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To honor and recognize Mark J. Howard for his years of service as trustee for the Office of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund of the City of Columbus, Ohio
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WHEREAS, Mr. Howard was originally appointed as a trustee for the Office of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund by Mayor Gregory Lashutka, with the concurrence of the Columbus City Council, in February, 1997; and
WHEREAS, by virtue of City Charter sections 133-137, the Office of the Trustees of the Sinking Fund was charged with the responsibility of payment and administration of the City's general obligation debt service; and
WHEREAS, by a majority vote of the electorate in November, 2014 the aforementioned City Charter sections were removed, and the duties of debt administration and payment will be assumed by the City Auditor and City Treasurer's Office effective July 1, 2015; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Howard set high standard for professionalism and competency in the area of debt service administration and selflessly shared his wealth of knowledge and experience over the past eighteen years; now therefore
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:
That this Council does hereby honor and recognize Mark J. Howard for his many years of service to the citizens of Columbus.