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HAVE NO DOUBT HE'S GOING TO KEEP THAT SAME COMMUNITY MIND THAT HE IS ALWAYS HAD, HE'S A LIFELONG GREENBURG RESIDENT.THERE'S NOTHING ABOUT GREENBURG.
HE HAS EMPATHY AND HE'S LEARNED FROM LOTS OF DIFFERENT EXPERIENCES.
I'VE SEEN HIM, UH, WORK AS PART OF INVESTIGATIONS AND HE CALLS IT LIKE IT.
SEE, HE SEES IT DOESN'T MATTER WHO THE PERSON IS.
AND I THINK, YEAH, WHAT, WHAT'S MORE, WHAT'S MORE TO LOVE THAN HAVING SOMEBODY THAT, UH, IS WILLING TO STEP UP AND HE'S COMMITTED HIS ENTIRE LIFE TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND HIS ENTIRE LIFE TO THE TOWN OF GREENBURG FIRST WORKING IN THE LIBRARY AND THEN IN THE POLICE DEPARTMENT.
AND SO, UH, I, I DON'T WANNA KEEP GOING ON, BUT I COULD.
BUT, AND I MAY ON THE 14TH, BUT NOT TONIGHT.
SO THAT'S WHY I HAD EVERYONE GO FIRST.
'CAUSE I'M GONNA SEE IF I CAN GET THROUGH THIS WITHOUT GETTING SO EMOTIONAL.
EVERYTHING THAT EVERYONE SAID ABOUT KOBE IS TRUE, BUT MY RELATIONSHIP WITH KOBE RUNS A LITTLE DEEPER.
I KNEW KOBE WHEN I KNEW KOBE WHEN HE WAS AT MY HOUSE.
HE'S ALWAYS BEEN THAT PERSON WHO WAS RESPONSIBLE.
MY SISTER AND I WAS TALKING ABOUT THAT EARLIER THIS WEEK.
ALWAYS THE ONE TO MAKE SURE THAT EVERYONE GOT HOME SAFE.
EVERYONE WAS OKAY, EVERYONE WAS DOING RIGHT EVEN THOUGH WHEN THEY WERE NOT DOING RIGHT.
AND I JUST, THIS MOMENT, ALTHOUGH IT'S HISTORIC, IT'S NOT SURPRISING FOR ME.
KOBE, IT'S NOT SURPRISING BECAUSE YOU ARE SUCH AN OUTSTANDING MAN AND I HOPE YOUR KIDS UNDERSTAND HOW AWESOME AND KNOW HOW AWESOME YOU ARE.
SO GREENBERG, WE ARE IN GOOD HANDS.
WE HAVE SUCH A GREAT LEADER THAT'S COMING BEFORE
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US AND I AM SO PROUD TO HAVE HAD A HAND IN THAT 'CAUSE.THIS IS WHAT THIS IS ALL ABOUT, RECOGNIZING OUR GREAT TALENT AND OUR NEIGHBORHOOD AND OUR TOWN.
SO KOBE, I DON'T EXPECT ANYTHING LESS THAN ANY WHAT ANYONE SAID ON THIS AADE, WHAT ANYONE SAID ABOUT YOU OR YOUR COLLEAGUES.
EVERYONE, I KNOW GREENBERG IS GOING TO BE SAFE 'CAUSE I KNOW YOU ARE GOING TO LEAD ALL THOSE OFFICERS WHO STAND BEHIND YOU AND TOTAL GREATNESS.
I AM JUST SO, SO PROUD OF YOU.
SO, UH, I'D LIKE TO, WELL, MAY I JUST ADD THAT EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM SHOULD CELEBRATE WITHIN THEIR HEARTS, THEIR MINDS AND THEIR SOULS.
THE FACT THAT SINCE THIS TOWN WAS ORIGINALLY INCORPORATED IN 1788, IT HAS BEEN 234 YEARS, THAT EVERYONE REPRESENTED BY THOSE IN THIS ROOM ABLE TO SELECT AND SUPPORT THE SELECTION OF A POLICE CHIEF WHO LOOKS LIKE KOBE POWELL.
SO, UM, I'D LIKE TO MOVE, UH, TB ONE, A RESOLUTION PROMOTING CAPTAIN KOBE POWELL TO CHIEF OF POLICE OF THE TOWN OF GREENBURG, EFFECTIVE AUGUST 22ND.
SECOND, UH, WILL YOU CALL THE ROLL JUDITH? WE DID, NO, SHE WANTS A ROLL.
ROLL CALL VOTE TOWN SUPERVISOR PAUL FINER.
UH, YES, COUNCILWOMAN ELLEN HENDRICKS WITH GREAT RESPECT AND HONOR AND PLEASURE.
SO WOULD THE NEW CHIEF LIKE TO, UH, COME UP? I GUESS I SHOULD START WITH THANKS FIRST I HAVE TO THANK THE, GOOD LORD COULD PULL IT CLOSER.
CAN YOU HEAR ME NOW? JUST PICK IT UP.
UH, I GUESS I SHOULD START WITH THANKS.
SO FIRST I'M GONNA THANK THE GOOD LORD FOR PUTTING ME ON A PATH, FOR PUTTING PEOPLE IN MY PATH TO GET ME HERE.
