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IN THE MATTER OF RECOGNIZING RESOLUTION NO. 2008/576
DENNIS M. BARRY
ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT ;
AND FOR HIS OUTSTANDING SERVICE
TO CONTRA COSTA COUNTY
WHEREAS, De11111s M. Barky vas an horrors student. throughout: his academic career having graduated
from Riordan I ligh School and San Francisco State University%with a Bachelor of Arts iii Sociology
and obtaining his Masters In Urban11lanning from Rutgers Unlverslty; and
WHEREAS, Dennis has lived in Contra C,ostT'C.ounty:for 20 years with:.Suzanric, his wife of 36 years, and
their three..chilcircuSean, Patrick 'and.-Annie who have: followed in. his footsteps achieving
academic excellence at ahc College of William ind Mary, Carlton:Colles e; and .1-ovola University
New Orleans;respective13.r aid
WHEREAS, Dennis' entire30-year tenure with Contra Costa Countj% has:,been in:.the sallle County
Department (alternatively known - over the .years as the:,:C,unty .Planning Departtllent, the
Community Development Department, and Brost recently, thc'Del ai=tment of Conservation and
Deyelopnlent).:where he began erriployme.nt on'N4arch 1 197:5 rising tb Principal Planner in 1986,
DeputN- Director .in. 1992 .and then becoming :Comillunity Develop-mcnt;.'Dlre.ctor In 1998 and
f na'lly ascegding to the position of Interim Director cif tlie:Dc1) tinent%Fof Conservation and
DeVe.lopinent In N av 20ft and
WHEREAS, 1)ennis.was:.deslgnat.ed::13 the 13oarcl as the Contra Costa County Rlnployee of the Year in
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1991 for- pts leadership in'. coinpleting: the. County General Plari: Ilvas ,awarded .the County
Sup enrisAssociation Of . California (CS- ,C) Challenge lward.:::.Eor the County Growth
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i\Isiilas ernent Program In 1990 and for the.C;ountywlde GT neral Plan,iri'1991, and was�honored as a
recipient ofthe CSAC Circle of.Servlce 1�wud;for.1-Lls contributiong. in the areas of.:flood control
issues:and land use planning; .. ... .
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NOW, THEREFORE; BE IT RESOLVED that th'c Board:"!of Sunerviscirs,heieby recognizes Dennis
M. Barry upon. his retirement for his 1 Itorlous service w'th..C:ontra Costa County, his exemplary
public service in securing and enhancing the quality of life for the comlilunities and citizens of.
Contra Costa County, acid 4ii's great perscuial._anci pro sional INTEGRITY in carp%ing out leis
responsibilities. .... ..
FEDERAL D. GLOVER t�
Chair \
f-+ �;t.f..I District V Supervisor /�' ✓el e
JOIIN GIOIA AYLE B. OTLKEMA
Set I Supervisor District II Supervisor j
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PIEPHO _ SUSAN A. BONILLA
District IIl Supervisor,. District IV Supervisor
— * I herel)v certify that this is a true and correct copy of an action
* b . taken and entered on the minutes of the board of Supervisors
on the date shown:
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101-IN CU1,1.1?N, Clerk nl the Board of Supervisors and
COTJ - C-ou tt4)Administrator
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