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RESOLUTION NO.
5-98
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY OF PORT ANGELES
IN APPRECIATION OF TENURE OF JEFF POMERANZ
WHEREAS, JEFFREY A. POMERANZ has served the City of Port
Angeles since August 13, 1990 as City Manager and is
recognized as a respected leader amongst other city managers in
the State of Washington, serving as president-elect of the
Washington City Management Association; and
WHEREAS; Jeff now desires to move on to new challenges as
City Manager of the City of West Des Moines, Iowa; and
WHEREAS; the result of Jeff's efforts and his
extraordinary skills has been the improvement of the financial
condi tion of the City of Port Angeles and through careful
planning avoiding jOb layoffs and service reductions after the
closure of Rayonier Mill; and
WHEREAS; Jeff provided the leadership to enhance the
city's approach to treating its citizens as customers and
challenged and empowered employees to take the responsibility
for improvement of city procedures and programs to benefit
the citizens and community; and
WHEREAS, the infrastructure of Port Angeles has
dramatically strengthened under Jeff's tenure, including the
new Senior Services and Community Center, new fire hall, new
food bank, new sanitary landfill, new library, Waterfront Trail
development, upgraded electrical system, secondary wastewater
treatment plant, many new sidewalks and street improvements and
rehabilitation of the housing stock of our community; and
WHEREAS, Jeff was instrumental in developing the concept
of the Governor's Summit in Port Angeles that lead the way to
legislation to stimulate the economies of our rural areas, and
will unify our state as "one Washington"; and
WHEREAS, Jeff helped to establish the Downtown Forward
Committee which has created, initiated and supported such
projects as the Valley Creek Estuary, watermain, sidewalk and
pedestrian lighting improvements, the International Multimodal
Gateway, and millions of dollars in revitalization grants, and
numerous new businesses, (i.e. old city hall development); and
WHEREAS, Jeff initiated many programs designed to reward,
motivate, and encourage the abilities, creativity and service
of city employees.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF PORT ANGELES, WASHINGTON, that all residents of Port
Angeles have benefited by Jeff's tenure with our City and we
applaud his good works.
PASSED by the City Council of the City of Port Angeles,
Washington, this 3rd day of March 1998.
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ATTEST:
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Becky Up n, ity lerk
APPR~ AS TO FORM,
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Craig Kn~tson, City Attorney
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