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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Commending Supervisor )
Sunne Wright McPeak for Her Exceptional ) RESOLUTION NO. 84/683
Leadership as President of the County )
Supervisors Association of California )
WHEREAS Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak has represented Contra Costa County
in the County Supervisors Association of California (CSAC) since 1979, serving on
the Board of Directors, Executive Committee and as Second Vice President, First
Vice President and President, and was the principal architect of the CSAC
Platform for Efficient Government (PEG) which sponsored legislation to streamline
the bureaucracy and cut red tape resulting in several million dollars savings
statewide each year and a significant annual savings in Contra Costa County; and
WHEREAS Supervisor McPeak led the fight in Contra Costa County and statewide
to secure stable funding for local government culminating during her term as
CSAC President in the enactment of the most significant legislation since the
passage of Proposition 13, ensuring stable funding for local government which is
absolutely essential for sound management and effective operation of Contra
Costa County; and
WHEREAS Supervisor McPeak established and chairs the California Public-Private
Partnership Commission promoting collaboration between the public and private
sectors to solve shared problems for mutual benefit, thereby increasing government
efficiency and effectiveness through greater involvement of citizens in their
own governance, and has initiated within Contra Costa County many public-private
partnerships and has attracted critical resources to facilitate their implemen-
tation; and
WHEREAS Supervisor McPeak has been a key leader locally and statewide in
developing greater communication and cooperation among counties, cities, schools,
and special districts and has served as the first chair of the Coalition for Local
Governance; and
WHEREAS Supervisor McPeak has been a central force in the quest for funding
of mandates and a leader in the lawsuit against the State filed by CSAC, Contra
Costa County and forty-seven other counties; and
WHEREAS as a CSAC Officer Supervisor McPeak has provided significant leadership
to address problems of roads and infrastructure, housing, toxic waste disposal,
jails and redevelopment, which all directly impact Contra Costa County, and has
established the first joint CSAC-League of California Cities Task Force on com-
parable worth and pay equity, thereby taking the initiative to address statewide
one of the most important employment and economic equity issues of the decade;
THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County
hereby COMMENDS Supervisor Sunne Wright McPeak for her exceptional leadership of
the County Supervisors Association of California upon the completion of her term
as President, and EXPRESSES its appreciation to Supervisor McPeak for her dedicated
service to Contra Costa County and for the benefits received locally as a result
of her CSAC leadership.
PASSED by the Board of Supervisors on November 6, 1984 by unanimous vote of
the Board members present.
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Supervisor Tem Powers Superviso Nancy Fanden
pervisor Robert Schroder Supervisor Tom Torlakson
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