Bill Text: NY J02586 | 2021-2022 | General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulating Dawn Harrington upon the occasion of her retirement after many years of distinguished service to the State of New York

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 43-20)

Status: (Passed) 2022-05-17 - ADOPTED [J02586 Detail]

Download: New_York-2021-J02586-Introduced.html

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Senate Resolution No. 2586

BY: Senator ORTT

        CONGRATULATING  Dawn  Harrington upon the occasion
        of her retirement after many years of  distinguished
        service to the State of New York

  WHEREAS, The best public servants are those who take their roles and
responsibilities   seriously   and   look  to  enhance  the  quality  of
government; and

  WHEREAS, Dawn Harrington has  dedicated  her  professional  life  to
improving  the  atmosphere  of workers within the New York State Senate;
and

  WHEREAS, Whether it was in her  role  as  a  Senior  Office  Support
Representative  or  in  her  capacities  in  the  Personnel Office, this
longtime New York State Senate employee has led with integrity, optimism
and sincerity and was always a friendly, familiar face in the  halls  of
the Capitol; and

  WHEREAS,  While  she  is known for her deep human resource knowledge
and organization, Dawn Harrington is somehow even  more  well-versed  in
dance  as she was a former dance instructor at Sharon's Bodies in Motion
in Troy, New York; and

  WHEREAS, In 1987, Dawn Harrington began her illustrious career  with
New York State Senator Dean Skelos as a temporary employee; and

  WHEREAS, In 1988, she returned to the Senate as a full-time employee
of New York State Senator Charlie Cook; and

  WHEREAS,  Over the years, Dawn Harrington held various positions and
worked her way through the ranks of the New York State Senate; in  1991,
she   became   Office  Support  Representative  for  the  Senate  Office
Automation Project (SOAP) before accepting the position  of  Recruitment
and  Training Coordinator for the New York State Senate Personnel Office
in 2000, and eventually ascending  to  Director  of  Personnel  in  that
office; and

  WHEREAS,  In  2019,  Dawn  Harrington  became  Director  of Minority
Administration under Minority Leader John Flanagan,  the  position  from
which she is retiring now under Minority Leader Robert Ortt; and

  WHEREAS,  Time  and  again,  Dawn Harrington has shown herself to be
invested in  more  than  just  the  professional  growth  of  staff  and
consistently  goes  out  of  her  way to guarantee those around her have
positive personal lives; and

  WHEREAS, Dawn Harrington has dedicated her  professional  career  to
helping  others  without  seeking  personal  recognition  and was always
dependable; and

  WHEREAS, Outside of the Senate, Dawn Harrington is a dedicated  wife
to her husband, Jeff, and an amazing mother to her two daughters, Meghan
and Amanda; and


  WHEREAS,  In  her spare time, she stays active by running or playing
golf, and enjoys spending quality time with her family; and

  WHEREAS, After more than 30 years of  service,  Dawn  Harrington  is
retiring from a distinguished career of state service, leaving all those
who have worked with her better employees and people due to having known
and collaborated with her; and

  WHEREAS,  It  is  the  intent  of  this Legislative Body to publicly
recognize those who have reached such an important  milestone  in  their
personal and professional lives; now, therefore, be it

  RESOLVED,  That  this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
congratulate Dawn Harrington upon the occasion of her  retirement  after
many  years  of  distinguished  service to the State of New York, and to
wish her well in all her future endeavors; and be it further

  RESOLVED, That a copy of this  Resolution,  suitably  engrossed,  be
transmitted to Dawn Harrington.