HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 12151970 - 70-850 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE_ OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Commending }
Mr. Thomas John Coll. RESOLUTION NO. 70!850
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WHEREAS Mr. ThomasJohn Coll served as a member of the
Board of Supervisors for three consecutive four-year terns from.
1959 through 1970; and.
WHEREAS Mr. Coll came to the Board with a fine background
both as a student and athlete at St." Marys College from which
institution he, graduated in 1943, with a distinguished World ',Jar II
record in the U.S. Marine Corps, with training in law at the
University of San Francisco from which university he graduated in
1952, as a practicing attorney and a member of the California Bar
since '1954, and experienced as a councilman and vice-mayor of ' the
City of Concord, California; and
14HEREAS during his tenure as a Supervisor, Mr. Coll was
elected as Chairmen of th.e Board for three terms of one year each
and also served as a member, frequently.. as chairman, of a number
of important Board committees, including the Administration and
Finance Committee; and
WHEREAS Mr. Coll as a Supervisor initiated and/or vigor-
ously supported many improvements in county government, inclusive
of lower court ,consolidations, integration of county >departments
with related functions, closer intergovernmental cooperation, such
as with respect to _city-county planning, road programs and police
functions, reduction in the number of district governmental entities
through consolidation and dissolution and substitution of counter
service areas, and >Improved county procedures such as development
of a revised county budget process, and
WHEREAS during his twelve years as a Board member' Mr. Call
participated in the solution of a very substantial number of local
governmental problems particularly in the changing social program
field and always served: his district and the county as a wholes in
a dedicated and effective manner, and
WHEREAS Mr. Coll, while a member of the Board of 'Supervisors,
also held office as a member and chairman of 'the important Local
Agency Formation Commission, served as a,'' director of the County
Supervisors Association of California, and was one of the Board
representatives in the Association of Bay Area. Governments; and
WHEREAS Mr. Coll, while _fulfilling his responsibilities
as a Supervisor, aided substantially in making the Board of Super-
visors a harmonious working unit in 'a friendly atmosphere with his
rare wit and humor,
RESOLUTION NO. 70/850
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOAR? OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRACOSTA COUNTY', CALIFORNIA RESOLD that it expresses to
Mr. Coll its sincere appreciation for his service to the people
of his district and the county from 1959 through 1970; extends to
him its best wishes for 'success in the future; and hopes for him
and. his family continued' health and happiness' and the high; regard
of the people of the county to whom he rendered outstanding public
service.
PASS, AND ADOPTED this 15th day of December, 1970 by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors A. M. Dias, J. E. Moriartj,
E. A. Linscheid, J P. Kenny.
NOES: None.
ABSENT': Supervisor T. J. Coll.
RESOLUTION NO. 70/850