ADOPTED - AUGUST 28, 2001

Agenda Item No. 22

Introduced by the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING ROXANNA PETERSON

RESOLUTION #01-242

WHEREAS, on October 9, 1972, Roxanna Peterson was hired by the City of Lansing Planning Department as a Planner; and

WHEREAS, she was confirmed by the Lansing City Council on September 4, 1973 as the Senior Citizen Coordinating & Information Director for an area wide Model City Project on Aging within the City's Planning Department; and

WHEREAS, as the Senior Citizen Coordinating & Informatin Director she established a regional planning organization within Ingham, Eaton and Clinton Counties, as well as the Cities of Lansing and East Lansing and created an information and referral program for Lansing's elderly residents; and

WHEREAS, on September 23, 1974, the Tri-County Office on Aging was formed with Roxanna Peterson as the Executive Director; and

WHEREAS, Roxanna provided administration and managerial leadership for four major service programs: Medicaid Pre-Admission Screening; Meals-On Wheels & Nutrition; Senior Employment and the Area Agency on Aging; and

WHEREAS, the leadership she provided in the Capital Campaign resulted in $1.6 million, exceeding the anticipated goal; and

WHEREAS, throughout the years, Roxanna has been a true friend and supporter of the senior citizens in the tri-county area; and

WHEREAS, on September 28, 2001, Roxanna is retiring from her position as Executive Director of the Tri-County Office on Aging.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby extend its sincere appreciation to Roxanna Peterson for her outstanding service as Executive Director of the Tri-County Office on Aging and for her dedication and devotion to the senior citizens of Clinton, Eaton and Ingham Counties.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board of Commissioners wish Roxanna continued success in all of her future endeavors.

SS\ Celentino, Czarnecki, Dedden, De Leon, Grebner, Hertel, Krause, Lynch, Minter, Schafer, Severino, Stid and Swope