HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 01011981 - 1981-288 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY , STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Retirement )
of W. H . Perry , Jr . ) RESOLUTION NO . 81 /288
WHEREAS Mr. W. H . "Will " Perry , Jr. , Director, Office of
Emergency Services , is retiring from county service effective
March 30, 1981 ; and
WHEREAS Mr. Perry was initially employed as Director of Civil
Defense on November 17 , 1958 after serving as a Deputy Director in the
Orange County Disaster Office and Army Captain during the Korean War ;
and
WHEREAS during his years of service , Mr . Perry has served as
principal advisor to three County Administrators on civil defense
and disaster matters , and has also furnished advice and assistance to
many Supervisors , county department heads and other officials ; and
WHEREAS the county has experienced a variety of emergencies
and disasters during the period in which Mr . Perry has served the
county including flooding along major creeks and channels , flooding
of delta islands , two major fires on Mt . Diablo , civil disorders , two
gasoline crises , a commercial air crash , a school bus accident,
landslides , a killing frost , and a number of earthquakes ; and
WHEREAS the office has responded to many incidents involving
oil spills and spills of hazardous materials ; and
WHEREAS Mr. Perry was appointed in 1977 by the Governor as a
member of the State Seismic Safety Commission for his knowledge of
local emergency planning as well as of earthquake hazards ; and
WHEREAS the Office of Emergency Services has been widely
recognized for its plans for dealing with different types of
emergencies ; and
WHEREAS Mr. W. H . Perry is well known among civil defense
and disaster personnel at the state and federal levels , and in 1971
served as a United Nations Technical Advisor to Iceland on disaster
preparedness ;
NOW , THEREFORE , BE IT RESOLVED that this Board hereby
expresses its appreciation. to Mr. W. H . Perry , Jr. for his many years
of county service and extends its Best Wishes on his retirement .
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on
March 10, 1981 .
I HEREBY CERTIFY that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of a resolution entered on the minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the date aforesaid .
Witness my hand and the Seal
of the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 10th day of March , 1981 .
cc : County Administrator J . R OLSSON , CLERK
Public Information
Officer B
era 'Russel
Chief Clerk
RESOLUTION NO . 81 /288