[Dallas Police & Dallas Fire Rescue Chiefs Swearing in Ceremony on May 5, 2025.]
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YOU KNOW IT'S ANYTHING I'M WASTING TIME.
DON'T UNDERSTAND ANYTHING I DO COUNTING ON YOU TO SEE THROUGH SOUL WHEN I'M FEELING FOR THE JOY THAT YOU WANT YOU TO KNOW.
WE ARE JASMINE COAST ARTS GROUP, UH, HERE WITH THE CITY OF DALLAS.
I'M GONNA PLAY SOME MORE MUSIC FOR YOU.
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WHEN SOMEONE IT IT, YOU KNOW, IT'S OKAY TO SIT ALONG WHILE YOU'RE SITTING THERE.WE WOULD LOVE IT IF YOU DID KEEPING IT OLD SCHOOL FOR A LITTLE WHILE SITTING IN THE SUN.
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LOOKS LIKE NOTHING GOING TO CHANGE.AND LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, PLEASE GIVE A BIG ROUND OF APPLAUSE FOR JAZZ BECAUSE THANK YOU.
AND IF EVERYONE WILL PLEASE TAKE THEIR SEATS.
WE'RE GONNA BEGIN THE PROGRAM SHORTLY.
GOOD EVENING LADIES AND GENTLEMEN.
WELCOME TO THE CITY OF DALLAS JOINT SWEARING IN CEREMONY.
TO FORMALLY BEGIN TONIGHT'S CEREMONY, PLEASE WELCOME FATHER JACOB DE CASA, THE PASTOR OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC PARISH FOR OUR INVOCATION.
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ONCE AGAIN, WELCOME FATHER JACOB DAN CASA, THE PASTOR OF THE HOLY FAMILY OF NAZARETH CATHOLIC PARISH.FOR OUR INVOCATION, LET US PRAY.
WE GATHER TOGETHER IN GRATITUDE AND HOPE UNITED AS A COMMUNITY TO WITNESS THE SACRED MOMENT OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT, THE SWEARING IN OF OUR NEW CHIEF OF POLICE AND CHIEF OF THE FIRE DEPARTMENT.
WE THANK YOU FOR RAISING UP MEN AND WOMEN OF COURAGE AND COMPASSION, READY TO LEAD, PROTECT AND SERVE OUR CITY WITH INTEGRITY.
LORD, AS THESE LEADERS STEP INTO THEIR SOLEMN RESPONSIBILITIES, WE ASK YOU TO ENDOW THEM WITH WISDOM THAT TRANSCENDS HUMAN KNOWLEDGE WITH STRENGTH THAT DOES NOT WAVE IN THE FACE OF ADVERSITY AND WITH HEARTS THAT REMAIN EVER ATTUNED TO JUSTICE, PEACE, AND THE DIGNITY OF EVERY HUMAN LIFE.
GRAND, OUR POLICE CHIEF DISCERNMENT IN DECISIONS THAT IMPACT THE SAFETY AND TRUST OF OUR NEIGHBORHOODS.
MAY HE BE A SOURCE OF CAMP IN TIMES OF CONFLICT, A PILLAR OF PANCE IN TIMES OF TENSION AND A DEFENDER OF THE VULNERABLE TO OUR CHIEF, TO OUR FIRE CHIEF.
WE ASK YOU TO BLESS HIS HANDS, TO SAVE HIS MIND, TO RESPOND SWIFTLY AND HIS SPIRIT, TO LEAD BRAVELY MOMENTS OF CRISIS.
MAY HE INSPIRE EXCELLENCE, UNITY, AND RESILIENCE IN EVERY FIREHOUSE ACROSS OUR CITY.
BLESS ALL THOSE WHO SERVE UNDER THEIR COMMAND.
PROTECT THEM IN THE LINE OF DUTY.
LET THEM RETURN HOME SAFELY TO THEIR LOVED ONES.
MAY THIS CEREMONY REMIND US ALL THAT LEADERSHIP IS THE SACRED TRUST.
THE CALL NOT TO BE SERVED BUT TO SERVE.
AND MAY WE AS CITIZENS SUPPORT O UPLIFT AND WORK ALONGSIDE OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS IN A SPIRIT OF UNITY AND SHARED PURPOSE.
NOW PLEASE WELCOME THE DALLAS FIRED FIGHTERS PIPES AND DRUMS. AND THEN THE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT'S HONOR GUARD FOR THE PRESENTATION OF COLORS FOR OUR NATIONAL ANTHEM PERFORMED BY THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S CHOIR FOLLOWED BY THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
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WHAT'S SO PROUDLY WE HAVE HAD THE TWILIGHTS LAST BELIEVING WHOSE BRUSH STRIPES AND BRIGHT STORM THROUGH THE PARA FIVE OR THE WE WANT WERE WE SOLY STREAMING UNDER THE RHYTHM IN THROUGH THE THAT OUR FLAG WAS STILL THERE.AND NOW THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THE FLAG OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA AND TO THE REPUBLIC FOR WHICH IT STANDS ONE NATION UNDER GOD, INDIVISIBLE, WITH LIBERTY AND JUSTICE FOR ALL HONOR THE TEXAS FLAG.
I PLEDGE ALLEGIANCE TO THEE TEXAS, ONE STATE UNDER GOD, ONE AND INDIVISIBLE.
PLEASE BE SEATED NOW PLEASE WELCOME THE 60TH MAYOR OF DALLAS, THE HONORABLE MAYOR ERIC L. JOHNSON.
IT'S MY PLEASURE TO WELCOME YOU TO DALLAS'S OFFICIAL SWEARING IN CEREMONY FOR NOT ONE BUT TWO NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CHIEFS FOR OUR CITY, DALLAS POLICE CHIEF DANIEL CUOMO AND DALLAS FIRE RESCUE CHIEF JUSTIN BALL.
IT IS, IT'S NO SECRET THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS MY NUMBER ONE PRIORITY FOR THIS CITY AND FOR SEVERAL YEARS OUR CITY HAS BEEN MOVING IN A VERY POSITIVE DIRECTION WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY.
DALLAS'S IN ITS FOURTH CONSECUTIVE YEAR OF VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION AND THIS YEAR ALONE VIOLENT CRIME HAS FALLEN MORE THAN 12% CITYWIDE WITH HOMICIDES DOWN AN ASTONISHING 44%.
THESE REMARKABLE RESULTS DON'T HAPPEN BY ACCIDENT.
THEY HAPPEN BECAUSE DALLAS HAS EMBRACED DATA-DRIVEN DECISION MAKING AND IMPLEMENTED AND EVIDENCE-BASED STRATEGY INCLUDING OUR VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION PLAN.
