ADOPTED - DECEMBER 9, 2008

                                                                                                                        Agenda Item No. 9

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING JANETTE SMITH

RESOLUTION #08-342

WHEREAS, Janette Smith began her career with Ingham County in December, 1978, as a Deputy Clerk I of the Circuit Court; and

WHEREAS, her willingness to learn new skills and admirable work ethic assisted in her promotion from a Deputy Clerk I to a Deputy Clerk II and then a Deputy Clerk II to a Deputy Clerk III; and

WHEREAS, as a Deputy Clerk III she provided support to Judges Houk, Giddings, Glazer, and Harrison; and

WHEREAS, many other Circuit Court Judges benefitted from her diverse knowledge of criminal and civil procedure during her service as a Floater Clerk; and

WHEREAS, she has been committed since becoming the Case Processing Coordinator in June of 2001 to maintaining efficient pretrial and trial dockets for all of the General Trial Division Judges; and

WHEREAS, her versatility has made her invaluable to the other units in her General Trial Division: Administration, Alternative Dispute Resolution, Jury, and Bookkeeping.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Janette Smith for her 30 years of dedicated service to the County of Ingham and for the contribution she has made to the Circuit Court, General Trial Division.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, the Board wishes her continued success in all of her future endeavors.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Nolan, De Leon, Copedge, Soule, Grebner, Severino

  Nays:  None      Absent:  None        Approved 12/2/08