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HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolutions - 1993.07.15 - 22792MISCELLANEOUS RESOLUTION #93128 BY: Donna Huntoon, Commissioner, District #2 John Garfield, Commissioner, District #9 IN RE: SHERIFF'S DEPARTMENT - NAMING OF BOOTCAMP BUILDING To the Oakland County Board of Commissioners Chairperson, Ladies and Gentlemen: -WHEREAS, the "Bootcamp" program was started in September 1990, by Sheriff John F. Nichols to help alleviate the overcrowding conditions in the Oakland County Jail, and WHEREAS, the opening of the new Bootcamp building in 1993 will allow year round use and increased participation in class size for this unique program, and WHEREAS, the core component of this program is military-style discipline with emphasis on team work self-motivation and goal-setting, and, to date the program has had 350 graduates with a phenomenally low recidivism rate; which represents not only a substantial savings to the taxpayers, but untold savings in human suffering and wasted lives. NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Oakland County Board of Commissioners does hereby recognize the innovative leadership of Oakland County Sheriff, John F. Nichols, as an outstanding law enforcement professional. In acclamation of his exceptional performance of duties, we do hereby designate the new bootcamp building as the John F. Nichols Barracks. Chairperson, we move the adoption of the foregoing resolution. Donna Huntoon, District #2 John Garfield, District #9 Kay Schmid, Jeff Kingzett, Thomas Law, David L. Moffitt, Dennis N. Powers, Lawrence A. Obrecht, Marilynn Gosling, Donald W. Jensen, Kevin A. Miltner, Shelley Goodman Taub The Chairperson referred the resolution to the Planning and Building Committee. There were no objections.