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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Jimmy Perdue is retiring as chief of police and |
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director of public safety for the City of North Richland Hills in |
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May 2023, concluding an exemplary career in public service that has |
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spanned more than four decades; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Perdue joined the Irving Police Department in |
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1982, and in the ensuing years, he advanced through the ranks to |
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become the department's assistant police chief; in July 2005, he |
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was appointed as chief of police for North Richland Hills, and after |
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three years, he was named the city's director of public safety, with |
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responsibility for overseeing its police and fire departments, |
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facilities, and fleet; and |
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WHEREAS, During Chief Perdue's tenure, the North Richland |
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Hills Police Department first attained Recognized status from the |
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Texas Police Chiefs Association Foundation's Best Practices |
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Recognition Program in 2011, and it has continuously maintained |
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that status for over a decade; during 2011, Chief Perdue also |
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implemented a shared services agreement with the neighboring |
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communities of Haltom City, Richland Hills, and Watauga for |
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dispatching and jail services, which has saved each city hundreds |
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of thousands of dollars annually in operational costs; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Perdue has gone above and beyond to develop |
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programs and initiatives that have greatly enhanced public safety |
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in the community; these have included the Volunteers in Public |
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Service program, which allows trained citizen volunteers to assist |
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police with non-enforcement duties, and the SHIELD program, which |
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encourages department employees to focus on Service, Honor, |
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Integrity, Ethics, and De-escalation; in 2013, Chief Perdue |
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initiated the establishment of the Women of Law Enforcement |
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Conference, which has since grown from 110 to more than 500 |
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attendees; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of the FBI National Academy, Chief Perdue |
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holds a bachelor's degree from Dallas Baptist University and a |
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master's degree in criminal justice from the University of North |
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Texas; in 2022, he was elected as president of the Texas Police |
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Chiefs Association, and he previously served as president of the |
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North Texas Police Chiefs Association; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Jimmy Perdue has greatly benefited the |
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citizens of North Richland Hills through his leadership, vision, |
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and deep commitment to public safety, and he may indeed reflect with |
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pride on a career well spent as he embarks on the next exciting |
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chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Jimmy Perdue on his retirement as |
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chief of police and director of public safety for the City of North |
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Richland Hills and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Perdue as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |