ADOPTED - MAY 22, 2007

Agenda Item No. 8

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING DETECTIVE MARK BOWSER

RESOLUTION #07-114

WHEREAS, Mark Bowser began his career with the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office in July of 1983 when he was assigned as a Sheriff’s Deputy at the Ingham County Jail; and

WHEREAS, in 1989, he was assigned to the Field Division of the Sheriff’s Office, and in 1998 he was promoted to Detective, a position he currently holds; and

WHEREAS, as a Detective, Mark Bowser was assigned to forensic analysis of digital media, he served on the Attorney General’s Task  Force on Internet Crimes Against Children, and was also assigned full-time to investigate the death of Ricky Holland and assist the Ingham County Prosecutor with the prosecution of the victim’s parents; and

WHEREAS, Detective Bowser has provided seminars for local high schools where he has taught several hundred students on the dangers of the internet; and

WHEREAS, along with Detective Bowser’s full case load of non-cyber related criminal investigations, he is also responsible for the computer crime investigations for the Sheriff’s Office, and has given numerous presentations regarding computer forensics and on-line investigations to the public, as well as organizations such as the Rotary, Lions, and Kiwanis clubs.

WHEREAS, with over 23 years of service, Detective Mark Bowser is retiring from the Sheriff’s Office on May 31, 2007.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Detective Mark Bowser for his many years of dedicated service to the Ingham County Sheriff’s Office and the citizens of Ingham County. 

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

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  De Leon, Nolan, Copedge, Soule, Severino, Dougan

Nays:  None                    Absent:  None             Approved 5/15/07