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SARATOGA CITY COUNCIL COMMENDATION
HONORING LIZ KNISS
PRESIDENT OF THE
SANTA CLARA COUNTY BOARD OF SUPERVISORS
WHEREAS, Liz Kniss received a BS degree in Nursing from Simmons College in Boston and a
MPA in Public and Health Care Policy from California State University; and
WHEREAS, she is a Registered Nurse and has worked in hospital care, as a public health nurse for
San Mateo County, and a school nurse for Cupertino Union School District; and
WHEREAS, Liz Kniss and her husband have been living in California for more than 40 years and
they have two daughters and four granddaughters.
WHEREAS, Liz Kniss was elected to represent Santa Clara County’s Fifth District on the Board of
Supervisors for the first time in 2000; and
WHEREAS, the Fifth District includes the cities of Cupertino, Los Altos, Los Altos Hills, Monte
Sereno, Mountain View, Palo Alto, Saratoga, Stanford, Sunnyvale, West San Jose and un-incorporated areas
of Santa Clara County; and
WHEREAS, Supervisor Kniss was reelected in 2004 and in 2008, and is currently President of the
Board of Supervisors, a post she also held in 2005, and brings extensive experience in fiscal management and
public policy to the Board; and
WHEREAS, she serves on a variety of Committees, including the Health and Hospital Committee;
Housing, Land Use, Environment and Transportation Committee; Board of Directors of the County Library
Joint Powers Authority; and the County’s Disaster Council and many others; and
WHEREAS, her many years of community service also includes being a member of Rotary; service
on the League of Women Voters Board of Directors; United Way Board of Directors, and numerous advisory
councils and foundations dedicated to community betterment; and
WHEREAS, Supervisor Kniss was instrumental in convincing the Board of Supervisors to allow the
City of Saratoga, Los Altos Hills, Cupertino, and Monte Sereno to move forward with TEA Legislation,
which ultimately resulted in the partial restoration of the City’s property tax base.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the City Council of the City of Saratoga, does
hereby recognize and commends Liz Kniss for her many years of public service and for her dedication to the
medical profession and to the betterment of the community.
WITNESS MY HAND AND THE SEAL OF THE CITY OF SARATOGA on this 18th day of March
2009.
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Chuck Page, Mayor
Saratoga, California