Explanation
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To recognize Henry Guzmán as he joins the Strickland Administration as the Director of the State of Ohio's Department of Public Safety.
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WHEREAS Henry Guzmán was appointed director of the public service department by Mayor Michael B. Coleman in January 2004; and
WHEREAS Director Guzmán and his wife Nydia relocated to Columbus from Cleveland, where he had served that city as director of the office of equal opportunity, the department of public service and the department of public safety; and
WHEREAS in Columbus, Director Guzmán managed a team of 882 employees, an operating budget of $86 million and a capital budget of $135 million; and
WHEREAS as public service director, Henry Guzmán served as a board member of the Mid-Ohio Regional Planning Commission and represented the City on the Greater Columbus Chamber of Commerce Infrastructure Committee, and is the Executive Board vice chair of the of the Franklin County Emergency Management-Homeland Security Agency; and
WHEREAS Henry Guzmán is a decorated veteran and a patriot, having earned both a purple heart and a bronze star for his service to our country in Vietnam; and
WHEREAS Director Guzmán is also a family man with four children and nine grandchildren; and
WHEREAS this council commends Henry Guzmán for his service to Columbus citizens; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council wishes Henry Guzmán all the best as he continues his public service as the newly appointed Director of the Ohio Department of Public Safety.