WE'VE ALSO PRIORITIZED INVESTMENTS IN PUBLIC SAFETY THROUGH OUR 2024 BOND PROGRAM AND THROUGH OUR ANNUAL CITY BUDGET.
AND ON THAT NOTE, I AM VERY GRATEFUL THAT WE NOW HAVE A CITY MANAGER WHO SHARES MY CONVICTION THAT PUBLIC SAFETY MUST BE OUR HIGHEST PRIORITY.
TODAY WE BEGIN A NEW CHAPTER OF PUBLIC SAFETY IN DALLAS WHERE WE WILL CONTINUE THE INCREDIBLE WORK THAT WE'VE BEEN DOING WITH CHIEF CUOMO AND CHIEF BALL JOINING US AS NEW LEADERS IN OUR MISSION TO KEEP DALLAS SAFE.
AND I'M VERY HOPEFUL THAT BOTH OF OUR NEW CHIEFS WILL BRING NEW ENERGY AND FRESH PERSPECTIVE WHILE CONTINUING WHAT IS AN UNDENIABLY WORKED WHEN IT COMES TO PUBLIC SAFETY IN THIS CITY.
SO TONIGHT WE ENTRUST OUR NEW CHIEFS WITH THE CRITICAL WORK OF LEADING THE BRAVE MEN AND WOMEN OF OUR PUBLIC SAFETY DEPARTMENTS AND CREATING EVEN SAFER NEIGHBORHOODS THROUGHOUT THIS CITY.
AND I LOOK FORWARD TO WORKING ALONGSIDE BOTH CHIEF CUOMO AND CHIEF BALL AS WE STRIVE TO ENSURE THAT DALLAS IS THE SAFEST MAJOR CITY IN THIS GREAT NATION.
AND NOW SPECIAL REMARKS FROM THE CHAIR OF THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL'S PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, THE HONORABLE KARA MENDELSON.
I WANNA THANK THE MAYOR FOR THOSE GREAT REMARKS
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AS THE REPRESENTATIVE OF DISTRICT 12 FAR NORTH DALLAS AND THE CHAIR OF THE PUBLIC SAFETY COMMITTEE, IT'S MY HONOR TO BE WITH YOU THIS EVENING AND FORMALLY WELCOME TO NEW PUBLIC SAFETY CHIEFS.WHEN WE TALK ABOUT PUBLIC SAFETY IN DALLAS, IT MAKES NO DIFFERENCE IF IT'S FAR NORTH DALLAS OR FAR SOUTH DALLAS OR ANY PART OF OUR CITY IN BETWEEN.
BECAUSE EVERY RESIDENT DESERVES TO LIVE IN A HEALTHY AND SAFE COMMUNITY.
WE'RE WORKING TIRELESSLY TO MAKE THAT HAPPEN AND HAVE THAT QUALITY OF LIFE FOR EVERYONE.
THE FACT IS OUR CRIME RATES HAVE BEEN GOING DOWN AND OUR EMERGENCY SERVICE OUTCOMES HAVE BEEN GOING UP.
WE'RE NOW ABOUT TO START A WHOLE NEW ERA FOR BOTH POLICE AND FIRE DEPARTMENTS AND OUR HOPES ARE FOR EVEN BRIGHTER DAYS AHEAD.
TONIGHT'S MY HONOR TO OFFICIALLY WELCOME CHIEF BALL AND CHIEF CUOMO IN THEIR OFFICIAL CAPACITY.
BUT FOLKS, THEY'RE ALREADY ON THE JOB.
WHAT REALLY GOES ON IN THESE ROLES IS NOT A SHOW, IT'S THE CORE OF WHAT OUR CITY DOES AND HOW THEY PERFORM WILL IMPACT EVERY ONE OF US HERE.
THEIR ROLES ARE CRITICAL, COMPLEX AND THEY COME WITH HIGH EXPECTATIONS FROM CITY HALL AND FROM YOU.
IT'S BEEN FIVE YEARS SINCE WE FIRST ARTICULATED THE KEY GOAL FOR OUR CITY THAT WE BECOME THE LARGEST SAFE CITY IN AMERICA AND WE'VE SEEN REMARKABLE REDUCTIONS IN VIOLENT CRIME AND OVERALL CRIME IN THESE LAST FOUR YEARS.
AND SO WHILE THE PLAYERS MAY HAVE CHANGED, THE GOAL REMAINS THE SAME.
AND WE LOOK FOR BOTH NEW CHIEFS TO CONTINUE PROVIDING THAT LEADERSHIP INTEGRITY AND VISION FOR ALL OF US TO REACH THAT GOAL AND BENEFIT AGAIN EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD IN OUR CITY.
SO AS A PUBLIC SAFETY CHAIR, I SEE FIRSTHAND THE SACRIFICES MADE BY THE MEN AND WOMEN IN UNIFORM.
AND I GOTTA TELL YOU, WE'VE HAD WAY TOO MANY FUNERALS OF BOTH YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN THROUGH VIOLENCE, SICKNESS, AND EVEN AT THEIR OWN HAND, I'VE SEEN THE EXHAUSTED GLEE OF YOUNG PARAMEDICS WHO HAVE SAVED THEIR FIRST LIFE OF THE EXHAUSTED AND SATISFIED LOOK OF EXPERIENCED FIREFIGHTERS WHO RESCUED A PERSON FROM A FIRE AND SAVED THAT FIRE FROM EXPANDING THE LAUGH OF A POLICE OFFICER AS THEY HEARD THE MOST IMPROBABLE EXCUSE FOR WHY SOMEONE WAS SPEEDING.
AND THE STOIC FACE AS TRAGIC NEWS NEEDED TO BE DELIVERED ABOUT A TRAFFIC ACCIDENT AS WELL AS THE LOOK ON THE FACE OF THE WOMEN WHO WERE RESCUED FROM A MASSAGE PARLOR FOR SEX TRAFFICKING.
THESE OFFICERS IN OUR COMMUNITY NEED YOUR STEADY HAND AND YOUR LEADERSHIP AND WE LOOK TO YOU TO GUIDE AND STRENGTHEN THE POLICE FORCE AND THE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE STAFF.
SO AS I LOOK AROUND, I SEE THE COMMUNITY THAT CAME OUT AND SHOWED UP TONIGHT FOR THIS SPECIAL CEREMONY.
I WANNA THANK YOU FOR YOUR SUPPORT BECAUSE THESE TWO CHIEFS MEAN EVERYTHING TO ALL OF OUR COMMUNITIES AND IT'S A GOOD DAY TODAY.
