RES-8875 Loyal Service Appreciation for Eugene J. HernandezRESOLUTION NO. 8875
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE EXPRESSING APPRECIATION
TO CAPTAIN EUGENE J. HERNANDEZ FOR
MORE THAN 23 YEARS OF LOYAL AND
DEDICATED SERVICE.
WHEREAS, Eugene "Gene" J. Hernandez began his service as a Police Officer with
the City of Orange Police Department on December 30, 1974 after serving 3 years as police
officer with the Fullerton Police Department; and
WHEREAS, Gene served as a Patrol Officer, Motor Officer, and Detective, was
prornoted to Sergeant on October 26, 1981, Traffic Sergeant on October 16, 1983,
Lieutenant on April 28, 1985 and served as a Watch Comrnander and was later promoted to
Detective Lieutenant, where he becarne a Detective Commander. Gene was promoted to
Captain on April 8, 1990 and has served as Cornmander of Patrol, Traffic, Administration
and Detective Divisions; and
WHEREAS, Gene has received a BA Degree in Criminal Justice and a MS Degree
in Management, is a graduate of the FBI National Acaderny and the California POST
Command College, receiving the Hank Kochn Award for the most inspirational student; and
WHEREAS, Gene was honored by the City of Orange Police Association as the
Supervisor of the Year in 1991, received the Medal of Distinction from the Chief of Police
in 1996 and received the Volunteer ofthe Years Award from the YMCA in 1997; and
WHEREAS, Gene has been very active within law enforcement as well as the
community, serving as President of The Society of Police Futurists, President of the
Cornrnand College Alumni Association, Past President and current Vice President of Family
Solutions, Past President of the Orange North Rotary Club and the YMCA, Co-
Chairperson of the Chamber of Commerce Leadership Orange Program, Chairperson of the
Gang Diversion Task Force, plus numerous other community programs;
and WHEREAS, Gene designed and implemented, without cost to the City, the
Police Officer badge, I.D. Card and Police Department decal;
and WHEREAS, Captain Gene Hernandez will be leaving the Orange Police
Department to becorne the Chief of Police of Chino,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, on behalf of the
citizens of Orange expresses its sincere appreciation to Captain Gene Hernandez of the
Orange Police Department for his more than 23 years of loyal and dedicated service and
wishes Gene all the best as the Chief of Police of Chino.
ADOPTED this 13th day ofJanuary, 1998.
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or of the City of Orange
ATTEST:
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tr ity Clerk of the 'ty of
Orange I hereby certify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by
the City Council of the City of Orange at a regular meeting thereof held on the 13th day
of January, 1998, by the following
vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:COUNCIL MEMBERS: MURPHY, SLATER, COONTZ.
SPURGEON,
ALVAREZ COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:COUNCIL
MEMBERS:
NONE
NONE
NONE CvuAP?~ 1&-~
City Clerk oftheCCity of Orange
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