HomeMy WebLinkAboutResolution 39 R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, the 1966 Tarrant County United Fund Drive on
October 19, 1966, exceeded its $2,980,063.00 goal for the 1967
support of its sixty-four member agencies; and,
WHEREAS, the Public Employees Division exceeded its high goal
in the campaign by more than 13 per cent; and,
WHEREAS, employees of the City of Fort Worth, having
established a high goal for 1966, due to their splendid support of
the 1965 Tarrant County United Fund Campaign when a previous goal
was exceeded by more than twenty per cent, again exceeded the goal
set for them by more than eighteen per cent, or $12,412.00 over
their goal; and,
WHEREAS, the City employees' campaign director displayed outw
standing performance in coordinating and inspiring employees of
the City to contribute to the United Fund and to exceed their goal
by outstanding proportions, which included a level of employee-
giving of more than ninety-five per cent; and,
WHEREAS, the department heads, division headg, and other
supervisors of the City administrative staff faithfully carried the
story of the United Fund to all City employees; and,
WHEREAS, all employees of the City of Fort Worth demonstrated
remarkable community interest and civic obligation by freely con-
tributing to the welfare of those less fortunate citizens of Tarrant
County who are served by the sixty-four member agencies of the
United Fund: NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF FORT WORTH,
TEXAS:
That appreciation and commendation be express to H. A. Owens,
Fire Chief of the City of Fort Worth, for his direction of the
campaign among City employees, to B. F. Myers, Jr., Civil Defense,
Ed Murphy, Finance Department, Darrell Samuel, Finance Department,
Melvin Justice, Park and Recreation Department, Charles Binford,
Water Department, Keith Smith, Traffic Engineering Department,
C. D. Baskin, Fire Department, Wayne Garrett, Health Department,
E. L. Giles, Police Department, and Lee Brown and Don Manning, Public
Works Department, Loaned Executives, and to all supervisory and other
officials of the City administration who assisted in this effort, and
to all employees of the City of Fort Worth for their outstanding
contributions to the 1966 United Fund Campaign.
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this resolution be spread upon
the minutes of the City Council and that copies be furnished to
Fire Chief H. A. Owens and to every department and division of the
City government so that the employees of the City of Fort Worth will
be duly recognized for their considerable achievement in the 1966
Tarrant County United Fund Drive.
WITNESS MY HAND at Fort Worth, Texas, this 25th day of October,
1966.
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