HomeMy WebLinkAboutTC Res 2010-10-06 (2)RESOLUTION No. 52-2010
A Resolution of the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon
Commending JOAN PALMERO
on her 20th Anniversary of Employment with the Town of Tiburon
WHEREAS, Joan Palmero began her career with the Town of Tiburon on September 1, 1990
when Town Hall was still located on Ned's Way; and
WHEREAS, Joan's talents are many, and it soon became apparent that she was not only a
terrific receptionist but a great resource and repository of local history and lore, which
she willingly shares with any caller who needs help or wants to remember the name of
the person who used to live down the street; and
WHEREAS, after moving to the new Town Hall in 1997, Joan traded the quiet, pastoral scene
of the hills behind Town Hall for a more vibrant downtown location, where her
administrative duties were expanded to Office Assistant and Business License
Administrator, thereby increasing the many ways she readily serves the public and the
Town;
WHEREAS, on an hourly basis, Joan moves mountains (and hills) to satisfy a wide variety of
requests presented by residents, from reuniting the dearly departed cat "Ripper" with its
owner; ordering the Blue Angels not to fly over the Town; turning the fog horns off
because they are disturbing one's sleep; to making the seals stop barking and getting dead
critters removed from the Town's thoroughfares;
WHEREAS, Joan deftly manages, and in several different languages, to calm and accommodate
the most challenging of "customers"- members of the public who are angry, upset or in
the middle of some crisis for which they hold the Town accountable- and helps steer
them in a direction that will resolve their issues all the while maintaining compassion
mixed with quick wit and her famous humor that is scathingly irreverent but never mean-
spirited;
WHEREAS, Joan is also known and recognized for her extraordinary flair in event planning,
where her efforts have been put to use on countless occasions to plan the major
commemorative milestones of the Town, such as its 25th'35 th and 40th anniversary parties,
the retirement of its long-time Town Manager, Bob Kleinert, the dedication of the
"Coming About" Fountain, and fetes and festivals from holiday parties and parades to
funerals; and;
WHEREAS, Joan is the staff liaison to the Heritage & Arts Commission, to which she brings
not only her organizational skills and expertise, but her great love of art, and her support
of local artists and history; and
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WHEREAS, Joan's work ethic is unparalleled: she unfailingly lends a hand to anyone who
needs her help with grace and humor and is a "can do'", "go the extra mile" person of the
highest magnitude; and
WHEREAS, Joan is a friend to all and an enemy to none and she embodies the highest level of
public service.
NOW THEREFORE, the Town Council of the Town of Tiburon does hereby heartily
commend and congratulate Joan Palmero for her 20 years of outstanding service to the citizens
of our community.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, finding Joan to be a unique and irreplaceable asset for
Tiburon's citizenry, the Town Council urges Joan to stay for another 20 years of service, but will
settle for another five if that is the best it can do.
PASSED AND ADOPTED at the Town Council on October 6, 2010, by the following
vote, to wit:
AYES: COUNCILMEMBERS:
ABSENT: COUNCILMEMBERS:
Collins, Fraser, Fredericks, O'Donnell, Slavitz
None
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RICHARD COLLNS, MAYOR
TOWN OF TIBURON
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DIANE CRANE IA.COPI, TOWN CLERK
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