HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 08091988 - 88-511 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Commending )
Margaret DePriester On the ) 'Resolution No. .88/511
Occasion of Her Retirement )
From the Moraga Town Council)
WHEREAS Margaret DePriester will be honored upon her
retirement from two terms of distinguished public service on
the Moraga Town Council; and
WHEREAS Margaret DePriester went from the Planning
Commission, of which she was the first woman member and
Chair, to the Town Council, often called the Commission's
court of appeals; and
WHEREAS Margaret DePriester was overwhelmingly reelected
by the Town's citizens, who regarded her with trust and
respect; and
WHEREAS Margaret DePriester firmly established Moraga
Beautiful Week, which will remain one of her most enduring
and lovely legacies, following the environmentalist dictum to
leave your place cleaner than it was encountered; and
WHEREAS Margaret DePriester's terms on the Town Council
were characterized by her insight, her look to the long term
and her thorough preparation to tackle the most technical
matters; and
WHEREAS Margaret DePriester will be missed at County
meetings, where she participated, bringing a quick and
thorough grasp of complicated issues, convincing logic and
the ability to ascertain fact from fantasy; and
WHEREAS Margaret DePriester is the epitome of the -
informed and open-minded public servant.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of
Supervisors of the County of Contra Costa, California,
hereby CONGRATULATES Margaret DePriester on the celebration
of her retirement from the Moraga Town Council, COMMENDS her
exceptional attention to the planning and human services
needs of the citizens of Moraga and the County and EXTENDS
to Margaret DePriester its best wishes for a pleasant
retirement from elected civic life.
Passed and adopted on August 9, 1988, by unanimous vote
of the Board members present.
I hereby certify that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered in the minutes of the Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid.
Witness my hand and the seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this ninth day of August, 1988.
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the
Board of Supervisors and County
Admin' str tor.
By puty Clerk
Introduced y
Supervi r Nancy Fanden
District II