No. 3248 commending Cheryl Phipps for her extraordinary service to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission

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RESOLUTION NO. 3248 A RESOLUTION COMMENDING CHERYL K. PHIPPS FOR EXTRAORDINARY SERVICE TO THE SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT COMMISSION WHEREAS, Cheryl K. Phipps has been an employee of the City of South Bend since 1985, and in her twenty-nine years of public service Cheryl served as Recording Secretary for the Redevelopment Commission for most of her tenure; and WHEREAS, Cheryl was responsible for fairly, consistently and completely recording the minutes of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission month in and month out during her employment with the City; and WHEREAS, Cheryl played the leading role in organizing the extremely busy schedules of the various people serving as Executive Director(Jon Hunt, Sharon Kendall, Jeff Gibney and Scott Ford)of the Department(under its various names throughout the years); and WHEREAS, Cheryl served as a dependable and helpful resource for department and City staff through the many software transitions of the last three decades including dealing with Word Perfect, Lotus 1-2-3, Quattro Pro,Access,rbase, dbase, Groupwise, GIS, Office Accelerator, Suite One Agenda and oh so many more we have long forgotten; and WHEREAS, Cheryl oversaw the coordination and filing of the various documents of the Redevelopment Commission with diligence,patience and care; and WHEREAS, Cheryl has spent a good many hours carefully and precisely cataloging decades of photos of the department; and WHEREAS, Cheryl mastered use of ArcView and GIS in order to keep exact records of our TIF boundaries and provide maps in an unending variety of ways; and WHEREAS, Cheryl's demeanor has always been calm, steady,thoughtful and results driven in carrying out her duties and assisting staff in theirs; and WHEREAS, Cheryl has never forgotten the public that she serves, giving unselfishly of her time for the betterment of the community with no concern for individual honor or recognition; and WHEREAS, Cheryl has decided the time is right to: pursue other endeavors including spending more time with her husband,mother, children and grandchildren;pursuing new and exciting hobbies; and leave her position with the Department of Community Investment;