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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
| 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Fairview Heights Police |
| 4 | | Chief Nicholas Gailius on his selection as the 2017 Police |
| 5 | | Chief of the Year by the Illinois Association of Chiefs of |
| 6 | | Police; and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, The association recognized the leadership of |
| 8 | | Chief Gailius after the unrest in Ferguson, Missouri in the |
| 9 | | fall of 2014; he was called upon to lead the Unified Command |
| 10 | | Center of local chiefs, who in turn collaborated with federal |
| 11 | | and State agencies; and
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| 12 | | WHEREAS, The achievements of Chief Gailius include: |
| 13 | | creation of the city's first "Volunteers in Police Service";
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| 14 | | co-founder of the Fairview Heights Youth Initiative group |
| 15 | | mentoring project; creation of a cadet program, Metro-East |
| 16 | | Cadets of Policing; creation of the Neighborhood Enforcement |
| 17 | | Officers program; initiating the T.R.A.C.E.R. unit (Targeting |
| 18 | | Residential and Area Concerns through Enforcement and |
| 19 | | Responsiveness); and spearheading community outreach with |
| 20 | | diverse leaders and community representatives; and
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| 21 | | WHEREAS, Chief Gailius has served as Chief in Fairview |
| 22 | | Heights since 2010; he started with the department as a Police |
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| 1 | | Explorer at the age of 14 and has served the city ever since; |
| 2 | | he has served as a Dispatcher, Patrolman, Undercover Agent, |
| 3 | | Detective, Sergeant, Emergency Services and Disaster Agency |
| 4 | | Coordinator, Lieutenant, and Assistant Chief; he is a past |
| 5 | | President of the Southern Illinois Police Chiefs Association; |
| 6 | | and
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| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chief Gailius has a bachelor's degree from Western |
| 8 | | Illinois University and a master's degree from Lindenwood |
| 9 | | University; he graduated from the FBI National Academy and |
| 10 | | Southern Police Institute; and
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| 11 | | WHEREAS, Chief Gailius will receive his award on April 21, |
| 12 | | 2017 during the Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police annual |
| 13 | | awards banquet in Oak Brook; therefore, be it
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| 14 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
| 15 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we |
| 16 | | congratulate Fairview Heights Police Chief Nicholas Gailius on |
| 17 | | his selection as the 2017 Police Chief of the Year by the |
| 18 | | Illinois Association of Chiefs of Police; and be it further
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| 19 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
| 20 | | presented to Chief Gailius as an expression of our esteem and |
| 21 | | respect.
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