Bill Text: GA HR602 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Sellers, Major James; commend
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2009-03-09 - House Read and Adopted [HR602 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR602-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 602
By:
Representative Kaiser of the
59th
A
RESOLUTION
Recognizing
and commending Major James Sellers; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Major James Sellers has served with honor and distinction as a member of the
Atlanta Police Department and is an honest and dedicated public servant who
strives for excellence in all his endeavors and whose primary concern is the
welfare and safety of the citizens of Atlanta and Fulton County;
and
WHEREAS,
Major Sellers has held a number of positions with the Atlanta Police Department,
including a traffic enforcement officer, a member of the RED DOG drug activity
reduction unit, and a narcotics investigator; and
WHEREAS,
during his tenure with the department, Major Sellers has supervised the auto
theft unit, the larceny and major fraud unit, the robbery unit, the homicide
unit, and the office of professional standards; and
WHEREAS,
Major Sellers has received numerous accolades for his dedicated and effective
service, including Supervisor of the Year in 2001 and the Crime Reduction Award
in 2007; and
WHEREAS,
he represented the Atlanta Police Department on the Stop Identity Theft Network,
which was formed to increase public awareness of identity theft, recommend
victim sensitive changes to identity frauds laws, and improve state-wide
reporting methods; and
WHEREAS,
Major Sellers is highly regarded by the citizens of his community and by state
and local government officials as a person of unquestioned integrity and
dedication to the administration of justice and sound principles of law
enforcement; and
WHEREAS,
it is abundantly fitting and proper that the members of this body show their
gratitude for the unique and often unheralded contributions of Major Sellers and
all local law enforcement officers on behalf of the citizens of this
state.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend the care, courage, and selfless dedication exhibited by Major
James Sellers in carrying out the difficult duties of his vocation for so many
years and extend to him their utmost appreciation for having so purely and truly
defined for others the meaning of public servant.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Major James
Sellers.
