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'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 SENATE 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 Secretary of the Senate is authorized and directed
to make an appropriate copy of this resolution available for distribution to Executive Director
Michael T. Ayers.