BUT THERE WILL BE TOUGH DAYS AND WE STILL NEED YOU TO SHOW UP AND WE STILL NEED YOUR SUPPORT.
SO WITH THAT I SAY WELCOME BOTH CHIEFS, I'M EXCITED TO WORK WITH YOU AND SEE ALL YOUR SUCCESS.
NOW PLEASE WELCOME THE W GRINDER EXPLORATORY ARTS ACADEMY FOR A SPECIAL PERFORMANCE
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NOW TO FORMALLY PRESENT DALLAS FIRE RESCUE CHIEF JUSTIN BALL AND DALLAS POLICE CHIEF DANIEL COMA WITH THEIR BADGES.PLEASE WELCOME DALLAS CITY MANAGER KIMBERLY VISOR.
FIRST OF ALL, LET ME GIVE THANKS TO GOD WHO HAS PERFECT ATTENDANCE IN MY LIFE.
SO EXCITED TO SEE ALL OF YOU HERE THIS EVENING FOR THIS WONDERFUL OCCASION.
WHAT A JOY IT IS TO STAND BEFORE YOU TO CELEBRATE LEADERSHIP AND SERVICE AND MORE IMPORTANTLY, THE POWER OF COMMUNITY AND COLLABORATION THAT CREATES A STRONG BOND.
MAYOR JOHNSON, THANK YOU SO VERY MUCH.
THANK YOU FOR BEING A CHAMPION AND A DOER.
THANK YOU TO OUR CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS.
THANK YOU TO ALL OF OUR DISTINGUISHED GUESTS AND THANK YOU ALSO VERY MUCH FOR YOUR ONGOING SUPPORT OF WHAT WE DO DAY IN AND DAY OUT.
ALSO WANNA TAKE THE OPPORTUNITY TO THANK OUR DALLAS TEAM MEMBERS WHO PLANNED THIS JOINT SWEARING IN CEREMONY.
WE'RE ALSO VERY THANKFUL FOR ALL OF OUR STAGE GUESTS WHO ARE HERE TO MAKE TONIGHT POSSIBLE.
WHEN I LOOK OUT INTO THE CROWD, I SEE A DIVERSE GROUP OF PEOPLE WHO REPRESENT ALL WALKS OF LIFE, BUT WHAT UNITES US IS THAT WE ALL HAVE A SHARED COMMITMENT TO MAKING OUR COMMUNITIES BETTER AND WE WANT OUR COMMUNITIES TO BE SAFER.
KEEPING DALLAS IS ONE OF THE SAFEST LARGEST CITY IN THE COUNTRY REMAINS ONE OF OUR MOST IMPORTANT PRIORITIES.
AND YOU BEING HERE TONIGHT CONTRIBUTE TO THAT PRIORITY AND WE KNOW THAT WITH YOU WE CAN DO THIS TOGETHER AS WE CONTINUE TO EVOLVE INTO A GLOBALLY RECOGNIZED CITY, ONE THAT IS THRIVING AND INCLUSIVE FOR ALL.
IT WILL CONTINUE TO BE IMPORTANT THAT WE ENSURE THAT OUR POLICE AND OUR FIRE SERVICES ARE HELPING US TO REALIZE THAT GOAL.
THEY MAY BE DIFFERENT DEPARTMENTS WITH DIFFERENT UNIFORMS AND DIFFERENT HEARTBEATS, BUT THEY HAVE THE SAME LEVEL OF DEDICATION AND THEY DEFINITELY UNDERSTAND THE MISSION AND THAT IS WHY TONIGHT WE MADE THE DECISION TO HAVE A JOINT SWORN IN CEREMONY.
BOTH OF OUR NEW CHIEFS WERE OFFICIALLY SWORN IN AT CITY HALL JUST A FEW WEEKS AGO.
SO TONIGHT IS A CELEBRATION BUT IT'S ALSO A CELEBRATION FOR THE MEN AND THE WOMEN WHO SERVE ALONGSIDE OF THEM.
AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR DOING THE HARD WORK.
WE THANK YOU FOR MODELING THE WAY TO ENSURE THAT WE CONTINUE TO DELIVER SERVICE FIRST WITH THE URGENCY OF NOW.
WE KNOW THAT YOU COULD NOT PUT ON YOUR UNIFORMS EACH DAY WITHOUT THE SUPPORT, THE ENCOURAGEMENT, AND THE LOVE OF YOUR FAMILIES.
TO THOSE OF YOU WHO ARE HERE THIS EVENING WHO HAVE LOVED ONES WHO SERVE IN A UNIFORM, THANK YOU FOR BEING RESILIENT AND THANK YOU FOR BEING THE SOURCE OF THEIR STRENGTH.
NOW, FOR THE MOMENT THAT WE HAVE BEEN WAITING FOR, I'D LIKE TO INVITE CHIEF BALL AND CHIEF COMO TO PLEASE JOIN ME AT THE PODIUM.
CHIEF BALL BRINGS NEARLY 28 YEARS OF EXPERIENCE WITH THE DALLAS
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FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT AND HE BRINGS A VISION THAT IS BOTH DEEPLY GROUNDED IN TRADITION AND BOLD FOCUS ON INNOVATION, HEALTH AND SERVICE.CHIEF CUOMO, YOU ARRIVED IN DALLAS WITH 33 YEARS IN LAW ENFORCEMENT AT THE LOCAL AND THE FEDERAL LEVEL.
YOU BRING EXPERIENCE IN IMPLEMENTING STRATEGIES TO TACKLE CRIME, RECRUITMENT AND RETAINING OF TALENT.
BOTH OF YOU ARE UNWAVERING IN YOUR DEDICATION TO YOUR CALLING AS PUBLIC SERVANTS.
AND SO TONIGHT IT GIVES ME GREAT PRIDE TO HAVE YOU STANDING HERE WITH ME.
YOUR BADGES ARE MORE THAN A SYMBOL OF AUTHORITY.
THERE ARE SYMBOLS OF RESPONSIBILITY, SACRIFICE, AND ENDURING TRUST.
THEY CARRY THE WEIGHT OF EVERY LIFE YOU PROTECTED AND THE HOPE OF THE PEOPLE THAT YOU LEAD.
AND SO I'M CONFIDENT THAT AS YOU BOTH WEAR YOUR BADGES, YOU WILL WEAR THEM WITH THE FOUNDATION AND THE MOMENTUM THAT WE HAVE BUILT TOGETHER.
