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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Chief Mike Berezin is retiring from the Missouri |
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City Police Department on May 19, 2023, drawing to a close an |
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exemplary career that has spanned nearly 35 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mike Berezin first joined the department as a patrol |
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officer in January 1989; he excelled in performing his duties on the |
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force and was honored as Officer of the Year by the 100 Club of Fort |
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Bend County in 1990 and with the same award by the 100 Club of |
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Greater Houston in 2001; over the years, he rose steadily through |
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the ranks, serving as a field training officer, crime scene |
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investigator, patrol sergeant, patrol lieutenant, captain, and |
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assistant chief of police, before being named chief of police in |
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2014; and |
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WHEREAS, During his tenure with the department, Chief Berezin |
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has helped maintain the safety of a city that has experienced |
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exponential growth over the past several decades; he oversaw the |
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development of Missouri City PD's first police mini-station and |
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first motorcycle traffic enforcement unit, and he led efforts to |
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promote transparency by making the department's policies and |
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procedures available to view online and by publishing an annual |
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report with detailed crime statistics and other information; and |
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WHEREAS, Among Chief Berezin's most significant achievements |
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was the role he played in the implementation of the department's |
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well-regarded community outreach program, through which |
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supervisors are assigned to attend homeowners association meetings |
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and to collaborate with residents on crime prevention measures; he |
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shared his expertise on community policing and crime reduction on a |
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national level in 2016, when he traveled to Washington, D.C., to |
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oversee the development of President Barack Obama's Task Force |
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Report on 21st Century Policing; and |
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WHEREAS, Chief Berezin graduated from the Leadership Command |
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College at Sam Houston State University, from the 236th Session of |
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the FBI National Academy, and from the Senior Executives for State |
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and Local Government program at Harvard University; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his many years in law enforcement, Chief |
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Mike Berezin has distinguished himself as a public servant of the |
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highest order, and his contributions have earned him the gratitude |
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of the community and the deep respect of his fellow officers; now, |
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therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mike Berezin on his retirement as |
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chief of the Missouri City Police Department and extend to him |
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sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Chief Berezin as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |