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RESOLUTION NUMBER ~~~l)
A RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF
THE CITY OF SEAL BEACH, CALIFORNIA,
HONORING MERYL R. GUSTAFSON AS THE
"1976" CITY EMPLOYEE OF THE YEAR.
WHEREAS, the City of Seal Beach in conjunction with the Cities of
Long Beach, Lakewood and Signal Hill have since 1964 joined
together annually in selecting and honoring their respective
, employees of the year; and
WHEREAS, based on nomination statements from each city department', the
selection committee has chosen Meryl R. Gustafson, maintenance
man supervising street maintenance and construction, to serve
as 1976 City "Employee of the Year," for the City of Seal
Beach, and
WHEREAS, Meryl Gustafson established himself as an exemplary employee
from the onset when in February 1971 he was hired by the City
as a Maintenance Man I in the Public Works Department; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Gustafson has earned the respect of both management and
his fellow employees by his devotion to duty, his natural
leadership qualities, and the example he sets for others by
working hard at all assigned tasks; and
WHEREAS, he has further earned that respect by passing up promotional
opportunities so that younger men might be promoted, himself
having already had the opportunity by serving 26 years as
Civilian Maintenance Supervisor for the United States Navy;
and
WHEREAS, he has unselfishly chosen to train younger employees in order
to pr.epare them for promotions and has encouraged many others
to take special courses in the maintenance and construction
field; and
WHEREAS, Meryl Gustafson has been responsible for coordinating and
supervising one of the finer municipal bike trail systems in
the metropolitan ,area; and '
WHEREAS, Meryl Gustafson has been active in Elk and Moose fraternal
organizations and presently serves on the campaign committee
of the Associated-In-Group Donors (AID) organization for city
employees to raise funds for charities; and
WHEREAS, he currently serves as treasurer of the City Employees Association,
a member of the Committee for Retired Naval Personnel Reunions,
and has been a volunteer for youth activity programs for many
years;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Seal Beach
does hereby honor and pay recognition to Meryl R. Gustafson as "1976" City
Employee of the Year.
PASSED, APPROVED, AND ADOPTED by the City Council _of the City ~Sea1 Beach,
California, at a meeting thereof held on the /,;{6 day of ~,J ,
1976, by the following voteA.a -1 -;;;, ~*../ )
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