Administrative Assistant, DVA and Impound Hearing Officer Jim Bee has been selected as the Arizona De-partment of Public Safety’s 2010 District Three Civilian of the Year. His nomination for the honor notes that, “Jim Bee came back into DPS employment after his retirement in 2007 as an officer in Show Low. During 2010 Mr. Bee’s job performance was exemplary to say the least. He loctated in DPS offices in Phoenix numerous sets of cubicles slated for state surplus. Recognizing a need in our district’s office, which contained furniture left over from the Cold War era, Mr. Bee worked through department channels, obtaining enough cubicles not only for the Holbrook squad room, but also for our offices in Heber, Winslow and Sanders. This work was done at a cost of less than $200 due to Jim providing much of the labor himself. Another issue came in 2010 with the extended leave of absence of his counterpart in the district office. Jim managed the front office for over three moths alone, and still conducted his assigned task of being the dis-trict’s impound hearing officer, a full-time job in itself considering the district routinely impounds approxi-mately 100 vehicles a month. Jim sacrificed much personal time with friends and family in order to ensure the mission of the agency was being met during this time. “As the district DVA, Jim manages a position control board in the front office which lists each officer, vehi-cle and remote housing number. His constant updates keep the district’s personnel information current as inevi-table changes occur. Whenever bureau or division requests information, anyone can find the correct data due to his work. Yet another important item to address is his managing of the evidence room and near weekly runs to Flagstaff. Jim not only relays DPS evidence, but that of nearly every law enforcement agency in Apache and Navajo county. He greets each agencies evidence custodian on a first name basis, but is still extremely studious in his duties, knowing first hand the importance of maintaining a strict chain of custody. These custodians rou-tinely thank Jim for his good work, and there is no greater compliment than those from your peers.”