Resolution 22036 Raymond Wright retirement recognition

6:29All right, is there uh anybody else here who would like to address the board at this time? Who has not signed up or? Okay, so we will move on to Uh resolutions?

6:50And let's read the first one.

6:52All right. Resolution number 22036, a resolution by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, commending Raymond Wright for 28 years of dedicated service to Pasco County and congratulating him on his retirement. Whereas Raymond Wright began his career with Pasco County on November 29th, 1993, with the Rose. Bridge Department and ended his career as a maintenance technician for with the facilities management department. And whereas throughout

7:23Raymond's career with Pasco County, he has proven himself to be an invaluable asset to those he served daily, whether it be co-workers or citizens. His outstanding work ethic and positive attitude have earned him respect from all county departments, including financial. Rescue and the Pasco County Sheriff's Office. And whereas Raymond worked diligently on many of the county's buildings and structures to keep Uh Safe and healthy in our workplaces, using his proficiency in

7:53many trades and his dedicated service did not stop until after his shift, as Raymond also worked late nights and sometimes into the early morning hours while being on call. And whereas in 2018, a young child in the Dade City area was playing around the family in ground pool and inadvertently stuck his hand in the skimmer. The child's hand arm was sucked in up to the elbow and became lodged in the skimmer and was unable to be pulled out. The child's parents called

8:23911 and fire rescue was there within minutes. After arriving and determining that they needed additional help and equipment, they placed a call at the Dade City Facilities Management Office and, without hesitation, Raymond grabbed a jackhammer and headed to their location. Raymond arrived and instantly knew what needed to be done. Raymond began to strategically use the jackhammer to remove the concrete decking around the skimmer while fire rescue kept the the child calm. Together they were able

8:53to safely release the child's arm and hand And whereas Raymond has not only was not only a maintenance technician, he was also a dedicated employee who took pride in his work, and most importantly, he was a great friend to those with whom he worked. And whereas, on November 30th, 2021, Raymond officially retired from the Pasco County Facilities Management Department, and the Board of County Commissioners deem it appropriate to recognize his contributions to the

9:23Pasco County Board of County Commissioners and the citizens of Pasco County. Now, therefore, be it resolved by the Board of County Commissioners of Pasco County, Florida, in session duly assembled, that said board hereby expresses its deepest appreciation to Raymond Wright. for his twenty-eight years of dedicated service to the citizens of Pasco County, done and resolved in regular session with a quorum president voting this eighth day of February, twenty twenty one.

9:50More approval. Second. All in favor? Aye. Opposed? Congratulations, Commissioner Oakley. Raymond, we certainly

10:03We certainly appreciate everything you've done for the county and and yourself and your family and And your friends and all um definitely appreciate all the good work you've done here in this county and in the neighborhoods. And thank you for helping that girl that time with with that issue with the pool and I I'm sure you've saved her from some terrible body injury or e maybe even her death. So We're greatly appreciative of All that you've done in that circumstance. And

10:33it's great that you're the person you are. And all of our staff members and all of our helpers like you and Rod and Bridge and all are also the same way, I know. 'Cause they work very hard for the county and they worked very hard to keep the neighborhoods clean. So with that I also um If you wanna continue working, I think they might have a place to use you, so since we're shorter people. So but you may look forward to retirement and you do, uh we certainly uh understand that, but

11:04We certainly appreciate having you and would love to have you continue on. Yeah. Great thanks. Thanks. You wanna speak?

11:13Uh no, I just

11:14thank you.

11:17Well if you want to I've got a uh parchment here to give you and with the board come down we're gonna take a picture.

11:49Well wow. Yeah. You guys can't feel we'll go back. Yeah, that way.

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12:11Bola. What's that?

12:18Wait for Chairman Mariano.

12:24All right, everybody right here? One, two, three.

12:30Perfect, thank you.