Columbus, Georgia

WHEREAS, the U.S. Department of Justice, Office of the United States Attorney,

Chattahoochee Valley Community College, and the Columbus Department of Fire and

Emergency Medical Services provided a 28-hour conference on Homeland Security

from February 18-21, 2003 at the Columbus Civic Center;



WHEREAS, this conference was attended by over 200 public safety and security

personnel from Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Maryland, Virginia, Pennsylvania and

Washington, D.C.;



WHEREAS, this broad participation by dozens of public safety and security

agencies was brought about by the hard work of our Columbus Fire and EMS

Department and Columbus Civic Center personnel, the staff at Chattahoochee

Valley Community College and local representatives from the U. S. Department of

Justice.



NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:



We hereby commend Honorable Frank Maxwell Wood, U. S. Attorney and Velda Kent,

Law Enforcement Coordination Manager, Macon, Georgia, Dr. Laurel Blackwell,

President, Dale Boswell, Farris Brock, Jimmy Davis, Reggie Gordy, Keith Manuel,

Saundra Noles, Jane Norden, Christer Sanks, Roosevelt Sparks, Jacquie Thacker,

Susie Trammell and Joan Waters from Chattahoochee Valley Community College,

Deputy Chief Robert Futrell, Susan Brown and Julie Daniel from the Columbus

Department of Fire and Emergency Medical Services and Dale Hester from the

Columbus Civic Center for their efforts in presenting the Homeland Security

conference for public safety and security personnel held at the Columbus Civic

Center from February 18-21, 2003. Let a copy of this resolution be forwarded

to the above-named participants.



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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the

4th March, 2003, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote of ten

members of said Council.









Councilor Allen voting YES.

Councilor Anthony voting YES.

Councilor Davis voting YES.

Councilor Henderson voting YES.

Councilor Hunter voting YES.

Councilor McDaniel voting YES.

Councilor Rodgers voting YES.

Councilor Suber voting YES.

Councilor Pugh voting YES.

Councilor Woodson voting YES.









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TINY B. WASHINGTON ROBERT S. POYDASHEFF

CLERK MAYOR