House Resolution 525 By: Representatives Townsend of the 179th, DeLoach of the 167th, Sainz of the 180th, Crowe of the 118th, Hitchens of the 161st, and others A RESOLUTION Recognizing and commending Community Supervision Officer John Crew, the Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Officer of the Year; and for other purposes. WHEREAS, founded on the tenets of public safety and progress, the Georgia Department of Community Supervision commenced operations on July 1, 2015, through the passage of House Bill 310; and WHEREAS, Community Supervision Officer John Crew has honorably served the State of Georgia for 24 years and has shown himself to be an outstanding embodiment of the department's core values of selfless service, accountability, integrity, teamwork, and professional development; and WHEREAS, Officer Crew routinely goes above and beyond to provide efficient, effective, unselfish, and dedicated service to his coworkers and the State of Georgia; and WHEREAS, Officer Crew's commitment to public safety while helping create opportunities for successful outcomes for the individuals he supervises serves as an example for his fellow officers; and WHEREAS, it is abundantly fitting and proper that the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be appropriately recognized. NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body recognize and commend Community Supervision Officer John Crew on being named the Department of Community Supervision's 2024 Officer of the Year and extend best wishes for continued success. 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 Community Supervision Officer John Crew.