HR 202: Ayers, Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council's Executive Director Michael T.; awarded Georgia's Outstanding Police Chief of the Year; commend
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House Resolution 202
By: Representatives Crowe of the 118th, New of the 40th, Richardson of the 125th, Sainz of the 180th, and Reeves of the 99th
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing and congratulating Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council's Executive Director Michael T. Ayers upon being awarded Georgia's Outstanding Police Chief of the Year; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS, Executive Director Michael T. Ayers began his career in 1989 with the Hartwell Police Department and subsequently joined the Georgia Bureau of Investigation in 1990, rising to the rank of Special Agent in Charge; and
WHEREAS, he was appointed to the position of Executive Director of the Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council (POST) by Governor Brian P. Kemp on May 15, 2019; and
WHEREAS, Director Ayers graduated from the University of Georgia with a Bachelor of Arts in criminal justice; and
WHEREAS, Director Ayers has graduated from advanced law enforcement leadership programs such as the FBI National Academy, the Georgia Law Enforcement Professional Management Program, and the Georgia International Law Enforcement Exchange Program; and
WHEREAS, Director Ayers is a member of and has served as President of the International Association of Directors of Law Enforcement Standards and Training; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Director Ayers, POST operations were modernized, and he significantly contributed to the safety and efficiency of law enforcement throughout Georgia while acknowledging the recruiting and retention challenges facing law enforcement executives; and
WHEREAS, Director Ayers retired from service to the citizens of Georgia on January 2, 2025; and
WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper to recognize the impactful changes at POST, which benefit all law enforcement as well as the citizens of the State of Georgia, brought about by the visionary leadership of Executive Director Michael T. Ayers.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and congratulate Georgia Peace Officers Standards and Training Council's Executive Director Michael T. Ayers upon being awarded Georgia's Outstanding Police Chief of the Year.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Executive Director Michael T. Ayers.