HomeMy WebLinkAboutRESOLUTIONS - 06041996 - 96-240 C!
IN THE BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
OF
CONTRA COSTA COUNTY, STATE OF CALIFORNIA
In the Matter of Honoring )
Philip Jay Bertenthal on the )
occasion of his retirement ) Resolution No. 96/ 2 4 0
from Contra Costa Legal )
Services Foundation )
WHEREAS, Philip J. Bertenthal since the time he earned his J.D. from New York
University in 1972 has devoted his energy and talents to serving the most vulnerable
and underserved parts of our population: the children, the elderly, those on housing
assistance, or General Assistance, the homeless ; and
WHEREAS, Philip J. Bertenthal was appointed as Director of Litigation for
Contra Costa Legal Services Foundation in Richmond in 1983, where he has served
until the present; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Bertenthal, during his tenure at the Foundation, has served as a
Board member and Chair of the Contra Costa Legal Assistance to the Elderly from
1988 to 1993; and as a member of the Contra Costa County Homeless Advisory
Committee from 1990 to present and;
WHEREAS, Philip J Bertenthal has been an articulate and effective spokesperson
for the needs of the homeless and those on General Assistance in Contra Costa
County, and has successfully challenged, through litigation, policies of Contra Costa
County on behalf of the homeless;
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Board of Supervisors of Contra
Costa County does recognize, honor, and commend Mr. Bertenthal for his years of
dedicated service on behalf of the homeless and citizens of Richmond and Contra
Costa County and in Washington state, and wish him good luck in his retirement.
PASSED AND ADOPTED on June 4, 1996, by a unanimous vote of the Board
members present.
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I hereby certify 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 by hand and the seal of the Board of
Supervisors affixed this fourth day of
June, 1996.
PHIL BATCHELOR, Clerk of the Board of
Supervisors and County Administrator
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