Bill Text: VA HR154 | 2018 | Regular Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending H. Phillip Smith.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2018-03-08 - Bill text as passed House (HR154ER) [HR154 Detail]
Download: Virginia-2018-HR154-Enrolled.html
WHEREAS, H. Phillip Smith, a respected member of the Danville Utility Commission and a dedicated public servant, has provided outstanding service to the City of Danville and Danville Utilities consumers; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Smith received his education from the University of Richmond and Rutgers University; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Smith was appointed to the Danville Utility Commission from 1999 to 2006 and again from 2008 to 2017 and played a vital role in a number of projects that created greater efficiency and reliability for Danville Utilities; and
WHEREAS, the members of the Danville Utility Commission appointed Phillip Smith as vice chair from 2009 to 2014 and as chair from 2014 to 2017; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Smith's tenure included the development and construction of the Danville fiber network, which was the first municipal open access, open services network in the United States and which serves both commercial and residential customers; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Smith's tenure included the implementation of Advanced Metering Infrastructure, which allows for consumption information to be transmitted wirelessly, improving meter reading accuracy and meter services; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Smith's tenure included the renovation of the Danville Utilities Engineering Building and the Danville Utilities Operations Center, which created greater organizational efficiency; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Smith's tenure included the Water Main Replacement Project and the Gas Main Replacement Project, which created greater sustainability and reliability for customers throughout the city; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Smith's tenure included the construction of an Electric Third Delivery Point, which increased reliability in electric service and allowed for additional industrial capacity to advance new economic development growth; and
WHEREAS, Phillip Smith has served the City of Danville Utilities customers with great devotion, experience, and skill and has supported public policies that have helped improve the quality of life of all of the citizens of Danville and the region; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, That H. Phillip Smith hereby be commended for his extraordinary dedication and public service; and, be it
RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to H. Phillip Smith as an expression of the House of Delegates' admiration for his commitment to the well-being of the people of the City of Danville and the Commonwealth.