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Adopt and present a resolution and plaque of appreciation honoring Undersheriff Gary T. Elliott Jr. upon his retirement from the Sheriff's Office with 30 years of dedicated public service to Solano County (Supervisor Vasquez)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Sheriff recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution and plaque of appreciation honoring Undersheriff Gary T. Elliott Jr. upon his retirement from the Sheriff's Office with 30 years of dedicated public service to Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Gary T. Elliott Jr. began his career with the Solano County's Sheriff's Office as a Correctional Officer on February 14, 1989; promoted to Deputy Sheriff on July 7, 1991; promoted to Sergeant-Sheriff on August 19, 2001; promoted to Lieutenant-Sheriff on January 29, 2006; promoted to Captain-Sheriff on December 12, 2010, and was appointed Undersheriff on November 11, 2012.
Undersheriff Elliot worked, supervised and/or managed virtually every bureau within the Sheriff's Office including Custody, Patrol, Court Security, Emergency Services, Regional Narcotic Task Force, Community Oriented Policing Program, Marine Patrol, Inmate Transportation, Civil, and Investigations.
Undersheriff Elliot served on several Sheriff's Office special teams including the Defensive Tactics Team, and the Countywide Multi-Agency Mobile Field Force, where he served as the Commander, and he also served as a Field Training Officer, and a Report Writing Instructor.
Undersheriff Elliot served for 18 years on the Sheriff's SWAT team as an operator, Team Leader, and Commander, and was instrumental in developing and regionalizing the team into a modern multi-agency tactical team that responds to critical incidents throughout the unincorporated areas of the county as well as within the cities of Dixon, Benicia, Suisun, and Rio Vista.
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