Fiscal Note
No appropriation required.
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Commending and thanking Alderperson Shiva Bidar for her dedicated and conscientious service during her tenure as President of the Madison Common Council.
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WHEREAS, Alderperson Shiva Bidar was elected by her peers to the office of President of the Madison Common Council on April 19, 2019 for the term 2019-2020; and,
WHEREAS, Alderperson Bidar met weekly with Mayor Rhodes-Conway and Common Council Vice-President Barbara Harrington-McKinney to discuss city issues; and,
WHEREAS, during her term as Common Council President, Alderperson Bidar also served as chair of the Common Council Executive Committee and served on the Community Development Division Conference Committee, Community Services Committee, Education Committee, Finance Committee, Jeffrey Clay and Joint Campus Area Committee; and,
WHEREAS, during her tenure as Common Council President, Alderperson Bidar strived to keep alders informed and engaged on city business, the budget and their role and responsibilities as elected officials, particularly during the COVID-19 pandemic; and,
WHEREAS, Alderperson Bidar fulfilled her duties as Common Council President while ably representing and responding to her 5th District constituents concerns and issues,
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Mayor and the Common Council commend and thank Alderperson Shiva Bidar for her dedicated and conscientious service during her tenure as President of the Madison Common Council.