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IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Commending )
Mr. Thomas John Coll. RESOLUTION NO. 71/7
WHEREAS Mr. Thomas John Coll served as a member of the
Board of Supervisors for ..'three consecutive four-year terms 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 War II
record In the U.S. Marino 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
WHEREAS during his tenure as a Supervisor, Mr. Coll Was
elected as Chairman of the 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 consolidationso 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 county
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. Coll
participated In the solution of a very substantial number of local
governmental problems particularly in the changing social program
field andalways served his district and the county as a whole 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 .3upervisor, aided substantially in making the Board of Supervisors
a harmonious working unit In a friendly atmosphere with his rare
wit and humor;
RESOLUTION NO. 71/7
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NOW., THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF
CONTRA COSTA COUIMs CALIFORNIA RESOLVED 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.
PASSED AND ADOPTED this 5th day of January, 1971 by the
following vote of the Board:
AYES: Supervisors A. M. Dias, J. E. Moriarty$
W. N. Boggess, E. A. Linscheid,
J. P. Kenny.
NOES: None.
ABSENT: None.
RESOLUTION NO. 71/7