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Dick Dickerson is a native of Colorado who, following his discharge from the Unites States Army, settled in Southern California to begin a thirty-year career in law enforcement.
In 1986, Dick was sent to Redding by the California Department of Justice to organize and command the Shasta Interagency Narcotics Task Force (SINTF).
Following retirement in 1993, Dick was appointed by Governor Pete Wilson to the Shasta County Board of Supervisors and later, he was elected to serve a four-year term.
In the Redding community, he currently serves on the Board of Directors of the Shasta County Youth Violence Prevention Council and has twice served as Chair of the United Way Campaign, past president of the Shasta County Peace Officers Association, Redding Rodeo Association Board of Directors and the Emergency Services Foundation. He is a member of the Veterans of Foreign Wars and the American Legion.
Elected to the Redding City Council in 2004, Dick, his wife Betty, two children and five grandchildren are proud to call Redding home. In December 2009, Dick was appointed to a one-year term as Mayor Pro Tempore.
Liaison Assignments: Dick also acts as City Council liaison to Economic Development, the Police Department, the Shasta Public Library Citizens' Advisory Committee, the Local Agency Formation Commission, the Shasta County Remote Access Network Advisory, Stillwater Business Park, the Regional Transportation Planning Agency, and the Youth Action Council.
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