WHEREAS, Charles Adkins served as an officer of the Tallahassee Police Department for 27 years, then worked for another 10 years as a Leon County Sheriff's Department Court Bailiff; and

WHEREAS, George Bishop served as an officer of the Tallahassee Police Department for 30 years, then worked for another 10 years as a Leon County Sheriff's Department Court Bailiff, and

WHEREAS, Fred Lehmann began his law enforcement career with the Tallahassee Police Department, worked for the Florida Department of Alcoholic Beverages and Tobacco for 15 years, then as a Leon County Sheriff's Department Court Bailiff for 26 years, and

WHEREAS, Paula Mahaffey served Leon County as a Custodial Supervisor and then as a Leon County Sheriff's Department Court Attendant for 13, and

WHEREAS, the public service of these four distinguished individuals totals over 135 years, and

WHEREAS, these outstanding public servants have announced their retirement, and that it is impossible to conceive how the business of the Leon County Courthouse will continue without them:

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS OF LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA, that

CHARLES ADKINS, GEORGE BISHOP,

FRED LEHMANN and PAULA MAHAFFEY

are recognized for their meritorious service to the people of Tallahassee, Leon County, and Florida's Second Judicial Circuit, and are hereby appointed as lifetime Goodwill Ambassadors for the People of Leon County, and that the Government of Leon County is eternally grateful for their professional, dedicated, and heroic service.

DATED this 13th day of June, A.D., 2000.