HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2014-076 Resolution of Commendation for Commissioner Alice M. Gordon - Signed original given to Alice Gordon RES-2014-076
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION
FOR
COMMISSIONER ALICE M. GORDON
WHEREAS, the voters of Orange County elected Alice M. Gordon to the Board of County Commissioners
in 1990 and re-elected her in 1994, 1998, 2002, 2006 and 2010; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Alice Gordon was elected Chair of the Board of Commissioners in 1999; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Gordon has proven to be a dedicated and effective public servant who, as
she said on the campaign trail, "does her homework" including combing through every agenda item with
keen focus on detail, gaining the respect of all who have known her in both the public and private sectors;
and
WHEREAS, during her tenure as an Orange County Commissioner, Alice M. Gordon has shared her
talent for leadership and public service through her work on numerous committees, boards, and task
forces focusing on public education, environmental protection, and regional transportation; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Gordon chaired the Schools and Land Use Council, the county-wide group of
elected officials that crafted the Schools Adequate Public Facilities Ordinance to plan ahead for future
school needs; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Gordon chaired the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro Metropolitan Planning
Organization's Transportation Advisory Committee (TAC), and has also served as Chair of the Triangle
Transit Board of Trustees, the regional public transit agency; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Gordon served as a member of the North Carolina Association of County
Commissioners' Environment Steering Committee and the National Association of Counties' Environment,
Energy and Land Use Steering Committee; and
WHEREAS, in 2006 Leadership Triangle honored Commissioner Gordon with the Goodmon Award for
Exemplary Regional Leadership by an Elected Official for her contributions in the areas of environmental
protection and regional transportation; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Gordon was a key member of the Board when it launched the County's
nationally recognized "Lands Legacy Program" as the first comprehensive county land acquisition
program in North Carolina, an approach that won the Excellence in County Planning Award from the
National Association of County Planners; and
WHEREAS, as Chair of the Transportation Advisory Committee of the Durham-Chapel Hill-Carrboro
Metropolitan Planning Organization in 2007 and 2008, Commissioner Gordon helped lead the effort to
create the 2035 regional long range transportation plan, earning the MPO the National Award for
Outstanding Achievement in Metropolitan Transportation Planning, which commended this collaborative
effort for exemplary practice within the planning process; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners desires, on behalf of County officials and
employees, and the residents of Orange County, to express to Commissioner Alice Gordon their deep
appreciation and gratitude for the services rendered by her to the County over the past 24 years;
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Orange County Board of Commissioners offers
Commissioner Alice Gordon our very best wishes for success, happiness, prosperity and good health in
her future endeavors.
This the first day of December 2014.
Barry Jacobs, Chair Earl McKee, Vice Chair Renee Price, Commissioner
Mark Dorosin, Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier, Commissioner Penny Rich, Commissioner