AND WE WILL CONTINUE TO RUN UP THE SCORE TO PUT DALLAS AT THE TOP OF THE LEADERBOARD WHERE WE BELONG.
CHIEF FALL YOUR FIRST, I KNOW Y'ALL PRAY FOR US
NOW TO READ ACCOMMODATION LETTER FROM UNITED STATES SENATOR TED CRUZ.
PLEASE WELCOME DEPUTY REGIONAL DIRECTOR GIOVANNI CATANZARO.
THANK YOU ALL FOR HAVING ME TONIGHT.
UH, THE SENATOR WISHES HE COULD BE HERE, UM, BUT I HAVE A COUPLE LETTERS UH, TO READ FOR EACH CHIEF TONIGHT.
UM, AND PERSONALLY AS THE SON OF A DALLAS POLICE OFFICER, IT'S AN HONOR TO BE HERE, UH, HERE IN THE CITY OF DALLAS.
SO DEAR CHIEF PAUL, IT IS A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS, AND THE CITY OF DALLAS AND CONGRATULATING YOU ON YOUR APPOINTMENT.
AS FIRE CHIEF OF THE DALLAS FIRE AND RESCUE DEPARTMENT, TEXANS ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A LEADER WITH YOUR, YOUR BREADTH AND DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT THIS VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND EXPERIENCE, YOUR DILIGENCE IN LEADING AND TRAINING NEW FIRST RESPONDERS AT EVERY OPPORTUNITY AND YOUR COMMITMENT TO A STRONG PARTNERSHIP WITH YOUR COMMUNITY WILL ENSURE THAT THE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE CONTINUES TO GROW AS A SOURCE OF STRENGTH, COURAGE, SERVICE, AND SAFETY FOR THE REGION.
I'M CONFIDENT YOUR LEADERSHIP AND EXPERIENCE WILL MAKE A LASTING IMPACT ADDING TO THE DALLAS FIRE RESCUES ALREADY DISTINGUISHED HISTORY.
I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR SERVICE TO NORTH TEXAS.
IF MY OFFICE CAN EVER BE OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU IN THIS IMPORTANT WORK, I HOPE YOU WILL NOT HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS AMERICA.
DEAR CHIEF COMA, IT IS A PLEASURE TO JOIN YOUR FAMILY, FRIENDS IN THE CITY OF DALLAS AND CONGRATULATING YOU ON YOUR APPOINTMENT.
AS POLICE CHIEF OF THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, TEXANS ARE FORTUNATE TO HAVE A LEADER WITH YOUR BREADTH AND DEPTH OF EXPERIENCE TO SUPPORT THIS VIBRANT COMMUNITY.
YOUR YEARS OF SERVICE AND COMMITMENT TO THE SAFETY OF THE COMMUNITY HAVE DEMONSTRATED THE STRENGTH NEEDED BY THE MEN AND WOMEN IN BLUE AS THEY SERVE TO PROTECT OUR FREEDOMS. YOUR DILIGENCE IN LEADING AND SUPPORTING YOUR FELLOW OFFICERS WILL HELP STRENGTHEN THE RELATIONSHIP BETWEEN LAW ENFORCEMENT AND THE COMMUNITY SERVED.
I'M CONFIDENT YOUR SERVICE AS POLICE CHIEF WILL BE AN EXTRAORDINARY PART OF YOUR CAREER AND THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT'S
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HISTORY.I WISH YOU THE VERY BEST AS YOU CONTINUE YOUR SERVICE TO NORTH TEXAS.
IF MY OFFICE CAN EVER BE OF ASSISTANCE TO YOU IN YOUR IMPORTANT WORK, I HOPE YOU'LL NOT HESITATE TO LET ME KNOW.
MAY GOD BLESS YOU AND YOUR FAMILY AND MAY GOD CONTINUE TO BLESS AMERICA.
SINCERELY, UNITED STATES SENATOR TE CRUZ.
NOW FOR THE FORMAL SWEARING IN FOR DALLAS FIRE RESCUE CHIEF JUSTIN BALL.
PLEASE WELCOME JUDGE SARAH MARTINEZ.
CAN YOU PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND? UH, I JUST BALL DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM I JUST IGNORE, DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF DALLAS FIRE RESCUE OF THE OFFICE OF THE CHIEF OF DALLAS FIRE RESCUE.
I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, I WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND LAWS, CONSTITUTION AND LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE, OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.
THANK YOU JUDGE MARTINEZ AND CHIEF BALL.
UH, GOOD EVENING EVERYONE AND UH, THANKS FOR SHOWING ALL.
UM, I WANT TO THANK PASTOR CARTER AND UH, CONCORD CHURCH FOR HAVING US.
UM, AND I'LL DO A SHOUT OUT TO THE MEN'S MINISTRY, UH, CONTRARY TO POPULAR BELIEF.
IT MIGHT BE DOWNHILL FROM THEN.
ALMOST 30 YEARS AGO WHEN I CAME TO UNITED STATES, I LEFT CLEAR SENSE OF PURPOSE, HAD BEEN DIAGNOSED WITH A LIFE THREATENING ILLNESS AND HAD AN UNCERTAIN FUTURE.
AFTER OVERCOMING THIS CRISIS, I KNEW I WANTED TO HELP OTHERS.
I SOON DISCOVERED BECOMING A FIREFIGHTER CREATED A PATH FOR ME TO ACHIEVE THAT GOAL.
I MADE AN OATH OF OFFICE WHEN I WAS SWORN IN AS DALLAS FIREFIGHTER TO PROTECT AND PROTECT THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS, MY FELLOW FIREFIGHTERS AND THE DEPARTMENT.
I'M HUMBLED AND PROUD TO SAY THAT IS EXACTLY WHAT I'VE DONE.
I'VE SERVED AT EVERY RANK AND I'VE BEEN INVOLVED IN SOME OF THE MOST CRITICAL AND SIGNIFICANT EMERGENCY SITUATIONS WE'VE HAD IN THAT TIME.
I'VE WITNESSED GREAT HEROICS, NOT ONLY FROM FIREFIGHTERS BUT ALSO FROM THE RESIDENTS AND ALL CITY STAFF AS WE BANDED TOGETHER DURING THE TORNADO, ICE STORM, FLOODS, PANDEMIC, JUST TO NAME A FEW, SOME OF THOSE PEOPLE STILL ON ON STAGE THAT HELPED DURING THE TIME.
THIS RESILIENCY AND TOUGHNESS IS WHAT MAKES ME PROUD TO WORK FOR THIS GREAT CITY.
I'VE BEEN HONORED TO LEAD DFR AS AN INTERIM CHIEF FOR NEARLY A YEAR THROUGH ALL MY PURPOSES.
