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File #: 0028X-2018    Version: 1
Type: Ceremonial Resolution Status: Passed
File created: 2/1/2018 In control: Page
On agenda: 2/5/2018 Final action: 2/8/2018
Title: To commemorate Treasurer Brooks Sullivan on her unprecedented achievement of becoming the first African American Franklin County Treasurer
Sponsors: Jaiza Page, Elizabeth Brown, Mitchell Brown, Emmanuel V. Remy, Priscilla Tyson, Michael Stinziano, Shannon G. Hardin

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To commemorate Treasurer Brooks Sullivan on her unprecedented achievement of becoming the first African American Franklin County Treasurer

 

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WHEREAS, in November 2017, Cheryl Brooks Sullivan became the first ever African American to be elected as the Franklin County Treasurer; and

 

WHEREAS, Treasurer Brooks Sullivan was born in Columbus and attending high school at Eastmoor and Marion Franklin and college at OSU and Franklin University; and

 

WHEREAS, Cheryl is not only an avid volunteer and community servant, but also a veteran.  When she returned home from her time in the service she joined ranks with Local 423 Labor Union and after required training, specialized in Asbestos Abatement; and

 

WHEREAS, for nearly 40 years, Treasurer Brooks Sullivan has been involved in the management of real estate, administration, appraisals and the sale of real estate. She is affiliated with several local organizations, such as the Ohio Memorial Chapter of the Tuskegee Airmen, and the Poindexter Village Historical Preservation; now therefore,

 

BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF COLUMBUS:  That this Council does hereby congratulate Treasurer Brooks Sullivan on her achievement and we wish her much success, in her first year as Franklin County Treasurer.