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To Recognize Marcellus G. Stewart Jr, in Honor of his 31 years of Distinguished Service with the City of Columbus
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WHEREAS, Marcellus G. Stewart Jr. began his distinguished career of service to the City of Columbus in 1988. Working in the Division of Communications, he supported the Division of Police and the Division of Fire telephone communication systems. In the early 1990s, he helped the City of Columbus implement the Centrex 5-digit dialing system; and
WHEREAS, in 2003 Marcellus was part of a team that received The Mayor’s Award of Excellence for providing cost savings to the City by utilizing its own in house voicemail system for the Division of Police and the Division of Fire. The system is still in use today; and
WHEREAS, over his long tenure at the City of Columbus, Marcellus received multiple certificates of achievement and continuously strove to do better by attending extensive out of state training on NEC PBX Telephone Technology and the latest 911 Viper System; and
WHEREAS, Marcellus worked as the senior technical person for the Division of Police and the Division of Fire 911 communications center until 2015 when he then went to work for The City of Columbus Department of Technology. At the Department of Technology, he was part of a small team that is responsible for voice, data, Wi-Fi and fiber support and service City wide; and
WHEREAS, Marcellus is proud union representative of CMAGE/CWA 4502 and a member of the National Managers Association; and
WHEREAS, upon retirement Marcellus with family will relocate Cape Coral Florida where he plans to use his 31 years of technical skills to provide support for the Public Safety forces of southern Florida; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby express its appreciation for the outstanding contributions that have been made by Marcellus G. Stewart Jr. during his 31 years of public service to the City of Columbus, and this Coun...
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