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2001 SESSION

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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 850
Offered February 1, 2001
Commending the Chesterfield County government and public schools.
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Patrons-- Cox, Ingram, Nixon, Reid and Ware; Senators: Marsh, Martin and Watkins
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WHEREAS, the United States Senate Productivity and Quality Award (SPQA) program was established in 1982 to foster awareness across the nation of the need for improving quality and productivity and to recognize exemplary accomplishments by both the public and private sectors in the areas of quality and productivity; and

WHEREAS, Chesterfield County's government was awarded the program's Medallion of Excellence for its achievements in quality and productivity in 1994; and

WHEREAS, for its continuing efforts to improve the quality and productivity of its public services, Chesterfield County's government was awarded the program's ACE Award in 1998; and

WHEREAS, in 1999 Chesterfield County’s public school system was the only public sector organization in Virginia to win the program's Medallion of Excellence; and

WHEREAS, Chesterfield County has the distinction of being the only locality in Virginia where both the local government and the public schools have won this prestigious recognition for quality and productivity based on national standards of excellence; and

WHEREAS, in recognizing the excellence of Chesterfield’s government and schools, the United States Senate’s Medallion of Excellence and ACE Awards are tributes to the dedicated efforts of the many individuals who have created in Chesterfield County one of the finest systems of government and public schools in Virginia; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly commend the Chesterfield County government and public schools for their well-earned and well-deserved United States Senate recognitions; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare copies of this resolution for presentation to Dr. Billy K. Cannaday, Jr., superintendent of Chesterfield schools, and Lane B. Ramsey, Chesterfield County administrator, as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for the exceptional performance of the Chesterfield County government and public schools.