HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2013-069 Resolution Recognizing Frank Clifton for Service to Orange County ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING FRANK CLIFTON FOR SERVICE TO
ORANGE COUNTY
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WHEREAS, Frank Clifton served for four years as Manager of Orange County
and has filled similar administrative positions in government in Florida,
Tennessee, and several counties in North Carolina; and
WHEREAS, Frank Clifton helped lead Orange County through an extended
period of national economic turmoil when fiscal discipline, efficient
operations, and creative adjustments were the primary means of protecting
the county's financial welfare and staying on track to pursue its policy goals;
and
WHEREAS, Frank Clifton worked with commissioners and staff to improve the
fiscal standing and long-term financial health of Orange County
government; and
WHEREAS, Frank Clifton helped to improve the county's economic development
efforts, including the successful passage of a quarter-cent sales tax partially
devoted to economic development, funding instrumental in providing
infrastructure that resulted in the location of the Morinaga Company in
western Orange County; and
WHEREAS, Frank Clifton worked devotedly to promote policies and practices he
believed were essential to the well-being of Orange County; and
WHEREAS, public service requires a level of dedication, responsiveness, training, ;
and hard work that is to be admired and saluted.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of
Commissioners, the county staff, and the residents of Orange County do
hereby express our appreciation and respect for Frank Clifton for his service
and leadership, and wish him well as he retires and moves on to other
endeavors.
This the 26th day of September 2013
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Barry Jacobs,
Orange County Board of Commissioners
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