ADOPTED - MAY 23, 2006

Agenda Item No. 6

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING DETECTIVE LIEUTENANT JEFFREY JOY

RESOLUTION #06-133

WHEREAS, Jeffrey Joy began his career with the Ingham County Sheriff=s Office in 1979 as a Sheriff’s Office Mechanic; and

WHEREAS, in 1982 he served as a Communications Operator and became a Corrections Officer in 1983; and

WHEREAS, in 1987 he began working on Road Patrol with the following assignments:  Marine Patrol, Diver FTO, Traffic Officer, and Delhi Township; and

WHEREAS, in 1996 he was assigned to Tri-County Metro Narcotics, in 1997 he was promoted to Detective, in1998, he was promoted to Sergeant, and he was promoted to Lieutenant in 2000; and

WHEREAS, as a Lieutenant he was assigned to the Delhi Township Division for 2.5 years; and

WHEREAS, he has received 2 life saving awards, 2 meritorious service awards, 8 unit citations and served as Commander of the Ingham County Cold Case Task Force; and

WHEREAS, with over 26 years of dedicated service, Jeffrey Joy is retiring from his current position, Detective Lieutenant, in the Detective Bureau of the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Detective Lieutenant Jeffrey Joy for his many years of service to the County of Ingham and its citizens.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board wishes him continued success in all of his future endeavors.

COUNTY SERVICES: Yeas:  Schor, De Leon, Holman, Copedge, Severino, Vickers

Nays:  None    Absent:  None        Approved 5/16/06