TO COMMEND THE HONORABLE KaTHY RAWLS, AIKEN
COUNTY
COUNCIL MEMBER, AS SHE RETIREs AFTER MORE THAN THIRTY YEARS OF DEVOTED AND EXEMPLARY SERVICE, AND TO WISH HER CONTINUED SUCCESS AND PLEASURE IN ALL HER FUTURE ENDEAVORS.
Whereas, the South Carolina House of Representatives learned that the Honorable Kathy Rawls began a well-earned retirement on December 31, 2022, after thirty-one years as a member of Aiken
County
Council; and
Whereas, first elected to Aiken
County
Council in 1988 and re-elected for four more years in 1990, Mrs. Rawls took a brief interval from the council and returned in 1997, serving the
county
's District 1 since then. During her tenure, she served on the Development and Administrative committees, as well as on the Lower Savannah Council of Governments and other public service agencies, while serving the residents of District 1 as a priority and seeking the best for the entire
county
and its citizens; and
Whereas, she has provided notable leadership to the rapidly growing community: construction of a larger Aiken
County
Animal Shelter, development of zoning and subdivision regulations, establishment of the E-911 Emergency Dispatch System and expansion of Emergency Medical Services, improvements to the Aiken
County
Judicial Center and to
county
parks, a modern detention center with more security for officers and detainees, and purchase of seven 3,000-gallon fire tankers; and
Whereas, grateful for her history of distinguished service to Aiken
County
Council, the South Carolina House of Representatives takes great pleasure in extending best wishes to Kathy Rawls as she transitions to a richly deserved retirement and the unhurried pace of the days ahead. Now, therefore,
Be it resolved by the House of Representatives:
That the members of the South Carolina House of Representatives, by this resolution, commend the Honorable Kathy Rawls, Aiken
County Council member, as she retires after more than thirty years of devoted and exemplary service, and wish her continued success and pleasure in all her future endeavors.
Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be presented to the Honorable Kathy Rawls.
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