THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
COUNTY OF SAN MATEO, STATE OF CALIFORNIA

RESOLUTION HONORING AND COMMENDING

ELAINE TIPTON

As the recipient of the 2009 Barbara Hammerman Award

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WHEREAS, on this 20th day of October, two thousand and nine, ELAINE TIPTON is honored for her dedication and exemplary service to victims of domestic violence through her tireless efforts as an advocate for justice, her passion for using her extensive legal knowledge to improve the effectiveness of the legal system that responds to domestic violence, her caring approach to victims, and her aggressive prosecution of batterers, and has been a Deputy District Attorney in San Mateo County for the past 30 years during which time she has personally prosecuted and supervised the prosecution of thousands of batterers; and

   

WHEREAS, ELAINE TIPTON was an active member of the San Mateo County Domestic Violence Council for many years who as Chair of the Legal Process Committee was instrumental in accomplishing numerous improvements benefiting victims and the legal system that serves them; and

   

WHEREAS, ELAINE TIPTON has used her extensive knowledge of domestic violence law to provide oversight of the revision of the San Mateo County Domestic Violence Protocol for Law Enforcement that resulted in the development of a comprehensive, sensitive, and effective law enforcement protocol for the response to domestic violence victims and their children, and provided invaluable legal guidance as a member of the steering committee that in 2007 developed the San Mateo County Domestic Violence Firearms Compliance Unit that now ensures the confiscation of firearms from persons who are subjects of domestic violence restraining orders; and;

   

WHEREAS, ELAINE TIPTON has demonstrated exemplary leadership in the continuing effort to reduce the occurrence of domestic violence and assist the survivors of domestic violence crimes.

   

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of the County of San Mateo, State of California, on October 20, 2009, hereby expresses congratulations and sincere gratitude to ELAINE TIPTON as the recipient of the BARBARA HAMMERMAN DOMESTIC VIOLENCE LAW ENFORCEMENT AWARD for her dedication and service to victims of domestic violence.

 

Dated: October 20, 2009

 

    SUPERVISORS:

 
   

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MARK CHURCH, President

     
   

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CAROLE GROOM

     
   

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RICHARD S. GORDON

     
   

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ROSE JACOBS GIBSON

     
   

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ADRIENNE J. TISSIER

Attest:

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Deputy Clerk of the Board of Supervisors