Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
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Congratulating Wanda Fullmore on her retirement and thanking her for 39 years of exemplary service to the City of Madison.
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WHEREAS, Wanda Fullmore has been employed by the City of Madison for 39 years; and
WHEREAS, her last day with the city will be April 30, 2014; and
WHEREAS, the majority of her employment was in the Mayor's Office as Mayoral Office Clerk, where she worked with five different mayors and their staffs, and in that position Wanda represented City government for the many people who turned to her for assistance; and
WHEREAS, Wanda's job title did not do justice to the many services she performed on behalf of the city and the public; and
WHEREAS, Wanda has assisted thousands of citizens during her career, whether by phone or in person, ensuring that each person received correct information and, if necessary, was connected to the city staff person who could assist that person; and
WHEREAS, many of the people who turn to the Mayor's Office for help have problems or questions that do not involve the city, yet Wanda gave them the same outstanding service that she gave those whose issues did involve the city; and
WHEREAS, in her professional life Wanda Fullmore has lived her belief that everyone who contacts the city for help deserves to be treated with respect and helped to the greatest extent possible and the City of Madison has been made better by her example; and
WHEREAS, for visitors to the Mayor's Office, her friendly face and warm welcome made everyone who visited a friend; and
WHEREAS, there are generations of city employees who have brought their children and grandchildren to the Mayor's Office to meet Wanda, who has the ability to make each child feel special and loved; and
WHEREAS, Wanda's friends have learned that a walk with Wanda in downtown Madison is a lenghty endeavor since at least half of the people on the street know her and want to chat; and
WHEREAS, Wanda Fullmore will be greatly missed by her colleagues in city government, especially the Mayor's Office, and by many citizens whose lives she has touched during her career;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, the Mayor and the Common Council of the CIty of Madison thank Wanda Fullmore for her dedicated service to the city and its citizens and wish her well in her retirement.