AR10: Resolution Text

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2019 - 2020 LEGISLATURE

2019 Assembly RESOLUTION 10

October 4, 2019 - Introduced by Representative Plumer. Referred to Committee on Rules.

AR10,1,1 Relating to: honoring the public service of Police Chief Mike Koval.

AR10,1,3 Whereas, after a long and successful career in public service, Mike Koval, the chief of the Madison Police Department, retired on September 30, 2019; and

AR10,1,6 Whereas, after graduating from UW-Madison with a degree in journalism, Koval went on to receive a law degree and also served as an FBI agent for two years; and

AR10,1,8 Whereas, Koval first joined the Madison Police Department as an officer in 1983; and

AR10,1,11 Whereas, throughout his long career at MPD, he filled many roles, including field training supervisor, SWAT hostage negotiator, critical response team supervisor, primary legal instructor, and sergeant; and

AR10,1,14 Whereas, as the sergeant of recruitment and training for 17 years, Koval focused on diversifying MPD and hiring and training officers that shared the department's progressive policing philosophy; and

AR10,2,3 Whereas, for many years, Koval taught the constitutional law portion of MPD's academy, in which he reinforced the constitutional and statutory limits on police decision-making and emphasized respecting the rights of community members; and

AR10,2,5 Whereas, after three decades with the Madison Police Department, Koval was appointed chief in 2014; and

AR10,2,9 Whereas, as chief, Koval created a mental health unit and a community outreach and resource education unit, as well as neighborhood resource officer positions for every district, all with the goal of better serving the Madison community; and

AR10,2,11 Whereas, through his leadership, passion, hard work, and dedication, Koval earned the trust and respect of his MPD family; now, therefore, be it

AR10,2,14 Resolved by the assembly, That the members of the Wisconsin Assembly join in honoring the public service of Police Chief Mike Koval and wish him and his wife, Jane, all the best as they begin their next chapter.

AR10,2,15 (End)