UM, SECOND, THE SUPPORT OF MY MOTHER, MY FAMILY, MY LOVED ONES.
UM, I DIDN'T PREPARE ANYTHING TODAY AND I KNOW A LOT OF YOU IN THE BACK WOULD SAY THAT I DON'T REALLY HAVE A PROBLEM TALKING, BUT I HAD AN INTERVIEW, I HAD TO SPEAK AT A TOWN BOARD MEETING.
I SPOKE AT THE CAMP GRADUATION AND WHAT I'VE BEEN DOING THIS WEEK IS JUST, UH, COMING FROM MY HEART.
AND SO WITH THAT, AND IF I, I, IF I DIDN'T, I DIDN'T MEAN TO NOT THANK THE TOWN BOARD BECAUSE IF IT WEREN'T FOR THE OPPORTUNITY TO WORK, TO WORK WITH YOU ON SPECIFIC PROJECTS, GET TO KNOW YOU, FOR THERE TO BE A CHANCE FOR YOU TO GET TO KNOW ME, I KNOW THIS WOULD NOT HAVE BEEN POSSIBLE.
AND, AND I THANK YOU FOR THE TRUST, FAITH, CONFIDENCE YOU'RE PUTTING IN ME TO DO WHAT WE ALL KNOW IS A VERY DEMANDING AND DIFFICULT JOB.
UM, I WANT TO THANK EVERYONE THAT SHOWED UP THAT MIGHT NOT BE BLOOD, BUT THERE'S A LOT OF PEOPLE IN HERE THAT THEY MIGHT AS WELL BE.
AND I LOVE EVERYONE OF YOU FOR BEING HERE AND THANK YOU.
WITH THAT, I'M CHOKING BACK A LITTLE EMOTION.
I'M GONNA SAY THIS AND I'M GONNA MOVE ON.
THERE ARE TWO PEOPLE THAT I LOST THE LAST FEW YEARS THAT OBVIOUSLY CAN'T BE HERE TODAY.
AND THIS HAS ACTUALLY BEEN A HARD DAY FOR ME BECAUSE I'M HAPPY, BUT AT THE SAME TIME, I WISH THEY WERE HERE TO SEE IT.
BUT, UM, THAT BEING SAID, SO YOU KNOW WHERE THE EMOTION IS COMING FROM.
I'M JUST GONNA GO AHEAD AND SAY WHAT I THINK I NEED TO SAY WHILE I'M UP HERE AND I'LL WRAP THIS UP.
I WORK FOR A GREAT POLICE DEPARTMENT AND I REALIZED THAT
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FROM MY FIRST DAY IN SUPERVISED FIELD TRAINING, WHEN THEY LET YOU COME BACK FROM THE ACADEMY, GO OUT ON THE ROAD AND WORK, AND, UH, YOU STILL HAVE A LOT TO LEARN.YOU KNOW, YOU HAVE THE ACADEMIC THAT YOU PICKED UP IN THE ACADEMY, BUT NOW IT'S THE PRACTICAL.
YOU'RE WORKING WITH PEOPLE, YOU'RE DEALING WITH PEOPLE, YOU'RE DEALING WITH SITUATIONS.
I WAS 23 YEARS OLD DEALING WITH SITUATIONS THAT I HAD NEVER DEALT WITH.
GOING ON DOMESTICS WITH PEOPLE OLD ENOUGH TO BE MY PARENTS, TRYING TO CONVINCE THEM THAT IT WAS BEST FOR THEM TO DO THE THING I WAS SUGGESTING THEY DO, EVEN IF IN TRUTH I WASN'T REALLY SUGGESTING.
AND WHAT I REALIZED, WORKING AS A NEW OFFICER, GETTING A CHANCE TO WORK IN DIFFERENT DIVISIONS, DIFFERENT UNITS WITH DIFFERENT PEOPLE THAT UM, I HAVE JUST BEEN BLESSED TO WORK WITH A GREAT BUNCH OF MEN AND WOMEN THAT DO A VERY DIFFICULT JOB VERY WELL.
AND, UM, I'M HONORED TO WORK WITH ALL OF YOU AND UM, I'M VERY HONORED FOR A CHANCE TO LEAD YOU, BUT YOU CAN'T LEAD IF NO ONE FOLLOWS.
IT'S A COLLECTIVE EFFORT AND I'M GONNA BE COUNTING ON EVERY ONE OF YOU AS I HAVE BEEN THE LAST 24 AND A HALF YEARS.
AND I WILL FOR THE REMAINDER OF MY CAREER TO HELP ME DO MY JOB TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY FOR THE TOWN, FOR THE BOARD, FOR THE PEOPLE WE INTERACT WITH AND FOR US.
OUR NAME, OUR REPUTATION, OUR DO, AND HOW HARD YOU WORK TO DO IT.
AND, UH, JUST THE LAST FEW DAYS, SEEING HOW HAPPY PEOPLE HAVE BEEN FOR ME, UM, I CAN'T TELL YOU WHAT IT MEANS.
SO, UM, WITH THAT, AGAIN, I'D LIKE TO THANK
BUT I'M GONNA BE COUNTING ON ALL OF YOU.
AND, UM, I THANK YOU FOR BEING HERE AND I THANK EVERYONE IN THIS ROOM FOR THIS.