South Carolina General Assembly
117th Session, 2007-2008

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S. 791

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Senate Resolution
Sponsors: Senator Jackson
Document Path: l:\council\bills\agm\18864mm07.doc
Companion/Similar bill(s): 4265

Introduced in the Senate on May 24, 2007
Adopted by the Senate on May 24, 2007

Summary: Smith Allison Baker

HISTORY OF LEGISLATIVE ACTIONS

     Date      Body   Action Description with journal page number
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   5/24/2007  Senate  Introduced and adopted SJ-16

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5/24/2007

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A SENATE RESOLUTION

RECOGNIZING SMITH ALLISON BAKER FOR HIS TEN YEARS OF DEDICATED SERVICE TO THE CITY OF COLUMBIA AND THANKING HIM FOR HIS SIGNIFICANT CONTRIBUTIONS TO THE QUALITY OF LIFE OF ITS RESIDENTS.

Whereas, Smith Allison Baker joined the City of Columbia in 1997 as Director of Parks and Recreation; and

Whereas, for almost the past three years he has been Assistant City Manager for Public Services, responsible for operations of the Department of Parks and Recreation, Community Development, Public Works, General Services, and 911 Communications; and

Whereas, Allison Baker brought with him his extensive educational preparation, gained at Norfolk State, Virginia Commonwealth, and George Washington Universities; and

Whereas, his distinguished professional experiences included service as Director of Recreation, Parks, and Community Facilities for the City of Richmond, Virginia, and more than a decade with the Department of Parks, Recreation, and Community Affairs with Suffolk, Virginia; and

Whereas, just a few of his outstanding achievements since coming to Columbia include development of the 12-mile Riverfront Park, seven and one-half million-dollar wellness center, and three and one-half million-dollar tennis center; and

Whereas, the development of the Greenview Tennis Center and the 68-acre Owens Field Park under his direction garnered national awards; and

Whereas, this superior leader and manager has already left his mark on the superior quality of life offered by the City of Columbia to its residents. Now, therefore,

Be it resolved by the Senate:

That the members of the Senate of the State of South Carolina, by this resolution, recognize Smith Allison Baker for his ten years of dedicated service to the City of Columbia and thank him for his significant contributions to the quality of life of its residents.

Be it further resolved that a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Smith Allison Baker.

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