CONGRATULATIONS EXTENDED TO SERGEANT ANDREA M. DELANEY ON HER RETIREMENT FROM THE CHICAGO POLICE DEPARTMENT
WHEREAS, After 27 years of distinguished public service, Sgt. Andrea M. Delaney is retiring from the Chicago Police Department; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council has been informed of this occasion by the Honorable Matthew J. O'Shea, Alderman ofthe 19th Ward; and
WHEREAS, Dedication to and fulfillment of the motto of the Chicago Police Department - "We Serve and Protect" - exacts a substantial physical and emotional toll not only on the officers and sergeants who must cope daily with the stress and danger of putting their lives on the line for countless City residents, but also on their family members; and
WHEREAS, Throughout her long and distinguished tenure Sgt. Andrea M. Delaney upheld the finest traditions of the law enforcement community, with hard work, commitment, and dedication to duty earned her the respect and admiration of her colleagues and the communities that she protected and served; and
WHEREAS, Sergeant Delaney devoted her career to public service and to the people ofthe City of Chicago, and, in doing so, has personally ensured that the City of Chicago is the safe, healthy, and vibrant community it is today; and
WHEREAS, The Chicago City Council would like to recognize the great debt owed to our law enforcement community, and express our sincerest gratitude to Sgt. Delaney for a long and prolific career; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and members ofthe City Council ofthe City of Chicago, gathered here this twenty-seventh day of April, 2022, do hereby congratulate Sgt. Andrea M. Delaney, star number 1510, on her retirement and thank her for her 27 years of service to the people of the City of Chicago, and express our heartfelt wishes on a pleasant retirement to Sgt. Andrea M. Delaney; and
MATTHEW J. O'SHEA Alderman, 19th Ward
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy ofthis resolution be prepared and presented to Sergeant Andrea M. Delaney.