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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, Kendall County Sheriff Dwight A. Baird has been | ||||||
3 | named Sheriff of the Year by the Illinois State Crime | ||||||
4 | Commission; and
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5 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird started his career in law | ||||||
6 | enforcement in 1990 as a deputy for the Kendall County | ||||||
7 | Sheriff's Office; and | ||||||
8 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird was hired by the Oswego Police | ||||||
9 | Department a year and a half later; and | ||||||
10 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird rose through the ranks of the | ||||||
11 | Oswego Police Department to obtain the rank of chief of police | ||||||
12 | in 2003, retiring in that position in 2014; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, While with the Oswego Police Department, Sheriff | ||||||
14 | Baird worked in Investigations, Patrol, and Undercover | ||||||
15 | Narcotics and was a member of the Special Response Team; and | ||||||
16 | WHEREAS, During the same time, Sheriff Baird also served | ||||||
17 | as the interim village administrator for Oswego from April of | ||||||
18 | 2011 to June of 2012 and as a volunteer fire fighter for the | ||||||
19 | Oswego Fire Protection District for nine years; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird was elected to the Office of | ||||||
2 | Sheriff of Kendall County in 2014; and | ||||||
3 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird graduated from Waubonsee Community | ||||||
4 | College with an associate's degree in Applied Science | ||||||
5 | (Criminal Justice), Aurora University with a Bachelor of | ||||||
6 | Science in Professional Studies (Criminal Justice Management), | ||||||
7 | and Western Illinois University as a member of the Phi Kappa | ||||||
8 | Phi National Honor Society with a Master of Arts in Law | ||||||
9 | Enforcement Justice Administration; he also earned a number of | ||||||
10 | certifications, including as a Police Executive, the FBI | ||||||
11 | National Academy, the FBI LEEDS Program, and the National | ||||||
12 | Sheriffs' Institute; and | ||||||
13 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird is a member of the Illinois | ||||||
14 | Sheriffs' Association, the National Sheriffs' Association, the | ||||||
15 | International Association of Chiefs of Police, and the | ||||||
16 | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police; and | ||||||
17 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird is also a past president of the | ||||||
18 | North East Multi-Regional Training Board and a past board | ||||||
19 | member of the Illinois Law Enforcement Alarm System, the High | ||||||
20 | Intensity Drug Trafficking Agency, the Kendall County Public | ||||||
21 | Action to Deliver Shelter, and the Illinois Criminal Justice | ||||||
22 | Information Authority; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird has been recognized for his | ||||||
2 | achievements throughout his career, including receiving an | ||||||
3 | Illinois Police Association Life Saving Award, the Illinois | ||||||
4 | Association of Chiefs of Police Medal of Valor, and two | ||||||
5 | Metropolitan Enforcement Group Director Awards, being named | ||||||
6 | the 1997 Oswegoland Optimist Police Officer of the Year, | ||||||
7 | receiving the 2006 Governor's Medal of Honor and the 2007 | ||||||
8 | Youth Service Volunteer Award, and being named the 2014 | ||||||
9 | Illinois Crime Commission Police Chief of the Year; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird initiated several educational | ||||||
11 | programs for Kendall County inmates, implemented a new video | ||||||
12 | visitation program at no cost to taxpayers, formed a new | ||||||
13 | domestic violence response team, community partnerships, and | ||||||
14 | outreach programs, implemented body worn cameras, and | ||||||
15 | initiated many other improvements to communicate with the | ||||||
16 | public; and
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17 | WHEREAS, The Kendall County Jail, under the Kendall County | ||||||
18 | Sheriff's Office Corrections Division, is one of only six | ||||||
19 | jails accredited by the American Correctional Association; and
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20 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Baird has displayed outstanding | ||||||
21 | professional standards in law enforcement and advanced field | ||||||
22 | training and exemplifies the great service and safety programs | ||||||
23 | of Kendall County; therefore, be it
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1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
2 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
3 | we congratulate Sheriff Dwight A. Baird on his recognition as | ||||||
4 | the Illinois State Crime Commission's 2021 Sheriff of the Year | ||||||
5 | and thank him for his decades of service and dedication to the | ||||||
6 | Village of Oswego, Kendall County, and the State of Illinois; | ||||||
7 | and be it further
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8 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
9 | presented to Sheriff Baird and the Kendall County Sheriff's | ||||||
10 | Office as an expression of our esteem and respect.
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