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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Harold O. Martin 
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III on the occasion of his retirement as Chief of the Yorkville 
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Police Department after 31 years of dedicated service; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Harold Martin III has had a long and distinguished 
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career in law enforcement; he began his law enforcement career 
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as an officer with the Newark Police Department, serving there 
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from 1975 to 1979; he then accepted a position as an officer 
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with the Yorkville Police Department in 1979; in 1995, he was 
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promoted to the rank of Sergeant; in 1997, he was promoted to 
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the rank of Lieutenant; in 2001, he was promoted to Chief of 
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Police, where he remained until his retirement; and
  
 
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    WHEREAS, Harold Martin III implemented numerous programs 
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at the Yorkville Police Department during his tenure as Chief; 
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he was instrumental in the establishment of the Board of Police 
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and Fire Commissioners; he started the department's traffic 
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unit, accident reconstruction program, and cadet program; he 
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started the first police department medication disposal 
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program in the State;  he improved the department's K-9 unit 
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with the inclusion of an ATF bomb dog; he added a school 
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resource officer to the department; he also implemented the 
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department's administrative adjudication process; and
  
 
 


 






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    WHEREAS, Harold Martin III was well known within the ranks 
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of the Yorkville Police Department for his commitment to 
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education; due to his direct support, nearly the entire 
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department has a college degree and every supervisor has 
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attended the police staff and command school at Northwestern 
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University; and

  
 
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    WHEREAS, Harold Martin III serves as a model of hard work, 
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integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of 
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Illinois; therefore, be it
  
 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Harold O. Martin III on the occasion of his 
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retirement and wish him many happy and healthy retirement 
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years; and be it further
  
 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Harold Martin III as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.