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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 46
Commending Charlotte A. Mary.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, March 1, 2018

 

WHEREAS, Charlotte A. Mary, senior assistant clerk–fiscal and human resources of the Senate of Virginia, retires on August 1, 2018, after 30 years of service to the Commonwealth, including 22 years of outstanding service to the Senate of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, born and raised in South Hills, near Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Charlotte Mary relocated to Richmond in 1988 and worked for the Joint Legislative Audit & Review Commission as an office manager until 1996, when she joined the staff of the Senate of Virginia; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Mary served as a senior fiscal accountant from 1996 to 1998, a benefits administrator from 1998 to 2000, and a fiscal officer from 2000 to 2011, when she was promoted to senior assistant clerk–fiscal and human resources; and

WHEREAS, among her many accomplishments while working with the Senate of Virginia, Charlotte Mary oversaw the conversion of employee service records into the Virginia Retirement System’s VNAV and served on the steering committee for the integration of the Cardinal Payroll system; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Mary assisted with an overhaul of the Employee Service Award program and the development of the Member Compensation database, the Automated Employee Leave system, and the Agency Reimbursement database; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Mary also served on the Commonwealth of Virginia Campaign Advisory Council from 2002 to 2009, and she was the first person to receive the Virginia Human Resources Generalist certification from the Department of Human Resource Management in 2005; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Mary received many awards and accolades for her exceptional service, including recognition from the Commonwealth Management Institute, Virginia Executive Institute, and the National Conference of State Legislatures Legislative Staff Management Institute; and

WHEREAS, Charlotte Mary interacted directly with many of her fellow Senate of Virginia employees in her role as a benefits specialist and retirement counselor, earning respect, admiration, and trust for her hard work, attention to detail, and honesty; and

WHEREAS, after her well-earned retirement, Charlotte Mary plans to spend more time with her husband, Joseph, and seek new opportunities to serve the community, especially through volunteer service with Operation Shoebox and the Honor Flight Network to support military service members and the SHINE program to assist seniors with health insurance issues; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate of Virginia, That Charlotte A. Mary hereby be commended for her three decades of public service and dedication to the Commonwealth on the occasion of her retirement from the Senate of Virginia; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Charlotte A. Mary as an expression of the Senate of Virginia’s admiration for her contributions to the Commonwealth and best wishes for a happy retirement.