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NO. 2022-57 <br />INTRODUCED BY: Mayor Bodnar <br />AN EMERGENCY RESOLUTION <br />RECOGNIZING THE RETIREMENT OF OFFICER CHRISTOPHER CROSS <br />AND K-9 OFFICER LEO FROM THE MAYFIELD VILLAGE POLICE DEPARTMENT <br />AND ENTRUSTING LEO'S CARE TO HIS POLICE PARTNER, CHRISTOPHER CROSS. <br />WHEREAS, in February of 2013, K9 Officer Leo came to the Mayfield Village Police Department <br />where he received training to assist police patrol and thereafter received additional training in <br />searching, tracking, and narcotics detection; and <br />WHEREAS, K-9 Officer Leo partnered with Officer Christopher Cross, who has served on the <br />Mayfield Village Police Department since 1994, where he served as a Field Training Officer, Range <br />Officer, and as a member of the SPAN SWAT Team and Drug Enforcement Unit; and <br />WHEREAS, K-9 Officer Leo and Officer Cross have served the Mayfield Village Police Department <br />as a K9 Team for over 10 years and together have been involved in numerous police operations, <br />including arrests, tracking of perpetrators, and narcotics detection; and <br />WHEREAS, Officer Cross and K9 Officer Leo have participated in numerous public demonstrations <br />at community events, featuring their K9 skills before citizens and schoolchildren of all ages; and <br />WHEREAS, Officer Cross and K9 Officer Leo are deserving of our praise and gratitude and have <br />earned their retirement from the Mayfield Village Police Department effective December 31, 2022; <br />and <br />WHEREAS, Officer Cross has requested that his partner, Officer Leo, be permitted to reside with him <br />following retirement and that he continue to provide care for him, including food, exercise, medical <br />treatment and proper housing in the manner in which Officer Leo has become accustomed. <br />NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE MAYOR AND COUNCIL OF <br />MAYFIELD VILLAGE, OHIO, THAT: <br />The Village accepts the well-deserved retirement of Officer Christopher Cross <br />and K-9 Officer Leo effective December 31, 2022 and entrusts the future care, <br />control and custody of K9 Officer Leo to his long-time Police partner, Officer <br />Christopher Cross. We wish them both continued health and happiness, and <br />many long walks together. <br />Resolution Adopted: December 19, 2022 <br />BRENDA T. BODNAR, Mayor <br />APPROVED AS TO FORM: <br />STEPHEN SCHUTT, Council President <br />ATTEST: <br />DIANE A. CALTA, ESQ., Director of Law MARY E. BETSA, MMC, Clerk of Council <br />