HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01191982 - 82/111I,
Tt-lE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CON:ITRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
Adopted this Order on January 19, 1982 , by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
ABSTAIN:
SUBJECT:
Supervisors Powers, Fahden, Schroder, Torlakson, McPeak ---------... -------
Commendation of Health Service
Department Employees during
Emergency Flooding Conditions.
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RESOLUTION NO. 82/111
WHEREAS a Declaration of Emergency was issued in this County by the County
Administrator on January 4, 1982 and confirmed by the Board of Supervisors on
January 5, 1982 because of heavy rains and resulting damage to public and private
property; and
l~HEREAS many employees at the County Hospital in Martinez voluntarily st,1yed
past their normal shift on January 4-5 to assist in rendering care to patients;
and
l~HEREAS many employees, after going home on January 4 realized that there
was a problem at the Hospital and returned to work voluntarily, often at their own
risk; and
WHEREAS many employees came to work and because of flooding at the Hospital
had to park long distances away and expend considerable effort to get into the
Hospital and nevertheless made that extra effort voluntarily; and
WHEREAS employees who had flooding problems of their own at home nevertheless
saw it as their duty to be at work providing care to patients and came to work under
these very trying circumstances;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors extends its
thanks and grateful appreciation to all employees of the Heal th Services Department
who made the extra effort required in a time of emergency to get to work or stay
at work in order to insure that their patients were properly cared for; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors hereby COMMENDS all
those employees of the Health Seirvices Department who thereby served above and
beyond the call of duty during t he flooding on January 4-5, 1982.
Orig. Dept.: County Admi n·i strator
cc: Human Services
Health Services Director
Di rector of Person"r1el
I ltereby certify that this Is a true and correct oopy of
an action taken and Mitered 01n the rninutt1s of tho
floerd of Supervisors on the date shown.
IITTESTED: January 19, 1982
J.R. OL.SSON, COUNTY CLERK
and ex officio Clerk of the Board
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(Barbar(~. Fierner )
Health Services Per s onnel Office r
RESOLUTION NO. 82/111