SR59: SR59 Ayers, Michael T.; recognize

25 LC 129 0032 Senate Resolution 59 By: Senators Albers of the 56th, Beach of the 21st, Robertson of the 29th, Williams of the 25th, Hatchett of the 50th and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and congratulating Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council's1 Executive Director Michael T. Ayers upon being awarded Georgia' s Outstanding Police2 Chief of the Year; and for other purposes.3 WHEREAS, Executive Director Michael T. Ayers began his career in 1989 with the Hartwell4 Police Department and subsequently joined the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in 1990,5 rising to the rank of Special Agent in Charge; and6 WHEREAS, he was appointed to the position of Executive Director of the Georgia Peace7 Officers Standards and Training Council (POST) by Governor Brian P. Kemp on May 15,8 2019; and9 WHEREAS, Director Ayers graduated from the University of Georgi a with a Bachelor of10 Arts in criminal justice; and11 WHEREAS, Director Ayers has graduated from advanced law enforce ment leadership12 programs such as the FBI National Academy, the Georgia Law Enfo rcement Professional13 Management Program, and the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange Program;14 and15 S. R. 59 - 1 - 25 LC 129 0032 WHEREAS, Director Ayers is a member of and has served as President of the International16 Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training; and17 WHEREAS, under the leadership of Director Ayers, POST operations were modernized, and18 he significantly contributed to the safety and efficiency of la w enforcement throughout19 Georgia while acknowledging the recruiting and retention challenges facing law enforcement20 executives; and21 WHEREAS, Director Ayers retired from service to the citizens of Georgia on January 2,22 2025; and23 WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper to recognize the impactful changes at POST,24 which benefit all law enforcement as well as the citizens of th e State of Georgia, brought25 about by the visionary leadership of Executive Director Michael T. Ayers.26 NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE that the members of this body27 recognize and congratulate Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council's28 Executive Director Michael T. Ayers upon being awarded Georgia' s Outstanding Police29 Chief of the Year.30 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed31 to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Executive Director32 Michael T. Ayers.33 S. R. 59 - 2 -