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To recognize Michael C. Matuska for his exemplary commitment and significant accomplishments while serving as an Assistant City Attorney in the Columbus City Attorney's Office
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[WHEREAS, Michael C. Matuska joined the Columbus City Attorney's Office in June 1972, serving as an Assistant City Prosecutor in the Franklin County Municipal Court until 1993, when he was transferred to the Civil Division to serve as an Assistant City Attorney in the Labor and Employment Law Section; and
WHEREAS, Michael C. Matuska has dutifully served under the leadership of City Attorney's Jim Hughes, John Francis, Greg Lashutka, Ron O'Brien, Janet Jackson, and Rick Pfeiffer; and
WHEREAS, Michael C. Matuska 31 years as an Assistant City Attorney represents the longest tenures of an Assistant City Attorney in this City; and
WHEREAS, Michael C. Matuska outside his duties to the citizens of Columbus, he served his country in the United State Army Reserve, retiring with the rank of Colonel in the Judge Advocate General Corp; and
WHEREAS, Michael C. Matuska during his service to his country, he commanded a military law center during Desert Storm and Desert Shield; and
WHEREAS, Michael C. Matuska has been a proven leader in his community from an early age, holding the rank of Eagle Scout and serving the Boy Scouts of America as an adult from 1980 through 1999, including Cubmaster and Scoutmaster of Pack and Troop 310; and
WHEREAS, Michael C. Matuska will now be able to spend more time with his wife of 31 years, Diane, his two adult children, and his grandchild; and
WHEREAS, Michael C. Matuska will be greatly missed by his colleagues in the City Attorney's Office and in the many divisions and courtrooms he has served; now therefore:
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby recognize and congratulate Michael C. Matuska for his 31 years of dedicated service to the City Attorney's Office.]