2021-2 PROCLAMATION - Tracy Carter Day 12-13-21

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PROCLAMATION HONORING SHERIFF TRACY CARTER WHEREAS, Sheriff Tracy Carter began his career in law enforcement with the Town of Broadway Police Department in 1986 working part time before accepting a full time position as a jail officer, and later that same year becoming a deputy sheriff and DARE officer with the Lee County Sheriff's Department; and WHEREAS, in 1993 Sheriff Tracy Carter accepted a position with Lee County Schools as the first Chief of Special Police serving through 2006; and WHEREAS, Sheriff Tracy Carter was elected and began his service as Lee County Sheriff on December 4, 2006; and WHEREAS, Sheriff Tracy Carter holds a BAS in Human Services and Criminal Justice from Campbell University in addition to an Advanced Certificate in Law Enforcement from the North Carolina Sheriff's Training and Standards Commission, graduated in 2010 from the North Carolina Sheriff's Leadership Institute, received a distinguished alumni award from Central Carolina Community College in 2012, was nominated in 2014 to the Campbell University Alumni Committee, and was appointed by Governor McCrory to serve on the Juvenile Justice Planning Committee under the Governor's Crime Commission; and WHEREAS, when Sheriff Tracy Carter began his career, Lee County had a population of 50,948 compared to 63,285 today and continued to provide excellent service while accommodating the growing community; and WHEREAS,the Board of Commissioners wish to express their sincere appreciation to Sheriff Tracy Carter for his loyalty and dedication to Lee County over the past 35 years including his 15 years as Sheriff providing exemplary leadership in law enforcement and wish him the best in all his future endeavors. NOW THEREFORE,the Board of Commissioners hereby proclaim Friday, December 31, 2021, as: SHERIFF TRACY CARTER DAY Presented and adopted this 13th day of December, 2021. Ki . Smi r It.TEST: - // Lee County Board of Commissioners ifer GI"e, Clerk to the Board