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RESOLUTION NO. 5030 <br />A RESOLUTION HONORING EUGENE POLICE OFFICER CHRIS <br />KILCULLEN, HIS SERVICE AND HIS SACRIFICE. <br />The City Council of the City of Eugene finds that: <br />A. Chris Kilcullen was hired as a Eugene Police Officer in March 1998. Some of his <br />notable achievements include the following: <br />1. He was a member of the Eugene Police Department Crisis Negotiation <br />Team since 2002. He was a very highly skilled negotiator and is credited with saving <br />many lives. <br />2. He became a member of the Eugene Police Department Rapid <br />Deployment. Unit in 2003, and earned an Advanced Certificate as a Certified Police <br />Officer in 2004. ' <br />3. He was awarded Eugene Police Department Employee of the Month in <br />May 2004 for having the highest, activity level of any EPD patrol officer, based on the <br />number of investigations, arrests, traffic" citations and field interviews completed. He was <br />again awarded Eugene Police Department Employee of the Month in June 2008. <br />4. He was a member of Special Operations and the Traffic Enforcement Unit <br />since 2005'. <br />5. He helped develop the Crisis Intervention Team and had served' on; the, <br />Team since 2008. <br />6. He received more than 85 commendations during his 12 -year career at the <br />Eugene Police Department. Those commendations repeatedly cited Officer Kilcullen's <br />P P Y <br />exemplary professional -demeanor and positive interactions with the public, even iri the <br />most stressful circumstances. Many people who received traffic citations from Officer <br />Kilcullen would thank him and call the department to comment on his professional and <br />i' <br />positive approach. <br />B. Chris Kilcullen was an outstanding Eugene Police officer and exemplary ' public <br />servant. He was a remarkably and unfailingly kind, cheerful, thoughtful and giving person, with <br />a smile that brightened the day of anyone he encountered. <br />C. In addition to his service as a police officer, Chris Kilcullen was a dedicated <br />community volunteer and . devoted husband and father. His wife and two daughters were-his <br />greatest passion and he' adored and cherished the time, however short, he had with them. , <br />Resolution - Page 1 of 2 <br />