WHEREAS, STEVE BODIFORD joined the Leon County Sheriff’s Office on October 1, 1972, and was promoted to the rank of Captain in 1986; and

WHEREAS, Captain Bodiford worked in many different units in the Sheriff's Office, and as Captain he was the commander of Criminal Investigations, School Resource Officers, Judicial Services, Crime Prevention, Personnel and Training; and

WHEREAS, he has served Leon County under four Sheriffs: Raymond Hamlin, Ken Katsaris, Eddie Boone and Larry Campbell; and

WHEREAS, as a Detective and a supervisor of investigations, he was a lead Detective on the notorious Ted Bundy case;

WHEREAS, as Jail Director Captain Bodiford supervised the agency's transition of corrections operations to the new correctional facility; and

WHEREAS, Captain Bodiford was commander of School Resource Officer Unit when the Columbine High School tragedy occurred, and took swift action to respond to our community needs; and

WHEREAS, he is an Honorary Lifetime member of the Florida Sheriff's Association for his support of the Florida Sheriff's Youth Ranches; and

WHEREAS, he coached baseball many years in Little League, Babe Ruth League, including a year as President of the Tallahassee Babe Ruth League, and

WHEREAS, he is a strong United Way supporter, and served as a ‘loaned executive’ to the United Way in 2001.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS of LEON COUNTY, FLORIDA, that today, April, 29, 2003 is hereby declared

in Leon County, Florida. The Board further recognizes his long service and selfless contributions to the health, safety and well-being of our community. We honor his dedicated and professional service of 31 years to the people of Leon County. His wealth of experience and depth of institutional knowledge will be sorely missed.

DATED THIS 29^th DAY OF APRIL, A.D., 2003.