Bill Text: GA HR1244 | 2009-2010 | Regular Session | Introduced
Bill Title: Griffin, Jerry R.; commend
Spectrum: Moderate Partisan Bill (Republican 5-1)
Status: (Passed) 2010-02-02 - House Read and Adopted [HR1244 Detail]
Download: Georgia-2009-HR1244-Introduced.html
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House
Resolution 1244
By:
Representatives Ralston of the
7th,
Jones of the
46th,
Keen of the
179th,
Lindsey of the
54th,
Sheldon of the
105th,
and others
A
RESOLUTION
Commending
Jerry R. Griffin; and for other purposes.
WHEREAS,
Jerry R. Griffin has long been recognized as a dedicated and enthusiastic leader
who has made it his personal mission to sustain and enhance the role, stature,
responsiveness, and professionalism of local government in Georgia;
and
WHEREAS,
as executive director of the Association County Commissioners of Georgia (ACCG),
he has provided strong and enlightened leadership on critical issues facing the
state and its citizens and has advocated the responsible, efficient, and
cost-effective provision of public services at the local level; and
WHEREAS,
his career with the Association County Commissioners of Georgia spanned
24 years during which time he managed and oversaw the day-to-day operations
of the Association, and, during that time, he moved ACCG from an organization
focused primarily on advocating county interests before the General Assembly to
an organization providing a variety of services to counties including certified
training and leadership development programs for county officials, comprehensive
research and public policy development, promoting county-city cooperation,
fostering civic engagement, and promoting youth leadership programs;
and
WHEREAS,
under his leadership, ACCG also established cost effective services for counties
including group workers compensation insurance, group property and casualty
insurance, group health benefits insurance, risk management services for
counties, group purchasing programs, financing alternatives for county
facilities and other capital assets, and pension and retirement programs and
services for local government employees; and
WHEREAS,
this native son of Spalding County has earned the respect of citizens and
leaders at the federal, state, county, and municipal levels of government for
his deep understanding of the substantive aspects of state and local government,
and for bringing unmatched expertise to this body and to the management of
Georgia's 159 county governments; and
WHEREAS,
during his over 40-year career in state and local government he has served on a
multitude of boards, councils, commissions, and committees including the
Advisory Council of the University of Georgia College of Agriculture and
Environment, the Carl Vinson Institute of Government Advisory Committee, the
Georgia State University College of Public Administration Advisory Committee,
the Conference of Southern County Associations, the National Conference of
County Association Executives, the Local Government Advisory Committee to the
EPA Administrator, the board of the Georgia Cities Foundation, the Livable
Communities Coalition, the Georgia Supreme Court Blue Ribbon Indigent Defense
Study Commission, the Georgia Indigent Defense Council, and the Metro Chamber
Quality Growth Task Force, among others; and
WHEREAS,
he was the first full-time executive director of the Georgia Environmental
Facilities Authority and previously served as a valued assistant to the
commissioner of the Georgia Department of Community Affairs and as
intergovernmental relations director for the Georgia Municipal Association;
and
WHEREAS,
he was recognized by the Blue Key Society of the University of Georgia with the
Blue Key Award in 2009 for civic contributions to the state and to the
University of Georgia; and
WHEREAS,
his vision, leadership talents, and commitment to the careful consideration of
complex and sensitive public issues has earned him a reputation for honesty,
dignity, and fair play; and
WHEREAS,
the members of this body, and in particular those who worked closely with him on
so many local government matters, recognize that his consistently thoughtful and
thorough consideration of issues, along with his integrity and reliability,
rightfully earned the respect and trust of this body; and
WHEREAS,
he has announced his retirement from the Association County Commissioners of
Georgia effective April 30, 2010, and it is abundantly fitting and proper that
the outstanding accomplishments of this remarkable and distinguished Georgian be
recognized appropriately.
NOW,
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES that the members of
this body commend Jerry R. Griffin for the more than four decades of effective,
unselfish, and dedicated service he has rendered on behalf of the counties and
citizens of Georgia; extend to him their utmost appreciation for his having so
truly defined for others the meaning of public service; congratulate him upon
the grand occasion of his retirement; and offer to him their most sincere best
wishes for continued health and happiness.
BE
IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized
and directed to transmit an appropriate copy of this resolution to Jerry R.
Griffin.
