HomeMy WebLinkAboutNo. 3248 commending Cheryl Phipps for her extraordinary service to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission 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;
NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED that the South Bend Redevelopment
Commission hereby recognizes Cheryl K. Phipps for her extraordinary commitment and
distinguished service to the South Bend Redevelopment Commission and the City of South
Bend;thanks her for the outstanding contributions she has made; and declares it will sincerely
miss her diligent work and quiet presence at future meetings.
ADOPTED at a meeting of the South Bend Redevelopment Commission held on
September 25, 2014, at 1308 County-City Building, 227 W. Jefferson Boulevard, South Bend,
Indiana 46601.
SOUTH BEND REDEVELOPMENT
COMMISSION
By ,
Marcia I. Jones,'.resident
AT 1ST:
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1i nald E. Inks, Secretary