ADOPTED - APRIL 29, 2008

Agenda Item No. 10

Introduced by the Finance Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING DEPUTY ROBERT SYBRANDY

RESOLUTION #08-115

WHEREAS, Robert Sybrandy’s law enforcement career began in May of 1969 as a dispatcher with the Michigan State University Department of Public Safety, in August of 1969 he began serving as a police officer and Ingham County Deputy Sheriff; and

WHEREAS, in 1980, Robert left MSU to pursue a business venture but remained sworn as an Ingham County Sheriff’s Deputy,  from 1980 to 1985 he worked part-time for the Civil Division of the Sheriff’s Office, part-time as a police officer for the Williamston Police Department and part-time as a  police officer for the Ingham County Parks Department; and

WHEREAS, in June of 1985 Robert began working full time as a Deputy Sheriff with the Sheriff’s Office –- after working in the jail for a short time he was transferred to the Road Patrol and became the Crime Prevention Officer for the Sheriff’s Office; and

WHEREAS,  Robert worked to revitalize Ingham County’s Neighborhood Watch groups, did programs for schools and other groups and became a member and elected officer in regional crime prevention organizations including the Central Michigan Crime Prevention Association, Crime Prevention Association of Michigan, Sexual Assault Task Force, Tri-County Financial Alarm Committee, Meridian Area Business Watch and The Youth Violence Coalition; and

WHEREAS, he was trained as one of Ingham Counties first Drug Abuse Resistance Education Officers and taught D.A.R.E. in Dansville, Leslie, Holt-Dimondale, Stockbridge, Webberville and Williamston schools, and organized the Central Michigan Gang Task Force which became a model for information sharing on violent youth and gang activity among schools, law enforcement, corrections, school security providers and probation officers.  

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Deputy Robert Sybrandy for nearly 39 years of dedicated service to the citizens of Ingham County and wishes him continued success in all of his future endeavors.   

FINANCE: Yeas:  Grebner, Hertel, Weatherwax-Grant, Schor, Dougan

  Nays:  None                  Absent:  Celentino               Approved 4/23/08