IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing Lindell K. Lee upon his selection as Labor's Representative of the Year for 2010.
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RESOLUTION #17324, July 19, 2010
INTRODUCED BY Fred Arbanas, Henry C. Rizzo, Dan Tarwater, Theresa Garza Ruiz, Scott Burnett, James D. Tindall, Dennis Waits, Greg Grounds, and Bob Spence, County Legislators
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WHEREAS, Lindell K. Lee, International Secretary-Treasurer of IBEW International Union, has been selected as Labor's Representative of the Year for 2010; and,
WHEREAS, after service in the United States Navy, and initiation into Local Union #124, Lindell became active in his local union, successfully running for the Executive Board and serving as Chairman for several years; and,
WHEREAS, while working as a journeyman electrician, Lindell studied collective bargaining and labor law at Rockhurst College, earned a bachelor's degree in liberal arts from the University of Missouri at Kansas City, and completed a master's degree in business management from Webster University; and,
WHEREAS, while serving as Business Manager of Local #124, Lindell focused on organizing and increasing membership and was active in the Kansas City labor movement, serving as President of the Kansas City Building Trades and on the executive boards of the Kansas City Labor Council and Missouri State Building Trades; and,
WHEREAS, in 2002, Lindell was appointed to the IBEW Eleventh District Staff as International Representative, serving construction local unions in Missouri and serving as the Eleventh District organizing coordinator; and,
WHEREAS, Lindell was appointed IBEW Eleventh District Vice President in 2005, where he represented IBEW members in Missouri, Iowa, Nebraska, North Dakota and South Dakota; and,
WHEREAS, in 2008, Lindell was appointed International Secretary-Treasurer of the IBEW, which currently serves over 700,000 members, and he also serves as trustee to the IBEW National Electrical Benefit Fund, Pension Benefit Fund and the National Electrical Annuity Fund; and,
WHEREAS, Lindell will be honored for this award at the Labor's Education & Political Club Independent's dinner on July 23, 2010; and,
WHEREAS, Lindell's wife Patty and children join in his celebration of this distinguished award; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes Lindell K. Lee upon his selection as Labor's Representative of the Year for 2010, and wishes him well in all his future endeavors.
Enacted and Approved
Effective Date: This Resolution shall be effective immediately upon its passage by a majority of the Legislature.
APPROVED AS TO FORM:
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Deputy/Assistant County Counselor Acting County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution #17324 of July 19, 2010, was duly passed on July 19, 2010 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______8________ Nays _______0_______
Abstaining _____0____ Absent _____1_______
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Date Mary Jo Spino, Clerk of Legislature