South Carolina General Assembly
119th Session, 2011-2012
H. 4085
STATUS INFORMATION
House Resolution
Sponsors: Reps. Clemmons, Agnew, Alexander, Allen, Allison, Anderson, Anthony, Atwater, Bales, Ballentine, Bannister, Barfield, Battle, Bedingfield, Bikas, Bingham, Bowen, Bowers, Brady, Branham, Brannon, Brantley, G.A.Brown, H.B.Brown, R.L.Brown, Butler Garrick, Chumley, Clyburn, CobbHunter, Cole, Cooper, Corbin, Crawford, Crosby, Daning, Delleney, Dillard, Edge, Erickson, Forrester, Frye, Funderburk, Gambrell, Gilliard, Govan, Hamilton, Hardwick, Harrell, Harrison, Hart, Hayes, Hearn, Henderson, Herbkersman, Hiott, Hixon, Hodges, Horne, Hosey, Howard, Huggins, Jefferson, Johnson, King, Knight, Limehouse, Loftis, Long, Lowe, Lucas, Mack, McCoy, McEachern, McLeod, Merrill, Mitchell, D.C.Moss, V.S.Moss, Munnerlyn, Murphy, Nanney, J.H.Neal, J.M.Neal, Neilson, Norman, Ott, Owens, Parker, Parks, Patrick, Pinson, Pitts, Pope, Quinn, Rutherford, Ryan, Sabb, Sandifer, Sellers, Simrill, Skelton, G.M.Smith, G.R.Smith, J.E.Smith, J.R.Smith, Sottile, Spires, Stavrinakis, Stringer, Tallon, Taylor, Thayer, Toole, Tribble, Umphlett, Vick, Viers, Weeks, Whipper, White, Whitmire, Williams, Willis and Young
Document Path: l:\council\bills\gm\24765bh11.docx
Introduced in the House on April 13, 2011
Adopted by the House on April 13, 2011
Summary: Corporal Brian Truex
HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS
DateBodyAction Description with journal page number
4/13/2011HouseIntroduced and adopted (House Journalpage15)
VERSIONS OF THIS BILL
4/13/2011
AHOUSE RESOLUTION
TO RECOGNIZE AND HONOR CORPORAL BRIAN TRUEX OF THE MYRTLE BEACH POLICE DEPARTMENT FOR OUTSTANDING LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE TO THE FORCE AND TO HIS SURROUNDING COMMUNITY, AND TO CONGRATULATE HIM FOR BEING NAMED THE MYRTLE BEACH ROTARY CLUB 2010 “OFFICER JOE MCGARRY MEMORIAL POLICE OFFICER OF THE YEAR.”
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives are pleased to learn that Corporal Brian Truex has been selected as the Myrtle Beach Rotary Club “Officer Joe McGarry Memorial Police Officer of the Year” for 2010; and
Whereas, in his nine years with the Myrtle Beach Police Department, Corporal Truexdistinguished himself as an outstanding police officer and member of the community, being named Myrtle Beach Police Employee of the Year in 2009; and
Whereas, he earned a degree in sociology cum laude from Coastal Carolina University andmade his mark as a road officer, learning the complexities of the traffic division and excelling in supervisory skills to the benefit ofboth the department and employees; and
Whereas, when assigned to the streetcrimes section, he maintained a difficult caseload with a positive impact on officers he supervised and impressive case results, including thirtytwo highcourt cases, four of which involved cocaine trafficking; and
Whereas, temporarily putting his own promotion opportunities aside, Corporal Truex volunteered when the department needed someone with specialized computer skills to assist inthe implementation of and transition to a new operation system; and
Whereas, he built the background of the system, wrote training materials, taught classes department wide, and placed himself on call to troubleshoot problems, supervising and performing administrative duties over the entire telecommunications function and four detention shifts, which both run all day,every day; and
Whereas, he met every challenge with a positive attitude and has become a backup administrator for the new system, a significant assistance to the department’s information technology; and
Whereas, in 2010, Corporal Truex received the Distinguished Service Award for his outstanding work as the assistant coordinator for the 15th Circuit Law Enforcement Network; and
Whereas, currently he serves the department in support services, oversees the operation of the jail, dispatch, property and evidence, and records,and has responsibility for sixty personnel; and
Whereas, his projects have increased morale, such as building a wall in the photo ID room to improve the flow of the inmate ID process, painting the dispatch room, and enclosing an area in the department to handle overcrowding of bulk inmate property; and
Whereas, the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives express their gratitude to Corporal Brian Truex for his dedicated service in protecting the citizens of Horry County and the State of South Carolina, and congratulate him on his receipt of this welldeserved award. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
Thatthe members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, recognize and honor Corporal Brian Truex of the Myrtle Beach Police Department for outstanding leadership and service to the force and to his surrounding community, and congratulate him for being named the Myrtle Beach Rotary Club 2010 “Officer Joe McGarry Memorial Police Officer of the Year.”
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented toCorporal Brian Truex.
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