HomeMy WebLinkAboutRES-2016-079 Resolution of Commendation for Commissioner Bernadette Pelissier PhF
ORANGE COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
RESOLUTION OF COMMENDATION
FOR
COMMISSIONER BERNADETTE PELISSIER
WHEREAS, the residents of Orange County elected Bernadette Pelissier to the Board of County
Commissioners in 2008 and re-elected her in 2012; and,
WHEREAS, Bernadette Pelissier was elected Chair of the Board of Commissioners in 2011 and again in
2012; and,
WHEREAS, Bernadette has proven herself to be a dedicated and effective public servant who has gained
the respect of all who have known her in both the public and private sectors; and
WHEREAS, prior to her election as a Commissioner, Bernadette served on the Orange County Planning
Board, Commission for the Environment, Special Transit Advisory Committee, Shaping Orange County's
Future Task Force, the Carolina North Leadership Advisory Council, and also served in leadership roles
as Chair of the Orange Chatham Sierra Club and Chair of the OWASA Board; and
WHEREAS, during her tenure as an Orange County Commissioner, Bernadette Pelissier has shared her
talent for leadership and public service through her work on numerous committees, boards, and task
forces focusing on regional transportation, environmental protection, and improving jail conditions; and
WHEREAS, she served on the Triangle Transit Board of Trustees, Orange County Board of Health,
Orange County Partnership for Young Children, Orange County Family Success Alliance, GoTriangle,
and Chair of the Orange County Partnership to End Homelessness; and
WHEREAS, she served as a member of the North Carolina Association of County Commissioners'
Environment Steering Committee and the Justice and Public Safety Steering Committee; and
WHEREAS, Bernadette has served on the Jail Alternative Work Group and was recently appointed for an
Emeritus position on the Orange County Criminal Justice Advisory Council; and
WHEREAS, the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce awarded Bernadette Pelissier, Chair of the
Orange County Board of Commissioners, with the 2011 Chair's Award for Public-Private Partnership ; and
WHEREAS, the Orange County Board of Commissioners desire, on behalf of County officials and
employees, and the residents of Orange County, to express to Bernadette Pelissier their deep
appreciation and gratitude for the services rendered by her to the County over the past eight years.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED the Orange County Board of Commissioners offers Bernadette
our very best wishes for success, happiness, prosperity and good health in her future endeavors.
This the fifth day of December 2016. D i
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Earl McKee, C it ark Dor in 'ce-C air Mia- ro P, Co issio er
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