IN THE COUNTY LEGISLATURE OF JACKSON COUNTY, MISSOURI
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A RESOLUTION recognizing Lee's Summit City Clerk, Denise Chisum, as the recipient of the Outstanding City Clerk award presented by the Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Association.
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RESOLUTION #16253, April 9, 2007
INTRODUCED BY Bob Spence, County Legislator
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WHEREAS, Lee's Summit City Clerk, Denise Chisum, has received the Outstanding City Clerk award presented by the Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Association in recognition of her 16 years of distinguished service to the City of Lee's Summit and her visionary contributions to the Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Association; and,
WHEREAS, Denise began her role as the City Clerk in 1991 after six years of service to the Community Development Department of the City of Lee's Summit; and,
WHEREAS, at the local level, Denise initiated an electronically-based city council information packet system as an efficient paperless packet process, provides training for new employees on taking and transcribing minutes, and gives valuable city government and city history presentations to a variety of youth and civic organizations; and,
WHEREAS, Denise has also been instrumental in the progression of her profession by initiating a statewide city clerk certification program, establishing a legislative committee to monitor state legislation affecting city clerks, and providing training for new city clerks in areas such as management of meeting minutes and agendas, and records management; and,
WHEREAS, Denise is an effective community leader and an active member of the Missouri City Clerk and Finance Officers Association, the International Institute of Municipal Clerks, and the Lee's Summit Business and Professional Women's Organization; and,
WHEREAS, Denise was born and raised in Lee's Summit, is the mother of daughters Ramey Neal and Cali Cox, and grandmother to Abigail and Shea; now therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED by the County Legislature of Jackson County, Missouri, that the Legislature hereby recognizes Denise Chisum as the recipient of the Missouri City Clerks and Finance Officers Association's Outstanding City Clerk award and extends sincere gratitude for her professionalism and leadership in the Jackson County community.
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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Chief Deputy County Counselor County Counselor
Certificate of Passage
I hereby certify that the attached resolution, Resolution # 16253 of April 2, 2007 was duly passed on April 9, 2007 by the Jackson County Legislature. The votes thereon were as follows:
Yeas _______7________ Nays _____0_________
Abstaining ___0______ Absent ____2________
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Date Mary Jo Spino
Clerk of Legislature