ADOPTED - AUGUST 26, 2008

Agenda Item No. 24

Introduced by the Finance Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING BARBARA KETCHUM

RESOLUTION #08-225

WHEREAS, Barbara Ketchum began her career with Ingham County in September 1997 as a temporary Clerk Typist in the Immunization Clinic in the Ingham County Health Department; and

WHEREAS, in December, 1997 she was appointed to a permanent position as a Community Health Representative II in the Immunization Clinic; and

WHEREAS, in October, 1999 she was promoted to a Community Health Representative III; and

WHEREAS, in May, 2006, as the result of the classification study, she was promoted to a Community Health Representative IV; and

WHEREAS, for 11 years she has been dedicated to serving the Ingham County Health Department and the community; and

WHEREAS, her outstanding service and reporting as an immunization liaison facilitated the health improvement and protection of students enrolled in Ingham County schools; and

WHEREAS, her outstanding work on quality assurance has made the Ingham County Health Department a better institution than it was upon her arrival; and  

WHEREAS, she established a reputation of reliability, expertise, and trustworthiness among her colleagues and the community.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Barbara Ketchum for her many years of dedicated service to the County of Ingham and for the contributions she has made to the Ingham County Health Department.

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

FINANCE:  Yeas:  Grebner, Hertel, Weatherwax-Grant, Celentino, Schor, Dougan

 Nays:  None              Absent:  None             Approved  8/20/08