WHEREAS, the People of Leon County are protected and served by several overlapping law enforcement jurisdictions, including the Leon County Sheriff’s Office, the Tallahassee Police Department, the Capitol Police, the FAMU and FSU Police Departments, and others; and

WHEREAS, law enforcement officers undertake the difficult tasks of maintaining order in our community and protecting our personal safety, often at the risk of their own personal safety, and

WHEREAS, each year the Florida Attorney General presents an "Officer of the Year" award to one of our state’s many outstanding law enforcement officers to recognize individual achievement in a profession which demands excellence as a minimum standard of performance; and

WHEREAS, Tallahassee Police Officer Charles "Chuck" Perry was recognized by the Attorney General’s Office as Florida's 2004 Law Enforcement Officer of the Year, for his bravery under fire and for his commitment to public service.

NOW, THEREFORE, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Leon County, Florida, that Tallahassee Police Officer

is hereby named a Leon County OUTSTANDING CITIZEN. We recognize in Officer Perry the very best of those values which make our community the very best -- courage, professionalism, impartiality, and selfless commitment to duty in the public interest. We call on the citizens of Leon County to recognize in Officer Perry these qualities which truly inspire us, and to take note of his leadership by example. We also express our gratitude for his exemplary service and sacrifice, and through him, do proclaim our thanks to all the men and women who serve our community, and our society, in the honorable profession of law enforcement.

DATED this 26^th day of April, A.D. 2005