Bill Text: NY J02574 | 2019-2020 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Celebrating the public service career of Keith Zimmerman, who served the residents of St. Lawrence County and New York State for 32 years

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2020-01-28 - ADOPTED [J02574 Detail]

Download: New_York-2019-J02574-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2574

BY: Senator RITCHIE

        CELEBRATING  the  public  service  career of Keith
        Zimmerman, who served the residents of St.  Lawrence
        County and New York State for 32 years

  WHEREAS,  Individuals  who give of their time and energies and serve
the best interests of their communities are an asset beyond remuneration
and cannot be sufficiently extolled; and

  WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to  celebrate  the
public  service  career  of Keith Zimmerman, who served the residents of
St.  Lawrence County and New York State for 32 years; and

  WHEREAS, Keith Zimmerman served the men and women  of  St.  Lawrence
County  for  more than three decades, holding the esteemed positions of,
Planner, Deputy Planning Director, and  Director  of  the  St.  Lawrence
County Planning Office; and

  WHEREAS,  Over  his  tenure with St. Lawrence County, his leadership
and insight played an important role in the development of the  counties
1995 Policy Guide, the introduction of the First Time Homebuyer program,
the counties response to the 1998 Ice Storm emergency, the environmental
remediation  of  the sealand hazardous waste site in Lisbon, the cleanup
of the formal J&L Steel site in  Clifton,  and  the  counties  emergency
response to the 2019 flooding of the St. Lawrence River; and

  WHEREAS,  During  his  truly  momentous  career, Keith Zimmerman was
instrumental in the development of a timely financial plan as  a  member
of  the budget team; he also stepped in to serve as Emergency Management
Director and Information  Technology  Director  when  those  departments
needed interim directors; and

  WHEREAS, When St. Lawrence County designed and constructed its Human
Services  and  County Jail complexes, Keith Zimmerman helped develop the
plan to provide modern facilities for the people of the county; and

  WHEREAS, Rare indeed is the dedication shown to one's community  and
county  that  Keith  Zimmerman  has shown throughout his career with St.
Lawrence County and his efforts should be applauded by all those in this
great Empire State; now, therefore be it

  RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its  deliberations  to
celebrate  the  public service career of Keith Zimmerman, who served the
residents of St. Lawrence County and New York State for 32 years; and be
it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Keith Zimmerman.