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• ƚƚĂĐŚŵĞŶƚϮ͘Ă͗Attachment A: Karen McAdams Resolution
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Resolution
EXPRESSING APPRECIATION TO KAREN MCADAMS
UPON HER RETIREMENT
WHEREAS, Karen McAdams served the City of Palo Alto and its citizens as a member of the Palo Alto Police Department for 21 years, first becoming a Court Liaison Officer in 2000, then a Police Services Supervisor in 2009, and ultimately a Public Safety Program Manager in 2013; and
WHEREAS, McAdams started her law enforcement career in 1993 as a Reserve Deputy Sheriff with Alameda
County Sheriff’s Department, then serving as a Community Service Officer with Millbrae Police Department in
1995, working as a Court Liaison for four years before coming to the Palo Alto Police Department; working a
combined 28 years in law enforcement; and
WHEREAS, in her role as the Police Department’s Court Liaison Officer, McAdams served as the primary point of contact and conduit of information between the Department and the Santa Clara County District Attorney’s Office, preparing criminal cases for review and working closely with deputy district attorneys to ensure that all necessary information and evidence was included in a case packet; and
WHEREAS, as the Court Liaison Officer, McAdams worked closely with police officers and detectives to help
them strengthen their report writing skills, coaching them when necessary on information the District Attorney’s
Office would need in order to properly evaluate a criminal case; and
WHEREAS, as the Court Liaison Officer and detectives were assigned to a major case, McAdams could always be counted upon as a valued member of the team by coming in early, staying late, or even working on her days off to ensure the successful filing of criminal charges could be accomplished by meeting critical statutory deadlines; and
WHEREAS, in her roles as a Police Services Supervisor and Public Safety Program Manager, McAdams oversaw all aspects of the Police Department’s parking enforcement efforts, implementing the latest technologies and
acquiring new equipment, writing contracts, working with vendors, completing initial reviews of parking citation
appeals, serving as the Department’s liaison to the Department of Motor Vehicles, and doing journal entries; and
WHEREAS, McAdams supported her coworkers with a high degree of professionalism and respect that is in
alignment with the mission of the Department; and
WHEREAS, McAdams deserves a long and happy retirement for all her years of dedicated service.
NOW, THEREFORE, LET IT BE RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Palo Alto hereby commends the outstanding public service of Karen McAdams and records its appreciation, as well as the appreciation of the citizens of this community, upon her retirement.
INTRODUCED AND PASSED: December 13, 2021
ATTEST: APPROVED:
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City Clerk Mayor
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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City Manager City Attorney
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