime rate over the past thirteen year ■;
and
WHEREAS , Chief Holmea ha ■ played a major role in the implementation of
such innovativ e concepts as the award-winning South Metro Task Force; and
WHEREAS, tho metro wide area problem of vehiclea cruising major
thoroughfares was promptly eliminated in Englewood, due, in large part , to the
strong and effective measures that the Englewood Police Department took under
Chief Holmes' direction; and
WHEREAS , Chief Holmes has helped doeign and implement a sophisticated
s e lection process for hiring law enforcement personnel which has resulted in
Englewood 's police off! cers having one of the highest overall educational
levels in the state; and
WH E EAS, Chief Holmes' Internal Affairs policy has resulted in a
state-of-the-art department accountability level which ls signified by the
high per! :mance level of Englewood's police officers; and
\JHERF.AS , Chief Holmes wa s a principal founder of the Denver Regional
Council of Governments' Centralized Organization for Police Selection (COPS)
program ; and
WHEREAS , ur.der the leadership of Chief Holmes the Englewood Police
Departm e nt has improved the level of safety services to the citizens of
Englewood even though the Department has experienced budget reductions in
recent years; and
WHEREAS, Chief Holmes is retirlng after servlng as the Englewood Police
Chi e f from Octo:,er 2C , 1975 through March 31, 1989 ;
NOW, THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED THAT THE MEMBERS OF THE ENGLEWOOD CITY
COUNCIL WiSH TO EXPRESS THEIR APPRECIATI ON TO CHIEF ROBERT R. HOUIES FOR
PROVIDING QUALITY LEADERSHIP FOR THE ENGLEWOOD POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FOR THE
PART THAT HE HAS PLAYED IN MAKING THE CITY OF ENGLEWOOD A SAFE AND ORDERLY
PLACE IN WHICH TO LIVE AND WORK .
ADOPTED AND APPROVED the 3rd day of Apri., 1989 .
san Van Dyke, Mayor
I , Patric ia H. Crov, City Clerk for the City of Englewood, Colorado,
hereby certlfy the above 1 ■ a true copy of Re ■olution No . ;!J.._, Serie ■ of
1989 . .a /)
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Patricia H. Crov