REMAIN SIMPLE, SERVE HUMILITY, LEAD WITH INTEGRITY.
AND DON'T FORGET MY JOURNEY TO GET HERE.
PROVE THAT YOUR PAST DOESN'T DEFINE YOU, BUT YOUR PERSEVERANCE DOES.
AND I KNOW I DIDN'T GET HERE ALONE.
I WANNA START BY THANKING MY CHILDREN, BRENDAN, BRENDAN AND TERRY.
YOU'VE BEEN MY GREATEST STRENGTH TO UM, CHIEF ARTIST DOMINIC ARTIST.
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YOU FOR YOUR LEADERSHIP AND MORE IMPORTANTLY YOUR FRIENDSHIP.YOU'VE NOT ONLY SHAPED THIS DEPARTMENT, YOU'VE HELPED SHAPE ME TO OUR CITY MANAGER, MS. KIMBERLY TOLBERT.
THANK YOU FOR TRUSTING ME FOR THIS TREMENDOUS OPPORTUNITY.
I GRATEFULLY ACCEPT AND I PROMISE TO GIVE YOU LOYALTY AND SUPPORT AS YOU LEAD OUR CITY.
MAYOR JOHNSON AND THE DALLAS CITY COUNCIL, MS. MENDELSON, THANK YOU FOR ALWAYS PRIORITIZING THE SAFETY AND WELLBEING OF THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS, OF YOUR CONSISTENT SUPPORT OF DALLAS FIRE RESCUE TO THE DALLAS FIRE ASSOCIATIONS, PRESIDENTS AND THEIR STAFF.
THANK YOU FOR YOUR CONSTANT EFFORTS TO MAKE THIS DEPARTMENT STRONGER, MORE UNIFIED AND REFLECTIVE OF THE COMMUNITY WE SERVE TO ALL THE MEN AND WOMEN OF DFR UNIFORM CIVILIAN MY COMMAND STAFF.
YOU'VE HELPED TO MAKE DALLAS FIRE RESCUE ONE OF THE MOST RESPECTIVE DEPARTMENTS IN THE COUNTRY.
NOT JUST BECAUSE OF HOW WE FIRE FIRE, BUT HOW WE SHOW UP FOR OUR RESIDENTS AND FOR EACH OTHER TO OUR CIVILIANS.
YOUR WORK IS FOUNDATIONAL TO EVERYTHING WE DO AND YOUR VITAL SUPPORT KEEPS EVERYTHING RUNNING SMOOTHLY TO OUR UNIFORM MEMBERS.
YOU CARRY THE WEIGHT OF THIS CITY'S SAFETY ON YOUR HELMETS AND IN YOUR HEARTS AND YOU DO IT WITH BRAVERY AND HONOR.
AS YOUR CHIEF, I WANT YOU TO KNOW I SEE YOU, I HEAR YOU AND I STAND WITH YOU.
YOU WILL ALWAYS BE TREATED WITH DIGNITY AND RESPECT.
EVERY RANK, EVERY STATION, EVERY POSITION MATTERS.
YOUR VOICES WILL BE HEARD IN PLANNING ROOMS, POLICY COMMITTEES AND AT THE TABLE WITH CITY LEADERSHIP OUR DEFEND YOUR RIGHTS, RECOGNIZE YOUR ACHIEVEMENTS.
MAKE SURE OUR DEPARTMENT'S CULTURE, OUR FAMILY LIVES UP TO THE VALUES WE PREACH.
I'LL BE DECISIVE, I'LL GIVE CLEAR DIRECTION AND I WILL TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR MY DECISIONS.
I PROMISE LEADERSHIP THAT'S ACCOUNTABLE TO OUR BROTHERS AND SISTERS DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
ALWAYS STAND BESIDE US EVEN IN THE MOST CHALLENGING TIMES.
WHATEVER THE CITY THROWS AT US, WE'LL FACE IT TOGETHER TO THE RESIDENTS OF DALLAS.
WHEN AN EMERGENCY PRESENTS YOUR DALLAS FIRE RESCUE TEAM WILL BE THERE SWIFTLY, SKILLFULLY.
AND WITH OUR HEARTS FULLY COMMITTED TO SAVING LIVES AND PRESERVING PROPERTY, OUR GOAL IS TO STAND BETWEEN YOU AND HARM AND MAKE SURE WE'RE ALWAYS ONE STEP AHEAD OF DANGER.
AS I ENVISION THE FUTURE OF DALLAS FIRE RESCUE, I SEE THE DEPARTMENT AS ONE OF THE CON CONTINUES TO CONSISTENTLY EARN A REPUTATION OF EXCELLENCE THAT OTHERS WANT TO BE PART OF.
WITHIN THE FIRE SERVICE DFR WILL ALWAYS BE A SOURCE OF GUIDANCE FOR OUR INNOVATIVE SOLUTIONS AND EXPERTISE.
AS THE CITY GROWS, SO WILL OUR IMPACT.
I ARRIVED HERE BY FATE, BY FAILURE, AND BY FAITH AND BY THE BELIEF THAT EVERY SETBACK IS AN OPPORTUNITY FOR GROWTH.
THIS DEPARTMENT HAS BEEN MY HOME, MY GREATEST TEACHER AND MY PASSION.
DALLAS, THANK YOU FOR BELIEVING IN ME AND I WILL NOT LET YOU DOWN SIT.
NOW FOR THE SWEARING IN OF DALLAS POLICE CHIEF DANIEL CUOMO.
PLEASE WELCOME JUDGE DALE TILLERY.
READY? YES, PLEASE RAISE YOUR RIGHT HAND SIR, I STATE YOUR NAME.
DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM DO SOLEMNLY SWEAR OR AFFIRM THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE? THAT I WILL FAITHFULLY EXECUTE THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CHIEF OF THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS, THE DUTIES OF THE OFFICE OF CHIEF, OF THE DALLAS POLICE
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DEPARTMENT, OF THE STATE OF TEXAS AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY AND WILL TO THE BEST OF MY ABILITY, PRESERVE, PROTECT, AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION, PRESERVE, PROTECT AND DEFEND THE CONSTITUTION AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE AND THE LAWS OF THE UNITED STATES AND OF THIS STATE.THE DUTY TO PROTECT AND SERVE DALLAS IS NOW UNDER YOUR DISCHARGE.
AND GOD LOOK OVER YOU AND PROTECT YOU AS YOU SHOULDER THAT AWESOME DUTY.
THANKS TO EVERYONE THAT'S HERE TODAY.
