Bill Text: OR HR1 | 2013 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Honoring Wheeler County Judge Jeanne Burch.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 3-0)
Status: (Passed) 2013-03-05 - Filed with Secretary of State. [HR1 Detail]
Download: Oregon-2013-HR1-Enrolled.html
77th OREGON LEGISLATIVE ASSEMBLY--2013 Regular Session Enrolled House Resolution 1 Sponsored by Representatives SMITH, HUFFMAN; Representative MCLANE Whereas Jeanne Burch was appointed as Wheeler County judge in 1994; and Whereas Judge Burch has served as not only the county judge but also as probate and juvenile court judge, county administrator and chair of the county court; and Whereas at the time of Judge Burch's appointment, Wheeler County was close to bankruptcy following the decline of the region's timber industry; and Whereas Judge Burch toured the county to explain to residents the dire financial situation and persuade them to vote to raise taxes and bring Wheeler County back to solvency; and Whereas the historic Wheeler County Courthouse had been falling into disrepair, and Judge Burch was able to secure funding for renovation; and Whereas Judge Burch was a founding board member of Frontier TeleNet, helping to implement communications services and rural broadband in Gilliam, Sherman and Wheeler Counties and facilitating public education, health and safety communications; and Whereas Judge Burch led efforts to bring cellular telephone coverage to the City of Fossil and the northern portion of Wheeler County-efforts that were rewarded with the construction of the area's first cell tower; and Whereas Judge Burch secured funding from Sustainable Oregon for the Oregon Paleo Project and the Oregon Paleo Lands Institute Field Center; and Whereas Judge Burch was instrumental in securing a grant from the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development for the construction of a new family services center in Wheeler County; and Whereas Judge Burch serves as vice chair of the Commission for Women; and Whereas Judge Burch played a key role in recent efforts to promote better health and wellness for all Wheeler County residents by setting up a community gym; and Whereas Judge Burch has helped boost local tourism with such efforts as the creation of a bluegrass festival that draws hundreds of visitors every summer; and Whereas Judge Burch has brought a wealth of worldly experience, wisdom and dedication to her position and leaves a lasting legacy of positive change in Wheeler County; now, therefore, Be It Resolved by the House of Representatives of the State of Oregon: That we, the members of the House of Representatives of the Seventy-seventh Legislative Assembly, honor Judge Jeanne Burch for her exemplary leadership and service to the community and wish her the best as she enters retirement. Enrolled House Resolution 1 (HR 1-INTRO) Page 1 ---------- Adopted by House March 4, 2013 ---------------------------------- Ramona J. Line, Chief Clerk of House ---------------------------------- Tina Kotek, Speaker of House Enrolled House Resolution 1 (HR 1-INTRO) Page 2