"Honoring" 20 Years of "Service". . . Please!

[Left: District 2 Parks Commissioner, Pandora Nash-Karner, addresses the crowd at a recent SLO County government function.
Photo courtesy: slocountyparks.com]





TO: Tami Douglas-Schatz, Human Resources Director, SLO County Government
DATE: 8/25/10

Hello Tami,

I'm researching a story, and I just had a quick question that I thought you might be able to help me with.

On the agenda for the previous (8/24/10) Supervisors' meeting, there was "Presentation of employee 20 year service awards."

Here's my question:

Is there a similar recognition that the County presents for its longtime commission appointees?

The reason I ask, is because next January (2011), Pandora Nash-Karner will mark her 20th year as a SLO County Parks Commissioner (she was first appointed to the Commission by former District 2 Supervisor, Bud Laurent, in January 1991, after working as Laurent's "campaign materials manager" throughout 1990, and then re-appointed to two more terms by former Supervisor, Shirley Bianchi, and then re-appointed in 2007 by Supervisor, Bruce Gibson, so, I'm assuming he's also going to reappoint her again, when her current term expires at the end of this year.)

So do you know if the County honors its longtime commissioners like it does with its longtime employees?

I sure hope so, because if SLO County Supervisors were to publicly "honor" Nash-Karner at a Supervisors' meeting next January, for her 20 years of "service" on the Parks Commission -- complete with an official Resolution, and public comment -- that would be excellent for my story.

Thanks in advance for your answer,
Ron

P.S. I've published this e-mail on my blog:

sewerwatch.blogspot.com

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