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To commend and thank Barbara Frasier Reese for her distinguished years of service to the City of Columbus.
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WHEREAS, Barbara began her career with the City of Columbus in March of 1985 as an Equal Opportunity Officer in the Minority & Female Business Development Office; and
WHEREAS, Barbara spent the majority of her career working for the Department of Utilities, Division of Water where she served as the assistant to the Deputy Administrator of Customer Service overseeing the management of policies and procedures, research, development, and consumer services; and
WHEREAS, Barbara later advanced to Personnel Manager within the Division of Water and ultimately served as the Assistant Administrator with the Refuse Collection Division where she oversaw major functions related to operations and administration as well as she directed the purchase, assembly, distribution, and maintenance of refuse containers throughout the City of Columbus; and
WHEREAS, Barbara served as Interim Administrator in the Division of Refuse after the retirement of Jerry Edwards and was very instrumental in the transition to the new administrator Larry Hines; and
WHEREAS, Barbara's contributions during her years of service include coordinating community citywide clean-up campaigns, the development of policy and procedure manuals, development and implementation of the landscape design for the memorial garden walkway; and
WHEREAS, Barbara has had a long and distinguished career in public service that will serve as an example for others, her dedication and diligence will be sorely missed; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this City Council expresses its profound appreciation to Barbara Frasier Reese for her service to the City of Columbus.