HomeMy WebLinkAboutMINUTES - 06041991 - 1.136 IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
IN THE MATTER OF Congratulating Sheriff )
Richard K. Rainey and Susan McNulty Rainey)
on being named the 1991 Contra Costa )
County American Cancer Society )
Humanitarians of the Year. ) RESOLUTION NO. 91/ 340
WHEREAS, Sheriff and Mrs. Rainey, both longtime residents of Contra Costa
County, have, through both individual and joint efforts, served as
representatives of Contra Costa County , through many elected and appointed
positions, have contributed to many worthwhile charities and organizations and
have enhanced Contra Costa County's overall quality of life; and
WHEREAS, Susan McNulty Rainey moved to Moraga in 1968 and became active in
the community by, among other activities,' serving as both the Moraga Community
Association Director and the President of the Moraga Junior Women' s Club, by
working on the incorporation of the Town of Moraga and by serving on the Town
Council from 1974 to 1980, which included' filling a term as mayor in 1978; and
WHEREAS, for the past eleven years, ,Mrs. Susan Rainey has represented the
community as a member of the Local Agency Formation Commission, the Urban Land
Institute and as a Senior Vice President of Contra Costa Council and, since
1985, Susan has served as a Director of the Central Contra Costa County
Sanitary District; and
WHEREAS, in 1964, Sheriff Rainey, joined the Contra Costa Sheriff' s
Department where he subsequently worked his way up through the ranks and was
elected to the office of Sheriff of Contra Costa County in 1978, a position he
has held ever since, having been re-elected three times; and
WHEREAS, Richard Rainey has served ' on many professional Boards over the
years, including his appointment by the 'United States Attorney General to the
National Institute of Corrections from 1983 to 1988, his appointment by
Governor Deukmejian to the Presley Institute of Correctional Research and
Training and his terms as President of both the California Police Officers '
Association .and the California State Sheriffs ' Association; and
WHEREAS, as a team for the past five years, Sheriff and Mrs. Rainey have
been involved with many charities including the Boy Scouts, the American Heart
Association, the American Cancer Society's Mardi Gras and Jail and Bail, the
Boys and Girls Club Auction, the Micki 'Rainey Scholarship Fund and the Civic
Arts and have held over twelve "Murder Mystery Dinners" at their home to
benefit these and other charities; and
WHEREAS, Sheriff Richard K. Rainey and Susan McNulty Rainey are being
honored on June 8, 1991 as the Contra Costa County American Cancer Society' s
Humanitarians of the Year.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County CONGRATULATES Sheriff and Mrs. Rainey on being named Humanitarians
of the Year, EXTENDS THEIR APPRECIATION for the many activities which Sheriff
and Mrs. . Rainey have been involved in which have enhanced the quality of life
in Contra Costa County and WISHES them luck in their future endeavors.
PASSED AND ADOPTED by unanimous vote of the Board members present on this
4th day of June, 1991.
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 4th day of June, 1991.
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By ij�� ,
Deputy Clerk
INTRODUCED BY:
SUPERVISOR ROBERT I. SCHRODER
District III
91/340