Full Text of HR1162 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Elgin Police Department | 4 | | Chief of Police Jeff Swoboda on the occasion of his retirement; | 5 | | and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Jeff Swoboda joined the city of Elgin as a | 7 | | police officer on May 26,
1992; he was promoted to sergeant on | 8 | | May 24, 1998, lieutenant on February 4, 2002, deputy
chief on | 9 | | January 8, 2006, and chief on April 16, 2010; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, During his tenure as a police officer, Chief | 11 | | Swoboda was assigned to the city's Resident Officer
Program, | 12 | | where he lived and worked in one of Elgin's highest crime | 13 | | areas; he has held various
assignments from patrol to | 14 | | accreditation manager, to leading Elgin's gang and drug unit; | 15 | | while serving as deputy chief, he led each of the three | 16 | | bureaus: Investigations, Operations, and
Support; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Chief Swoboda has a bachelor's degree in criminal | 18 | | justice from Aurora University, a Master of
Arts in | 19 | | Administration of Law Enforcement from Western Illinois | 20 | | University, and is a graduate
of Harvard's Senior Executives in | 21 | | Local Government, the FBI's National Academy, the Senior
| 22 | | Management Institute for Police, and Northwestern's Staff and |
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, During his nearly eight years as chief, Chief | 3 | | Swoboda has made valuable contributions to the
police | 4 | | department, which include leading Elgin to the forefront of | 5 | | community engagement,
technology, and professionalism, which | 6 | | has resulted in the city being at a 46-year crime low; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, During his years with the police department, Chief | 8 | | Swoboda was awarded two department
commendations, one | 9 | | distinguished service recognition, and 34 letters of | 10 | | appreciation; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, After 26 years with the Elgin Police Department, | 12 | | Chief Swoboda announced his retirement
effective on June 1, | 13 | | 2018 in order to become Chief of Police of Fort Collins, | 14 | | Colorado; therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 17 | | congratulate Elgin Police Department Chief of Police Jeff | 18 | | Swoboda on his retirement, and we wish him the best in all his | 19 | | future endeavors; and be it further
| 20 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 21 | | presented to Chief Jeff Swoboda as a symbol of our respect and |
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