Full Text of HR1308 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor Kane County Sheriff Patrick Perez | 4 | | for his many decades of dedicated service to his community as | 5 | | he prepares for his retirement; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez is a lifelong resident of | 7 | | Kane County; he comes from a law enforcement and public safety | 8 | | family with more than 80 years of experience, including his | 9 | | late father, Pete Perez, who served as an Aurora police officer | 10 | | and as Kane County Undersheriff; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez joined the Kane County | 12 | | Sheriff's Office in 1992; throughout the years, he achieved the | 13 | | rank of Sergeant while serving as Supervisor of the Special | 14 | | Operations Unit, member of the Gang and Drug Enforcement Unit, | 15 | | Supervisor of Patrol Division, Supervisor of the | 16 | | Investigations Division, Supervisor of the Civil Division, and | 17 | | member of the Illinois Attorney General's Gang Task Force; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez was involved in a joint | 19 | | FBI-Kane County 1,250-pound marijuana bust, the largest in the | 20 | | Department's history; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez was sworn in as Kane County |
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| 1 | | Sheriff on December 1, 2006; he was subsequently re-elected to | 2 | | the position in 2010; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez raised accountability in | 4 | | the Kane County Jail, reduced lawsuits against personnel and | 5 | | the Department, and expanded outreach services; he established | 6 | | mandatory random drug testing for deputies, redeployed | 7 | | personnel to place more deputies on the street, and expanded | 8 | | community policing and outreach to the community; he also | 9 | | established a full time crime analyst, resulting in a much more | 10 | | proactive approach to law enforcement and reduction in crime; | 11 | | and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez successfully spearheaded | 13 | | the move of the Sheriff's Office and Jail in August of 2008, | 14 | | including 511 inmates, without incident; this effort also | 15 | | involved 320 employees being relocated without interruption of | 16 | | service to the public; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez is a 2007 graduate of the | 18 | | Southern Police Institute Chief Executive Leadership class; he | 19 | | is also a member of the National Sheriffs' Institute Class of | 20 | | 2007; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez was nominated for the Kane | 22 | | County Officer of the Year award in 1998; he has received 2 |
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| 1 | | Meritorious Service Awards, a Leadership Award, and a Life | 2 | | Saving Award; in 2008, he received the statewide Hector Jordan | 3 | | Lifetime Achievement Award; in 2014, he was awarded the Pat | 4 | | Valdez Award in honor of his exceptional service in the support | 5 | | and promotion of the Kane County Sheriff's Fraternal Order of | 6 | | Police Lodge #14; and | 7 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez is a past coach, co-founder, | 8 | | and board member of Aurora Superstars Youth Tackle Football, | 9 | | now in its 15th year; the league provides guidance for youths | 10 | | ages 8 through 12 and has grown from 200 to nearly 400 | 11 | | participants; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez served as Co-Chairman of the | 13 | | CASA Kane County Advisory Committee, fundraising co-chair for | 14 | | Fox Valley United Way, and was appointed to the Illinois | 15 | | Criminal Justice Information Authority Board; he founded the | 16 | | Sheriff's Annual Car and Motorcycle Show, raising over $80,000 | 17 | | for various charities; he is also involved with Easter Seals, | 18 | | Disabled American Veterans, the Daniel P. Figgins Memorial | 19 | | Foundation, CASA, Special Olympics Illinois, the Pediatric | 20 | | Brain Tumor Foundation, the Fox Valley United Way, and | 21 | | Make-A-Wish Illinois; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Sheriff Patrick Perez and his wife, Terrie, are | 23 | | the parents of Stephan and Gabe and the grandparents of |
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| 1 | | Bentlee; therefore, be it
| 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 3 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we honor and congratulate Kane County Sheriff Patrick Perez for | 5 | | his service and achievements on behalf of the residents of Kane | 6 | | County and wish him a long and happy retirement; and be it | 7 | | further
| 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Sheriff Patrick Perez as an expression of our | 10 | | esteem and respect.
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