I TRULY BELIEVE THAT I'M IN THE RIGHT PLACE AT THE RIGHT TIME.
'CAUSE I'M A GOD-FEARING MAN AND I KNOW HE MAKES NO MISTAKES.
SO I'M TRULY BLESSED TO STAND HERE BEFORE YOU.
I APPRECIATE THE FACT THAT YOU HAVE PLACED A TRUST IN ME TO BE THE CHIEF OF DALLAS.
THANK YOU MAYOR, CITY MANAGER, THE CITY COUNCIL FOR THIS OPPORTUNITY.
I PLAN ON IMMEDIATELY LOOK, LISTEN, AND LEARN.
WHEN I FIRST SIT IN THIS SEAT.
I WANT TO UNDERSTAND WHAT DALLAS NEEDS, WHAT NEEDS TO BE DONE AND THEN HOW WE SHOULD DO IT.
I WILL WORK SHOULDER TO SHOULDER WITH ALL OF THE OFFICERS, BUT NOT JUST THE OFFICERS WITH THE COMMUNITY, WITH ALL OF MY PARTNERS, THE LOCAL, FEDERAL AND STATE LAW ENFORCEMENT, THE FIRE DEPARTMENT AND CHIEF BALL.
I AM LOOKING FORWARD TO THEN TRANSFERRING TO INSPIRING, MOTIVATING AND EMPOWERING EVERYONE THAT WORKS WITH ME TO MAKE DALLAS BE THE VERY BEST THAT IT CAN BE.
I PROMISE TO LEAD WITH COMPASSION, FIND SOLUTIONS, UPHOLD THE VALUES OF THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT.
I'M COMMITTED TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, HONESTY, AND RESPECT.
I CAN ASSURE YOU WE WILL BE ONE, WE WILL BE A TEAM.
YES, LIKE THE MAYOR MENTIONED FORE FOUR CONSECUTIVE YEARS OF VIOLENT CRIME REDUCTION.
AFTER I THOUGHT ABOUT THAT, I SAID I MIGHT BE CRAZY FOR TAKING THIS JOB.
IT'S A LOT OF PRESSURE, BUT THE GOAL IS TO CONTINUE TO MAKE IT THE FIFTH, SIXTH, SEVENTH YEARS IN A ROW.
WE'RE GONNA COME UP WITH SOME CREATIVE PLANS.
I CAN TELL YOU WE'RE GONNA PROACTIVELY ATTACK VIOLENT CRIME IN NO OTHER WAY LIKE IT'S BEEN DONE BEFORE HERE IN DALLAS RIGHT NOW WE HAVE STARTED OPERATION JUSTICE TRAIL.
THE FUGITIVE, THE FUGITIVE TEAM IS OUT WORKING EVERY SINGLE DAY.
AND I'M SURE RIGHT THIS SECOND THEY'RE PUTTING SOMEONE WITH A FELONY WARRANT IN JAIL.
AND THAT'S TO PROTECT EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT'S HERE IN DALLAS.
ANOTHER THING THAT WE'RE GONNA DO, WE'RE GOING TO GET TO KNOW THE COMMUNITY EVEN BETTER.
I HAVE ALREADY CHALLENGED THE COMMAND STAFF IN EVERY OFFICE THAT I GO TO.
I NEED THE CITIZENS TO HAVE PHONE NUMBERS TO OFFICERS.
SO WHERE THEY FEEL LIKE THEY DON'T HAVE TO CALL 9 1 1 WHEN THEY WANT TO TURN A SUSPECT IN, THEY CAN HAVE A PERSONAL RELATIONSHIP AND REACH OUT TO SOMEONE ON A PERSONAL LEVEL.
I BELIEVE THAT WILL HELP KEEP US ONE OF THE LARGEST MAJOR CITIES IN THE UNITED STATES.
EVERY MEMBER OF THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT IS A LEADER.
I NEED EVERY SINGLE PERSON THAT WORKS FOR THE DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT AND NOT THAT JUST WORKS FOR DALLAS POLICE DEPARTMENT, BUT THAT LIVES IN DALLAS.
TO BECOME AN EFFECTIVE RECRUITER FOR US, WE HAVE TO HIRE MORE OFFICERS.
I CAN TELL YOU EVERY DAY SINCE I'VE BEEN ON THE JOB, I HAVE TALKED TO THE RECRUITERS, I HAVE TALKED TO THAT SECTION.
WE'RE COMING UP WITH PLANS THAT NOT ONLY ARE WE GONNA HIRE, BUT WE'RE GONNA RETAIN THEM.
SO ALL OF YOU CHIEFS FROM THE DEPARTMENTS AROUND HERE THAT'S TRYING TO TAKE OUR DALLAS OFFICERS, YOU'RE ON NOTICE OUR CULTURE IS GOING TO BE SECOND TO NONE AND OUR MORALE IS GONNA BE SO HIGH.
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GONNA KEEP 'EM RIGHT WHERE THEY ARE TO THE PEOPLE WITH DALLAS, THANK YOU FOR THE SUPPORT, THE TRUST AND THE PARTNERSHIP THAT YOU'VE ALREADY SHOWN.I CAN ASSURE YOU I HAD NO CLUE WHEN I WAS AWARDED THIS JOB, WHEN I ACCEPTED THIS JOB THAT IMMEDIATELY I WOULD BECOME A MINIATURE CELEBRITY.
IT IS DEFINITELY DIFFERENT WALKING ACROSS THE STREET SAYING HI TO EVERYBODY WHEN THEY SCREAM OUT THE WINDOW.
AND I'M LIKE, WAIT, THEY'RE TALKING TO ME.
THE SUPPORT THAT I'VE ALREADY RECEIVED, I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
THE TEXT MESSAGES THAT I'VE RECEIVED FROM RANDOM RESIDENTS IN DALLAS, IT KIND OF SCARED ME AT FIRST, BUT I SIT BACK AND I SMILE AND I APPRECIATE IT.
SO MY WIFE, THAT'S MY ROCK RIGHT THERE.
I'LL TELL YOU, WHEN I TOLD I WANTED TO PUT IN FOR DALLAS, SHE LOOKED AT ME AND SAID, IS IT BEST FOR US? AND I SAID, WELL I'M GONNA PAY RAISE.
AND SHE SAID, WELL IF YOU REALLY WANT TO DO IT, GO FOR IT.
THE SUPPORT THAT SHE HAS GIVEN ME, I TRULY APPRECIATE IT.
THANK YOU AND I LOVE YOU NOW CHIEF BALL.
