HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 1967 - 0062RESOLUTION NO.67-62
A RESOLUTION OF THE BOARDS OF DIRECTORS OF THE
COUNTY SANITATION DISTRICTS OF ORANGE COUNTY,
COrdll~ENDIMGDR.EDWARD LEE RUSSELL FOR HIS DEDICA
TION TO PUBLIC SERVICE AND HIS OUTSTANDING CON
TRIBUTION TO THE SANITATION FIELD
WHEREAS,Dr.Edward Lee Russell has announced that he
will retire as County Health Officer,County of Orange,effective
July 1,1967;and,
WHEREAS,Dr.Edward Lee Russell has,for the past thirty-
seven years,continuously served the people of the County of
Orange,most of which service was in the capacity of County
Health Officer;and,
WHEREAS,in 1946,Dr.Edward Lee Russell was almost solely
responsible for the initiation of a survey into the waste water
collection and disposal needs of Orange County;and,
WHEREAS,said survey led directly to the formation,in
1948,of the seven present County Sanitation Districts of Orange
County which now collect,treat,and dispose of,in a manner
satisfactory to public health,the combined waste water from
said seven Sanitation Disirlcts,with a population of over
1,100,000 persons;and,
WHEREAS,prior to the formation of said Sanitation Districts,
problems of pollution and nuisance resulting from inadequate
facilities for the collection and treatmer~t of waste water were
either actually or potentially serious,and Dr.Edward Lee Russell
had the ability to recognize such problems and the foresight to
initiate a long range solution thereof;and,
WHEREAS,during his service to Orange County citizens,
in the field of public health,Dr.Edward Lee Russell:
Has contributed greatly to the efficiency,effectiveness
and economy of the waste water collection and treatment processess
In Orange County;
Has counseled and advised,on many occasions and in many
ways,the agencies under his regulatory jurisdiction responsible
for waste water collection,treatment,and disposal;
Has,in the few instances where counsel and advice-were
not sufficient,taken more direct action and initiated procedures
to correct deficiencies in the collection and treatment of waste
water;
Has exhibited unexcelled qualities as a leader and as a
supervisor of men;
Has been,at all times,an efficient,industrious,and
dedicated public employee,and highly esteemed by his associates
and colleagues for his unfailing amiability;
Has been a fair,impartial,end pleasant person with whom
to work,and a good friend of all with whom he has been associated.
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED:
That the Directors and staff of the County Sanitation
Districts of Orange County do hereby express to Dr.Edward Lee
Russell their commendation and appreciation for all of the attri
butes and attainments heretofore enumerated,and extend to him
their best wishes for the future.
STATE OF CALIFORNIA
ss.
COUNTY OF ORANGE
I,FRED A.HARPER,Secretary of the Boards of Directors
of County Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,~,6,7 and 11,
of Orange County,California,do hereby certify that the above
and foregoing Resolution No.67’62 was regularly pas8ed and
adopted at a regular meeting of said Boards on the 1~~tI~day
of jijrie.,1967,by the following vote,to wit:
AYES:DirectorS Lthdsley Parsons (Chairman),Lowell Amo,
Ted.Bartlett,Harold Bousman,Fraii~c P.Noe,Leonard Crapo,
Norman E.Culver.~Al i~orgit,raul C.~urxnan,Pa~4 3.
Gn~ber,Lloyd Gumrnere,James Hock1 Charles Long..Clifton C.
Miller,Harry Miller,Thomas NcMiehael,Rex A.Parks,Ellis
N.Porter,.A.3.Schutto,Thomas 0.Speer,Donald D.~hip~ey,
Glenn U.Walters,and I.avid L.~&~er
NOES:NONE
ABSENT:Directors Robert Schwerdtfeger and James WorI~an
IN WITNESS WHEREOF,I have hereunto set my hand this 20th
day of June ,1967
Fred A.Harper,Secretary,
Boards of Directors,County
Sanitation Districts Nos.1,2,3,
5,6,7 and 11,of Orange County,
California