Cary Town Council Member Mike Joyce Announces his Resignation at Cary Chapter Meeting
On July 13, 2006 Cary Town
Council member Mike Joyce announced his resignation at the
monthly Cary Chapter meeting. In announcing his
decision Mike gave both his pe
rsonal
and professional reasons for resigning to those in
attendance.
Mike is an interesting
individual who had much inspiration for his outreach to
police officers and the PBA. Mike grew up as a poor kid in
subsidized housing in Nashua, New Hampshire. Along the way
he was befriended by police officers and participated in the
Police Activities League. This was a catalyst for Mike’s
life. He was committed that if ever given the chance that
he would give back to the police profession to show his
eternal appreciation. Mike was able to do this as a Citizen’s Police Academy graduate and a
Citizens Assisting Police volunteer.
He also organized an event that had high school juniors and
seniors play against police officers in an annual
sportsmanship basketball game. This event was always
well
received and became a great source of relationship building
between youth and police
officers.
In August of 2003, Mike sought and received the PBA endorsement in his race for an At-Large Town Council seat. He was endorsed and won his race to go on the council. During his tenure on the Cary Town Council, he worked tirelessly to start a Police K-9 program and to ensure the provision of health insurance for officers seriously injured in the line of duty. His efforts also led to an appropriate policy change in addressing the separation allowance for retired officers.
The Cary Chapter membership wished him the best in his future endeavors and thanked him for a job well done.