I DIDN'T MENTION MY SONS UNTIL LAST BECAUSE I WANTED TO GET THROUGH THIS
ONE OF MY SONS IS HERE, THE OTHER ONE HAD TO FLY OUT THIS MORNING, UH, FOR A BUSINESS MEETING.
BLAKE AND JORDAN, I WILL TELL YOU SOMETIMES YOU TELL ME, HEY DAD, YOU KEEP DOING THINGS AND IT'S MOTIVATING ME AND IT'S INSPIRING ME MAN.
I HAVE A 27-YEAR-OLD AND A 23-YEAR-OLD AND THESE DUDES HERE, THEY KEEP RAISING A BOY FOR ME TO HAVE TO GO HIGHER.
SO YOU SAY THAT YOU OR THAT I INSPIRE YOU, YOU AND YOUR BROTHER INSPIRE ME ALL THE TIME.
WHAT YOU GUYS ARE DOING ARE AMAZING AND I STILL WANNA STAY ON TOP BECAUSE I'M COMPETITIVE.
I LOVE YOU TO DEATH TO MY FAMILY AND FRIENDS.
THOSE FAR AND NEAR, THANK YOU SO MUCH.
I HAVE ALMOST 50 PEOPLE THAT TRAVELED IN.
I HAD NO CLUE THAT THIS MANY PEOPLE WOULD, WOULD TRAVEL IN ALL THE WAY FROM THE COUNTRY OF COLUMBIA, DETROIT.
THEY, THEY'VE COME FROM ALL OVER.
TO SHARE THIS MOMENT WITH ME, I HAVE A CIRCLE THAT'S GONNA KEEP ME IN LINE AND I TRULY APPRECIATE EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOU AND I AM SO GRATEFUL TO HAVE ALL OF YOU WITH ME ON THIS JOURNEY.
NOW FOR OUR PRAYER, FOR SAFETY AND PROTECTION, PLEASE WELCOME RABBI ANDREW PALEY, THE SENIOR RABBI OF TEMPLE SHALOM.
DEAR FRIENDS, MR. MAYOR, CHIEF CUOMO, CHIEF BALL, ON BEHALF OF ALL OF THE DALLAS POLICE CHAPLAINS, FATHER JACOB AND I ARE HONORED TO BE HERE TO SHARE BLESSINGS WITH YOU IN THIS SPECIAL TIME IN THE LIFE OF OUR CITY.
AND SO WE PRAY, ETERNAL GOD, SOURCE OF WISDOM, SOURCE OF STRENGTH, AND PEACE, GOD OF MANY NAMES.
AS WE GATHER ON THIS MOMENTOUS DAY, WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING UPON THIS CITY WE LOVE AND UPON THOSE WHO ARE CALLED TO SERVE IT WITH COURAGE, CONVICTION, AND COMPASSION.
TODAY WE MARK A NEW CHAPTER IN THE LIFE OF OUR COMMUNITY AS WE ENTRUST NEW LEADERSHIP TO GUIDE OUR POLICE DEPARTMENT AND FIRE RESCUE DEPARTMENT TO SACRED INSTITUTIONS DEDICATED TO THE PRESERVATION OF LIFE AND THE PURSUIT OF JUSTICE.
IN THIS MOMENT WE PRAY THAT YOU, OH GOD WILL BLESS CHIEF CUOMO AND CHIEF BALL AS THEY STEP INTO THEIR SACRED DUTY OF LEADERSHIP, AS THEY SWEAR THEIR SOLEMN OATH TO PROTECT AND SERVE TODAY.
MAY THEIR WORDS ALWAYS BE ANCHORED IN TRUTH AND THEIR ACTIONS ALWAYS BE GUIDED WITH WISDOM, HUMILITY, AND RESERVE.
GRANT THEM STRENGTH TO LEAD WITH INTEGRITY, THE VISION TO ACT WITH FAIRNESS
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AND THE HEART TO BUILD TRUST ACROSS EVERY NEIGHBORHOOD OF OUR GREAT CITY.MAY THEY BE INSTRUMENTS OF PEACE IN TIMES OF TENSION, VOICES OF CALM, IN MOMENTS OF CRISIS, AND BEACONS OF HOPE.
WHEN THE PATH IS UNCLEAR, WE ASK YOU, OH GOD, THAT YOU WATCH OVER THEM AND ALL WHO WEAR THE UNIFORM OF SERVICE.
SHIELD THEM FROM HARM, GRANT THEM SOUND JUDGMENT AND STEADY HANDS WHEN THEY WALK INTO DANGER.
MAY THEY BE SURROUNDED BY YOUR PROTECTION.
WHEN THEY RETURN HOME, MAY THEY FIND REST, RENEWAL AND PEACE.
AND WE ASK FOR YOUR BLESSING AS WELL UPON THEIR FAMILIES.
THOSE WHO STAND BEHIND THEM AND BESIDE THEM EACH AND EVERY DAY WHOSE OWN SACRIFICES TOO GO UNSEEN.
ALL TOO OFTEN GRANT THEM COMFORT AND COURAGE AND PRIDE IN THE NOBLE WORK.
THEIR LOVED ONES CARRY FORWARD.
AND MAY WE THE GREAT PEOPLE OF DALLAS RECOGNIZE THAT PUBLIC SAFETY IS A SHARED CALLING.
MAY WE BE PARTNERS IN THIS SACRED WORK LIFTING ONE ANOTHER UP, SEEKING JUSTICE OVER JUDGMENT AND CHOOSING UNITY OVER DIVISION TOGETHER.
MAY WE SHAPE A CITY THAT REFLECTS OUR HIGHEST IDEALS AND LET US GO FORWARD.
WE PRAY WITH THE BRAVE LEADERSHIP OF CHIEF CUOMO AND CHIEF BALL.
LET US GO FORWARD, ALL OF US WITH STRENGTH IN OUR STEPS, PURPOSE IN OUR HEARTS, AND HOPE ALWAYS LIGHTING OUR WAY.
NEXT, PLEASE WELCOME PASTOR BRIAN A. CARTER, THE PASTOR OF CONCORD CHURCH FOR OUR PRAYER FOR LEADERSHIP AND GUIDANCE TO MAYOR JOHNSON, CITY MANAGER TOLBERT, THE CITY COUNCIL CHIEF CUOMO, CHIEF BALL, THANK YOU FOR THE PRIVILEGE FOR ALLOWING US TO HOST THESE SERVICES.
DEAR LORD, WE THANK YOU FOR THE BLESSING OF ANOTHER DAY.
WE THANK YOU FOR BEING CREATOR AND HEALER, PROVIDER, DELIVERER, AND KEEPER OF US ALL.
