RES-9895 Loyal Service Appreciation for Jerry W BaileyRESOLUTION NO. 9895
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE
CITY OF ORANGE EXPRESSING APPRECIATION
TO JERRY W. BAILEY OF THE PUBLIC WORKS
DEPARTMENT AND COMMENDING HIM FOR
MORE THAN THIRTY-FOUR YEARS OF LOYAL
AND DEDICATED SERVICE
WHEREAS, Jerry Bailey began his career with the City of Orange on April 30,
197Q at an entry level Draftsman Engineer position in the Public Works Department and
received promotions to Junior Civii Engineer, and AssistanUAssociate Civil Engineer
through 1989; and
WHEREAS, Jerry retumed to college with the encouragement of then Public
Works Director and past City Engineer, completing a Bachelors Degree in Civil
Engineering and a Masters Degree in Public Administration with Public Works emphasis;
and
WHEREAS, in between the completion of the two degrees Jerry passed the
Professional Engineering Registration Examination and received his license from 'rhe
State of Califomia as a Professional Civil Engineer on August 21, 1987, and was
promoted to Senior Civil Engineer on July 2, 1989, to officially direct the Public Works
DepartmenYs Engineering Design Section; and
WHEREAS, with the support and encouragement from the Fublic Works
Director/City Engineer, and Assistant City Engineer, Jerry was promoted to Principal
Civil Engineer on July 1, 2001, to provide broader direction of the Design Section budget
and Capital Improvement Projects development; and
WHEREAS, he aggressively pursued grant funding sources at an average annual
rate of approximately $10 million dollars per year for the last seven yeazs of his cazeer
with the Public Works Department, and
WHEREAS, having lived in the City of Orange for a period of approximately 26
years and able to easily recognize public infrastructure needs, Jerry has always given
first priority to the quality of]ife and safety of the citizens of Orange in the performance
of his duties. He has represented the City of Orange Public Works Department in the
early stages of the Leadership Orange Program, numerous Orange Unified School
District Career Day presentations, and two years (1996-1998) with the American Public
Works Association's High School Cazeer Guidance Program in partnership with El
Modena High School; and
WHEREAS, his leadership in the City's Public Works Department has made
Orange a better place to live through ensuring safe roadways, strategically placed flood
protection facilities, and upgraded sanitation facilities among the hundreds of projects he
has worked on in his 34 years with the City, he has unselfishly passed along to past and
present Engineering Staff the benefits of his education, skills, and experience by
providing them with on-the job training and career development; and
WHEREAS, Jerry's decision to retire will leave the City with une less source of
experience and history but at the same time will leave an engineering staff of exceptional
quality and organizational skills that will serve the City of Orange well into the future.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council, on behalf of
the employees and citizens of the City of Orange, hereby expresses ta Jerry W. Bailey
sincere appreciation for over 34 years of loyal and dedicated service and wishes Jerry ahappyandfulfillingretirement.
ADOPTED this 27`h
day of July, 2004.
Mar A. Murphy, Mayo ty of Orange
4'I'TEST:
Mary E.y, City Clerk, ' f Orange
I, MARY E. MLJRPHY, City Clerk of the City of Orange, California do hereby
cer[ify that the foregoing Resolution was duly and regularly adopted by the City Council
of the City of Orange at a regulaz meeting thereof held on the 27
h
day of July, 2004, by
the Following vote:
AYES: COiJNCILMEMBERS: Ambriz, Alvarez, Murphy, Coontz, Cavecche
NOES: COL7NCILMEMBERS: None
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS: None
ABSTAIN: COiJNCILMEMBERS: None
Mary E. M ity Clerk, City of range