HomeMy WebLinkAboutCity Council Resolution 2549WHEPaAS, Robert S. Shook is retiring after serving the City of
Saratoga for twenty-one years, more than half of its existence
as an incorporated City, and
WB~aA8, he has given up a great deal for public service,
including his hair, much of which he lost when the Troxler
nuclear soil compaction gauge was placed next to his office, and
W~P~&~, since Bob's regular duties involved managing public
works and engineering, he dealt with such significant and often
thorny matters as hillside development, Route 85, capital
improvements to streets, bridges, and medians, and
WHERFaS, his accomplishments include solving drainage problems so
that there is now no significant flooding in the City, creation
of all the landscaping and lighting districts and all the City
public parking districts, undergrounding utilities, and
establishment of geologic review for hillside development, and
WHEE~aS, in addition to his regular duties, Mr. Shook served at
various times as Acting City Manager, Interim City Manager, and
Community Development Director, and even ~abored for seven years
on the City baseball team, steadfastly covering right field, and
WHEPaa%B, throughout his service to the City he has been an
example to us all in his cheerful maintenance of a positive
attitude under sometimes trying circumstances, and
WHEREAS, over the years innumerable staff members have relied on
Bob to remember how and why things happened, provide continuity,
and place events in perspective, and
WHEREAS, although City administration is scarcely imaginable
without Bob'$ humorous, easygoing touch, the City staff is
comforted by the fact that Bob will remain as a consultant to
ease the transition.
NOW, THEREFOI~a, BB IT RESOLVED, that
ROBERT 8.8HOOK
is commended and thanked for his many years of service to the
City of Saratoga, and
B~ IT F~r~THER RESOLVED, that Bob is hereby officially instructed
to relax and enjoy to the fullest his well-deserved retirement.
The above and foregoing resolution was passed and adopted by the
Saratoga City Council at a meeting held on the 15th day of March,
1989, by the following vote:
AYES:
NOES:
ABSENT:
Mayor
ATTEST:
Deputy City Clerk