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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Gay Schaffer was recognized for her exemplary |
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service to the Plano Police Department with her promotion to the |
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post of assistant police chief in April 2013; and |
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WHEREAS, Hired as a dispatcher in 1988, Ms. Schaffer soon |
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thereafter made the transition to police officer; she went on to |
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become the department's first female sergeant in 1996, first female |
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lieutenant in 2003, and first female captain in 2006; with her |
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promotion, she has earned the distinction of being the first female |
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assistant chief in the history of the Plano Police Department; and |
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WHEREAS, Assistant Chief Schaffer has served in a variety of |
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capacities in the department, including as administrative |
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lieutenant to the chief of police, as a member of the hostage |
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negotiation team, and as a sergeant in the criminal investigations |
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division; in her new role, she will oversee support services and |
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criminal investigations and will help manage a staff of 600; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of Northwestern State University in |
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Louisiana, Gay Schaffer completed Law Enforcement Management |
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Institute of Texas training at Sam Houston State University; in |
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addition, she is a graduate of the Institute for Law Enforcement |
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Administration's School of Police Supervision, and she has earned |
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certification as a master peace officer and as an instructor with |
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the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement Officer Standards and |
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Education; and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout her notable tenure with the department, |
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Assistant Chief Schaffer has won the respect and admiration of her |
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fellow officers and local residents alike, and this promotion |
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justly recognizes her dedication to duty and commitment to |
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excellence; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Gay Schaffer on her promotion to |
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assistant police chief of the Plano Police Department and extend to |
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her sincere best wishes for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Assistant Chief Schaffer as an expression of high |
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regard by the Texas House of Representatives. |