Title
To honor and recognize Robert Crosby for his many years of service to the City of Columbus and Franklin County.
Body
WHEREAS, Mr. Crosby has been a public servant for over fifty years, beginning with his early days in Texas when he enlisted in the United States Air Force, in which he served 4 years and left with the rank of Airman First Class; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Crosby continued his public work as an employee in the office of the Auditor of the State of Ohio, where he served for eight years; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Crosby saw the majority of his career at the Franklin County Board of Elections, where he served in various roles protecting the integrity of county elections for 22 years, and finally left in 1997 after last working in the role of supervisor of absentee balloting; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Crosby joined the staff of the City of Columbus in 1999, working in the office of the City Treasurer, where he proudly served the public for another 14 years before finally retiring from this position on July 25th, 2013; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Crosby has been an exemplary public servant with a career that spanned all levels of government, from federal to local, and whose long and proud history of volunteerism continues into his retirement; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council hereby honors and recognizes Robert Crosby for his many years of dedicated service to Franklin County and the City of Columbus and wishes him well in his retirement.