H*4051 Concurrent Resolution, By J.W. Tucker and P.B. Harris
 A Concurrent Resolution to thank and recognize Anderson City Manager, Dr.
 Richard Woodruff, for his twelve years of service to that city and to wish him
 well as he begins work as the City Manager of Naples, Florida.

   06/06/91  House  Introduced, adopted, sent to Senate HJ-4
   06/06/91  Senate Introduced, adopted, returned with concurrence SJ-1

A CONCURRENT RESOLUTION

TO THANK AND RECOGNIZE ANDERSON CITY MANAGER, DR. RICHARD WOODRUFF, FOR HIS TWELVE YEARS OF SERVICE TO THAT CITY AND TO WISH HIM WELL AS HE BEGINS WORK AS THE CITY MANAGER OF NAPLES, FLORIDA.

Whereas, Dr. Richard Woodruff has served as Anderson City Manager for twelve years and is leaving for Naples, Florida, to serve as city manager; and

Whereas, first serving as Anderson's director of Planning and Community Development and then as manager, Dr. Woodruff came to the Upstate after working as assistant county manager for Collier County, a suburban area outside Naples; and

Whereas, under Dr. Woodruff's direction, Anderson has almost completed a twenty-five million dollar sewer expansion project. The expansion of two treatment plants and a new operations center is scheduled to be completed next year. the sewer expansion will meet city growth for the next fifteen to twenty years, officials say. It has also eliminated sewage overflows and helped the city meet environmental regulations; and

Whereas, recently, Dr. Woodruff has been one of the leading proponents of the local-option sales tax, a one-cent tax that would roll back property taxes and help support local government; and

Whereas, a native of Tennessee, Dr. Woodruff was raised in the Naples area. He received a bachelor's degree in government and prelaw from Wofford College and a doctorate from Nova University in Fort Lauderdale, Florida. His wife, Gwendolyn, a high school English teacher, also is from Florida. They have three sons. The oldest, Richie, is a freshman at the United States Air Force Academy in Colorado Springs, Colorado; Lucas is eleven; and Matty is four and a half; and

Whereas, Dr. Woodruff is a deacon at Boulevard Baptist Church. He also is one of four campaign vice chairmen for the 1991 United Way fund drive in Anderson and Abbeville counties. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the House of Representatives, the Senate concurring:

That the members of the General Assembly, by this resolution, thank and recognize Anderson City Manager, Dr. Richard Woodruff, for his twelve years of service to that city and wish him well as he begins work as the City Manager of Naples, Florida.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Dr. Richard Woodruff.