HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 03311987 - 1.21 THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of: )
Commending Eugene R. Brusatori ) RESOLUTION NO. 87/163
on his Retirement from )
County Service. )
WHEREAS Eugene R. (Gene) Brusatori, a native of Contra Costa
County,• was born in El Cerrito where he attended local schools,
then attended the University of San Francisco and the University
of California at Los Angeles before receiving his B.A. degree in
Sociology in 1949 and his Master' s degree in Social Welfare in
1963 from the University of California at Berkeley; and
WHEREAS in December, 1950, after a year with the State
Department of Social Welfare, Gene began his career with Contra
Costa County as a Social Worker in the Social Service Department
and, demonstrating . qualities of leadership and innovation, was
the first social worker regularly assigned to the newly
established Special Investigations Unit which handled welfare
fraud and child support referrals, and later to initiate a Job
Solicitation and Job Placement Project, forerunner of the
Department' s Vocational Services Division, and
WHEREAS Mr. Brusatori was subsequently promoted to Unit
Supervisor and Division Supervisor before being selected as the
first Director of the County Office of Economic Opportunity in
1965, a position he held with distinction for five years before
being reassigned to the Social Service Department as a Staff
Assistant to the Welfare Director, and then in April, 1971, he
was promoted to Assistant County Welfare Director; and
WHEREAS Gene has received numerous awards and commendations
for his creativity and initiative while serving with the County
and numerous professional organizations;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT BY THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS OF CONTRA
COSTA COUNTY RESOLVED that upon his retirement Eugene R. (Gene)
Brusatori is hereby COMMENDED for his 35 years of service to the
citizens of this County.
PASSED by unanimous vote of the Board Members present on
this 31st day of March, 1987.
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.
SUNNE WRIGHT MCPEAK
CHAIR, BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
Witness my hand and the Seal of
the Board of Supervisors affixed
this 31st day of March, 1987
Phil Batchelor, Clerk of the Board
and County Administrator
By
Deputy Cler