ADOPTED - JUNE 22, 2010

                                                                                                                                                     Agenda Item No. 3

Introduced by the County Services Committee of the:

INGHAM COUNTY BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS

RESOLUTION HONORING TERESA BORSUK ON THE EVENT OF HER RETIREMENT

RESOLUTION #10-199

WHEREAS, Teresa Borsuk began her employment with Ingham County on March 6, 1978 in the Health Department; and

WHEREAS, throughout her years of service she held various positions within several Ingham County departments including Environmental Health, Health Department Administration, and Purchasing and Properties prior to transferring to the Ingham County Clerk’s Office in September of 1996; and

WHEREAS, she served as an Administrative Assistant for Ingham County Clerk Mike Bryanton until June of 2001 when she was promoted to Office Coordinator, she was subsequently promoted to the position of  Chief Deputy/Internal Operations for Clerk Bryanton in October of 2002 serving as the right hand to the County Clerk; and 

WHEREAS, as an advocate for her fellow employees, Teresa was very active in the UAW TOPS Unit from 1986 through 2000 where she held many leadership roles including steward, bargaining chairperson, unit chairperson, editor/writer for the award-winning Unit Newsletter “Tops is Solidarity”, and also served as a member of the Women’s Committee, as well as the Health and Safety Committee; and

WHEREAS, under her leadership as Chairperson of the UAW Unit, the union offered training for members in How to Complete a Reclassification Request, Ergonomics in the Workplace and Personal Safety/Self Defense; and

WHEREAS, in order to provide the best possible representation for the employees, she also attended several training sessions at the UAW Training Facility at Black Lake, including New Member Orientation, UAW-LUPA Communications Conference, Grievance Handling, Arbitration and Leadership Skills; and

WHEREAS, after thirty two years of service, Teresa Borsuk is retiring from her position.

THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED, that the Ingham County Board of Commissioners hereby honors Teresa Borsuk for her 32 years of dedicated service to the County of Ingham and its citizens.

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that the Board sincerely appreciates the contributions Teresa has made to County government and extends its best wishes to Teresa and hopes for continued success in all of her future endeavors.

COUNTY SERVICES:  Yeas:  Copedge, Schor, Celentino, Grebner, McGrain, Vickers

    Nays:  None                 Absent:  None    Approved 6/15/10