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RESOLUTION ]Xk).
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF LYNWOOD
COMMENDING POLICE CHIEF, RALPH E. DARTON FOR
TWENTY -FIVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COMMUNITY
WHEREAS, Police Chief Ralph Darton has served the City of Lynwood
since November 16, 1947, and
WHEREAS, Chief Darton was hired into the City service as a
patrolman and subsequently achieved the rank of sergeant on June 1, 1950,
and the rank of Chief of Police on December 10, 1954, and
WHEREAS, throughout these years of increasingly responsible
service, he has guided the development of the Lynwood Police Department
from a force of 30 personnel to a total department strength of 74 employees
including dispatchers, police cadets, and a police woman, and
WHEREAS, he has played a key role in the development of Police -
Community relations throughout the State culminating in his recent position
of presiding over the Police Chiefs' Section of the League of California
Cities for 1972, and
WHEREAS, his dedicated assistance and cooperation with the
citizens and businessmen of Lynwood has lead to greater understanding
and cooperation throughout the Community,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL
OF THE CITY OF LYNWOOD that the Council hereby extends its sincere
appreciation and gratitude to Police Chief Ralph Darton for his continuing
leadership in the Lynwood Police Department and his active participation in
Community administration and development.
UNANIMOUSLY PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED this
21st day of November, 1972.
E. MORRIS
Mayor
City cf Lynwood
ATTEST:
JOSEPHINE L. SHEPHERD
City Clerk
City of Lynwood