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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Chief Kristen Ziman on
4the occasion of her retirement from the Aurora Police
5Department after 30 years of service; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Chief Ziman was born and raised on the west side
7of Aurora and graduated from West Aurora High School; she
8received an associate's degree from Waubonsee Community
9College; she earned her bachelor's degree in Criminal Justice
10from Aurora University and a master's degree in Criminal
11Justice Management from Boston University; she earned a second
12master's degree in Homeland Security and Defense from the
13Naval Postgraduate School in Monterey, California; she is a
14graduate of the Police Executive Research Firm's Senior
15Management Institute for Police, the FBI National Academy
16#249, and several other leadership programs; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Chief Ziman started her law enforcement career as
18a police cadet in Aurora in 1991; she became a sworn police
19officer of the Aurora Police Department (APD) in 1994; she
20became a field training officer and then joined APD's
21Community Policing Unit; she moved to the Investigations
22Division in the late 1990s; after seeing a spike in domestic
23violence in Aurora, she launched the Domestic Violence

 

 

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1Reduction Unit, a specialized unit within Investigations to
2investigate and arrest those responsible for domestic
3violence; she was promoted to sergeant in 2003; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Chief Ziman took the lieutenant's test in 2008,
5and she placed first on the promotion list; shortly
6thereafter, she became the first female lieutenant in the
7history of the Aurora Police Department; and
 
8    WHEREAS, Chief Ziman became the first-ever female
9commander of the Aurora Police Department in 2010, where she
10continued her passion of community policing and helped build
11long-lasting relationships with the community that attributed
12to huge overall crime reductions in Aurora; as part of her
13community-policing effort, the City of Aurora documented zero
14murders in 2012; and
 
15    WHEREAS, Chief Ziman became the first female police chief
16in the Aurora Police Department's history in 2016; during her
17tenure, she put together a team of individuals who brought a
18diversity of culture and thought to the department, updated
19antiquated policies, implemented a consistent system of
20accountability, incorporated new technology to enhance
21policing, and continued making strides with the community; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Chief Ziman serves as vice president at-large of

 

 

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1the International Association of Chiefs of Police (IACP) and
2is a member of the Illinois Sentencing Policy Advisory Council
3(SPAC); she also serves as the member at-large of the Police
4Executive Research Firm (PERF); and
 
5    WHEREAS, During her 30-year career, Chief Ziman led by
6example, opened doors for those who came after, and encouraged
7the Aurora Police Department, no matter their rank or
8position, to always speak up if they had an idea or concern;
9her leadership brought humanity, trust, and legitimacy to the
10Aurora Police Department; therefore, be it
 
11    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
12HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
13we congratulate Chief Kristen Ziman on her retirement from the
14Aurora Police Department, thank her for her service to the
15community, and wish her all the best in her future endeavors;
16and be it further
 
17    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
18presented to Chief Ziman as an expression of our esteem and
19respect.