City of Madison - File #: 16774

• File #: 16774
• Version: 1
• Name: Congratulating Tommye J. Schneider, Director of Environmental Health and Laboratories for Public Health Madison and Dane County on her retirement
• Type: Resolution
• Status: Passed
• File created: 12/1/2009
• In control: COMMON COUNCIL
• On agenda: 12/8/2009
• Final action: 12/15/2009
• Enactment date: 12/16/2009
• Enactment #: RES-09-00966
• Title: Congratulating Tommye J. Schneider, Director of Environmental Health and Laboratories for Public Health Madison and Dane County on her retirement
• Sponsors: David J. Cieslewicz, Common Council By Request

Date	Ver.	Action By	Action	Result
12/15/2009	1	COMMON COUNCIL	Adopt	Pass
12/2/2009	1	Health Department	RECOMMEND TO COUNCIL TO ADOPT UNDER SUSPENSION OF RULES 2.04, 2.05, 2.24, & 2.25 - MISC. ITEMS

Fiscal Note
No fiscal impact.
Title
Congratulating Tommye J. Schneider, Director of Environmental Health and Laboratories for Public Health Madison and Dane County on her retirement
Body
WHEREAS, Tommye J. Schneider, has provided dedicated service to the City of Madison as the Director of Environmental Health and Laboratories for Public Health Madison and Dane County since December, 1995; and

WHEREAS, Tommye began her professional career as a Microbiologist with the Madison Department of Public Health in 1972; as a result of budget cuts she transferred to the City of Madison Building Inspection Unit as a Code Enforcement Officer in 1983; returned to the Health Department as a Public Health Sanitarian in 1985 and was promoted to Environmental Health Services Supervisor in 1988.

WHEREAS, During Tommye’s service she has worked tirelessly to develop an exemplary environmental health program as recognized by earning the prestigious National Environmental Health Award, The Samuel J Crumbine Award in 1997; and

WHEREAS, Tommye was a critical participant in the formation of Public Health Madison and Dane County and was continually focused on the need to develop an Environmental Health and Laboratory Division for the new department that would provide a high level of service to all residents of Dane County; and

WHEREAS, as a supervisor and director, Tommye always supported her staff and ensured that they had the tools, knowledge, and opportunity to provide the best possible service to their customers; and

WHEREAS, while keeping an eye on the needs of the day, Tommye was always looking forward to how things could be improved in the future. As a result, Madison and Dane County food service operators benefit from periodic updates through the Food Facts Newsletter and are able to provide their insight on Division programming through the Safe Food Advisory Committee which promotes understanding of the nature of food service while nurturing the shared goal of food safet...