[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 149 (2003), Part 19]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 26706]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




  A TRIBUTE TO CHIEF OF POLICE ELVIN G. MIALI ON THE OCCASION OF HIS 
                               RETIREMENT

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                          HON. CHRISTOPHER COX

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Thursday, October 30, 2003

  Mr. COX. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to pay tribute to an outstanding 
official of the city of Fountain Valley, California. Chief of Police 
Elvin G. Miali has devoted almost four decades of his life in service 
to his community and to his country. Chief Miali has excelled in his 
many law enforcement assignments over the years beginning in the city 
of San Gabriel and culminating in the city of Fountain Valley.
  The experience, commitment and professionalism which Chief Miali 
brings to the leadership of a major law enforcement organization is 
highly respected and commended by his peers throughout Orange County 
and the State of California. Setting high standards for himself and all 
his department personnel and staff, he is known for achieving 
exceptional results under the most demanding of situations. The 
trademark of his leadership is ``first class, the first time, every 
time.''
  Chief Miali began his law enforcement career on February 27, 1967, 
with the city of San Gabriel, California, where he rose through the 
ranks and achieved the position of Captain. During this time his 
assignments included the Detective Bureau for 12 years, six of which 
dealt with robbery and homicide. In August 1986, he was selected Chief 
of Police for the Fountain Valley Police Department. His community 
contributions during 17 years as Chief of Police include active efforts 
to combat drug abuse, child abuse, and drinking and driving, as well as 
promoting charitable efforts such as helping underprivileged children 
at Christmas. Before it had a name, Chief Miali introduced the 
Community-Oriented Policing philosophy.
  A most distinguished police officer with an undergraduate degree in 
Police Science, a master's degree in Public Administration, and a 
graduate of the POST Command College and the FBI Law Enforcement 
Executive Development Program, Chief Miali is known throughout Fountain 
Valley and Orange County as one of the city's principal ambassadors.
  Chief Miali, together with his wife Charli and their two children, 
Elvin and Carla, are proud citizens of Fountain Valley, a city which 
can rightfully look to Chief Miali for making its motto ``A Nice Place 
to Live'' happen every day.
  Mr. Speaker, as Chief Miali completes his 36 years of devoted public 
service in law enforcement, and sets his course for new and ever 
challenging community involvement, I am sure my colleagues will join me 
in saluting him and thanking him for the exemplary job ``well done''--
for Fountain Valley, for California, and for America.

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