WE THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE GREAT AND MIGHTY STRONG AND AWESOME DELIVERER AND KEEPER OF EVERYTHING.
SO FATHER, WE THANK YOU THAT YOU ARE ABOVE ALL IN ALL AND THROUGH ALL.
AND SO WE THANK YOU FOR THE CITY OF DALLAS.
YOUR WORD TEACHES US TO PRAY FOR OUR GOVERNMENT AND OFFICIALS.
WE PRAY FOR CHIEF BALL AND CHIEF CUOMO AS THEY BEGIN THEIR NEW ASSIGNMENTS.
THANK YOU THAT YOU HAVE NAVIGATED THEIR STEPS AND NOW ARE ALLOWING 'EM TO SERVE THIS CITY FOR SUCH A TIME AS THIS.
WE PRAY FOR THEM AND EVERY POLICE OFFICER AND FIREFIGHTER THAT THEY REPRESENT.
WE THANK YOU FOR GIVING THEM THIS OPPORTUNITY FOR THE LORD, WE PRAY THAT YOU WOULD GRANT THEM INTEGRITY AND WISDOM AND KNOWLEDGE AND DIRECTION AND DISCERNMENT AND STRENGTH FOR THIS ASSIGNMENT.
LORD, WE KNOW THIS IS NOT AN EASY ASSIGNMENT, BUT LORD, MAY YOU GRANT THEM THE COURAGE THAT THEY NEED EVERY SINGLE DAY.
MAY YOU ALLOW THEM TO HAVE A GREAT IMPACT ON OUR CITY.
MAY YOU ALLOW THEM TO BE USED EVERY SINGLE DAY, LORD, WHEN THE DAYS GET LONG AND THE JOURNEY GETS LONELY, MAY YOU REMIND THEM THAT WHEN THEY'RE WEAK, THAT YOU ARE STRONG IN THEM.
WE PRAY FOR OUR OFFICERS AND OUR FIREFIGHTERS COLLECTIVELY, DEAR LORD, THAT YOU WOULD GRANT THEM THE STRENGTH THEY NEED TO SERVE THE CITIZENS OF DALLAS.
THAT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM THE WISDOM AND THE KNOWLEDGE AND THE STAMINA.
AND LORD, WOULD YOU PLEASE PROTECT THEM EVERY SINGLE DAY WE PRAY FOR ALL THE DEPARTMENTS, THE BOARDS, THE COMMITTEES, THE COMMISSIONS, AND ALL THE ENTITIES THAT MUST WORK TOGETHER.
PRAY FOR OUR MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER AND CITY COUNCIL AND ALL OF OUR PUBLIC SERVANTS.
WE PRAY, DEAR GOD, THAT YOU WOULD GRANT THEM EVERYTHING THEY NEED TO FULFILL THE ASSIGNMENT.
AND ABOVE ALL, LORD, WE PRAY FOR THE SPIRIT OF UNITY WITHIN THE DEPARTMENT THAT THEY WOULD NOT BE DIVIDED BUT YOU WOULD GIVE THEM A COMMON GOAL, A COMMON HEART, AND A COMMON PASSION TO DO WHAT'S BEST FOR THE CITIZENS OF THE DALLAS COMMUNITY.
IT IS IN JESUS' NAME THAT WE SAY THIS PRAYER.
AND THANK YOU PASTOR CARTER AND A SPECIAL THANKS TO YOU AND YOUR STAFF FOR HOSTING THIS CEREMONY HERE AT CONCORD CHURCH.
NOW PLEASE WELCOME MR. ZAEL MERRICK.
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FOR OUR BENEDICTION, PLEASE WELCOME RABBI DAVID STERN, THE SENIOR RABBI OF TEMPLE EMANUEL.DEAR GOD, YOU WHO ARE ABUNDANT IN ALL BLESSING AND BESEECH BLESSINGS ON THIS GATHERING, ON THESE TWO CHIEFS WHO HAVE STEPPED UP AND STOOD UP ON THE MAYOR AND THE CITY MANAGER AND THE CITY COUNCIL, WHO EACH DAY IN THEIR DELIBERATIONS SEEK YOUR WISDOM AND YOUR GUIDANCE IN LEADING OUR CITY FORWARD.
BLESS ALL WHO SERVE THIS CITY IN UNIFORM.
KEEP THEIR FAMILIES PRAYERS HIGH IN YOUR VISION AND YOUR SIGHT.
AND BLESS US ALL AS WE APPROACH THE CONCLUSION OF THIS CEREMONY WITH THE WISDOM TO SEE THAT WHILE SAFETY IS OUR HIGHEST ASPIRATION, OUR WORK IN PROGRESS, IT IS ALSO ONLY OUR STARTING LINE.
SAFETY MATTERS BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT THE CHILDREN OF THE CITY WILL BE ABLE TO LEARN IN SAFETY.
SAFETY MATTERS BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT THE FAMILIES OF THIS CITY WILL BE ABLE TO GATHER IN SAFETY.
SAFETY MATTERS BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT THE INHABITANTS OF THIS CITY WILL BE ABLE TO GO TO WORK AND HOME AGAIN IN SAFETY, SAFETY MATTERS BECAUSE IT MEANS THAT TOGETHER WE AS A CITY WILL NOT JUST RISE UP THE LADDER IN RANKING, BUT WILL RISE UP THE LADDER IN VISION FOR ALL THAT SAFETY CAN MAKE POSSIBLE.
MAY WE EVER STRIVE TO MAKE OUR CITIZENS FEEL SECURE IN THIS GREAT CITY.
MAY WE EVER STRIVE TO JUMP FROM THE SPRINGBOARD OF THAT SAFETY INTO ALL THE DREAMS AND GOALS STILL TO COME.
GUIDE US WITH YOUR LIGHT, GUIDE US WITH YOUR WISDOM.
GUIDE US WITH THE COURAGE OF THOSE WHO LEAD.
MAY WE FOLLOW IN FULL HEART AS TOGETHER WE ALL SAY AMI.
THIS CONCLUDES OUR FORMAL PROGRAM.
PLEASE JOIN US FOR A RECEPTION IN THE LOBBY.
WE'LL HAVE SOME PHOTOGRAPHS ON STAGE BEFORE, SO PLEASE GO OUT TO THE UH, TO THE LOBBY.
OUR, THE BALLET FOLKLORIC DANCE WILL TO THE RECEPTION WILL BE PRESENTED BY A RE REPRESENTATIVE FOUNDATION AND THEY WILL HELP LEAD US OUT TO THE LOBBY.