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In the Matter of Declaring May 6 217133)
as Violet Smith Day }
in Contra Costa County )
RESOLUTION NO. 2003/272
WHEREAS, Violet Smith was a founding member of First 5 Contra Costa formerly the Children and Families
Prop 10 Commission as well as an active participant in the historic effort to develop the First 5 Contra Costa
strategic plan;and
Wht"F.RE9S, Violet Smith, as the chair of the Civic Engagement Committee, worked diligently to enlist
community participation in the of forts of the First 5 Contra Costa; and
i%CTFIEI Violet S nith, has been an ardent member of the Program and Evaluation Committee that collected
information to improve and build the capacity of the programs funded by First 5 Contra Costa;and
%MRW during her 27-year professional career, Violet Smith served as .Director of a number of nonprofit
agencies, including a preschool for children with developmental disabilities, a school volunteer program and as Project
Director and Vice President of a consulting firm that did extensive research, planning and evaluation of federally
supported human services programs;and
WHEREAS; Violet Smith has continued to be a vital force in community activities even after her retirement as
the Executive Director of the Contra Costa Crisis Center in 1986;and
WHERE Violet Smith holds a Bachelor's degree in Psychology and a Master's degree in Clinical Psychology
from the University of California, Berkeley;and
WHE'RE ", Violet Smith has served several terms as the chair of the Contra Costa Mental Health Commission
and the Mental Health Coalition; and
94�MWB9$ Violet Smith as an active and integral member of the Pacheco Municipal Advisory Committee's
Beautification Committee assured that the community's needs were successfully met through her efforts that included
creation of information packets for the public, arranging public meetings, and working closely with the County's
Public Works Department for the Pacheco area;
NOW T1LWEF,0RF, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Supervisors declare May 6`', 2003 "Violet
Smith.Day"in recognition of her lifetime of devoted service to children and her community. We wish her well in her
future endeavors.She will be missed.
,P.AS`S',ED NDADOP EDon May 6'2003 by a unanimous vote of the Board members present.
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Mark DeSaulnier
Chairman
I hereby cern jy that the foregoing is a true and correct
copy of an order entered on the Minutes of said Board of
Supervisors on the aforesaid date.
Witness my hand and the Seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this 6th day of May 2003.
JOHN SWEETEN, Clerk of the Board of Supervisors
a my Adtniniscrtx r
Vouty Clerk
Introduced by Supervisor Mark DeSaulnier,District IV
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