HomeMy WebLinkAbout47-91 RESOLUTIONRESOLUTION NO. 47-91
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A RESOLUTION COMMENDING THE EMPLOYEES OF THE
CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE GENERAL ADMINISTRATION,
ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES, PUBLIC WORKS AND
PLANNING MANAGEMENT DEPARTMENTS.
WHEREAS, the employees of the City of Fayetteville General
Administration, Administrative Services, Public Works and Planning
Management Departments are often asked to go far beyond the call of
duty performing their assigned responsibilities, and;
WHEREAS, the employees of those named departments are often
subjected to a variety of ridicule and abuse from elements in the
community for reasons far beyond their control, and;
WHEREAS, the employees of those named departments are often
IIunseen" in their efforts by the public at large, and;
WHEREAS, the employees of those named departments continually
strive for improvements to their operations and for the betterment
of the City as whole, most notable the conduCt of numerous public
hearings on a variety of issues, ranging from the budget to
herbicide use; the initiation of numerous employee task forces to
help make city operations more effective and efficient; the work
done by the Economic Development Division in enhancing the various
improvements in the South Industrial Park to make it more
marketable; the countless hours spent by management working on
various lawsuits that the city is involved in, most notably the
incinerator suit and the Illinois River suit; the 1989 and 1990
"Distinguished Budget Presentation Award" from the Government
Finance Officers Association; the 1988 and 1989 "Certificate of
Achievement for Excellence in Financial Reporting" from the
Government Finance Officers Association; the implementation of a
merit pay plan for all city employees; the implementation of a
city-wide supervisory training program; the successful marketing
and sale of a $33 million sales tax bond issue; the successful
negotiation and implementation of water and sewer rate structure;
the successful water supply agreement with the Wheeler community,
and specifically the public meeting held for Wheeler residents to
provide information to potentially new customers in order to make
it easier for those customers to establish water service with the
city; the upgrading of motor pool vehicles/equipment to more
efficiently and effectively extend the overall life of the city's
fleet; the education programs sponsored by the Animal Services
Division that have helped initiate a community spay/neuter program,
consistently high adoption/reclamation rates, and county fair share
funding agreements; the services provided by Building Maintenance
to various outside groups and agencies beyond the scope of their
functions; the Public Works Department, and specifically the Street
Division, response in May of 1989 to an emergency condition caused
by a straight line storm which had severely hampered traffic flow
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and caused critical damage; the efforts of the Water Maintenance
Division in providing exceptional response to emergency water
breaks; the successful implementation of an enormously popular
municipal recycling program; the implementation of a program to
utilize Christmas trees as fish habitats in Beaver Lake; the
efforts of the Sewer Division in providing exceptional response to
emergency sewer overflows and breaks; the construction of two
additional soccer fields at Walker Park North; the Gulley Park
development of a Master Plan; the provision of significantly
improved services to the City Planning Commission and the City
Board of Adjustment/Sign Appeals; the initiation of urban planning
educational packets for the City Board of Directors, the Planning
Commission, and to staff 'of other departments; the issuance of
permits and completion of inspections for over $54 million in
construction in 1990; the state certification of all inspectors;
the implementation of the Concentrated Code Enforcement Program;
the reorganization of the Residential Rehabilitation Program with
a focus on neighborhood revitalization; the initiation of the
city's first Rental Rehabilitation Program; the initiation of
highly successful Elderly Taxi Program, and the many other
"achievements" by the many dedicated employees of these
departments.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE CITY OF FAYETTEVILLE, ARRANSAS:
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Section 1. That the Board of Directors do hereby commend
the employees of the General Administration, Administrative
Services, Public,Works and Planning Management Departments for
their high standard of excellence, •dedication and professionalism
displayed in their work for the City of Fayetteville.
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PASSED AND APPROVED this
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5th day of March! 1991.
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APPROVED:
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