[Congressional Record Volume 159, Number 44 (Monday, March 25, 2013)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E375]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




              IN RECOGNITION OF POLICE CHIEF STEVE SWEENEY

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                           HON. ERIC SWALWELL

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Monday, March 25, 2013

  Mr. SWALWELL of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize 
Police Chief Steve Sweeney, who is retiring this month after nearly 30 
years of service to the City of Livermore. Chief Sweeney has served his 
community with excellence and has executed his role as a public servant 
with professionalism, fairness, and integrity since he joined the 
Livermore Police Department in 1984. Under his leadership, the 
department has remained fiscally stable and has maintained vital 
partnerships with outside agencies, schools, and community groups.
  As a former prosecutor, I understand the importance of cultivating 
the public's trust and assistance in ensuring our communities remain 
safe places to live and work. Chief Sweeney's work has exemplified this 
model of service, as he has stressed accessibility and community 
outreach throughout his tenure. For example, he has overseen the 
expansion of the Livermore Police Department's Citizen's Academy, Youth 
Academy, and Neighborhood Watch programs.
  Chief Sweeney graduated from Cal State University, East Bay before 
becoming a patrol officer and member of the SWAT team of Livermore in 
1984. He steadily climbed the ranks and served as a detective, 
sergeant, lieutenant, and captain before becoming chief of the 
department in 2007. Chief Sweeney played a key role in the merging of 
the Pleasanton and Livermore SWAT teams in 2011, which resulted in the 
formation of the new East County Tactical Team. Even after several 
years of budget cuts, Chief Sweeney's skilled management and leadership 
enabled the Livermore Police Department to hire seven new officers this 
past January and restore the department's Drug and Gang Task Force.
  I want to thank Chief Sweeney for his decades of public service to 
Livermore and for helping to keep the East Bay a great place to live, 
work, and visit. After his retirement, he plans on staying in the town 
he has served for so many years and looks forward to spending time with 
his wife and three children. I wish him the best of luck as he begins 
this new chapter of his life.

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