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2023 SESSION


HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 640
Commending Thomas J. Swartzwelder.

 

Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 13, 2023
Agreed to by the Senate, February 16, 2023

 

WHEREAS, Thomas J. Swartzwelder, an intrepid public servant who concurrently held the offices of county administrator, zoning administrator, and county attorney for King and Queen County, retired in 2022; and

WHEREAS, Thomas Swartzwelder joined the staff of King and Queen County in December 2007 as outside counsel, and in November of 2008, he began his distinguished service in the unprecedented combined position as county administrator, zoning administrator, and county attorney; and

WHEREAS, as county administrator and county attorney, Thomas Swartzwelder honorably and tirelessly served the residents of King and Queen County and guided and supported many local government staff and elected officials; he ably administered the policies established by the Board of Supervisors and provided outstanding legal advice when called upon to do so; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure, Thomas Swartzwelder identified, designed, and managed many innovative projects for King and Queen County, including the installation of a state-of-the-art regional emergency radio system, the cultivation of unique business opportunities at the regional airport, and the establishment of a local broadband authority to deploy the Fiber to the Home project, which brought broadband internet to all county residents; and

WHEREAS, Thomas Swartzwelder joined the Middle Peninsula Planning District Commission in January 2009, became vice-chair in January 2016, and served as chair from July 2016 until his retirement on September 1, 2022; and

WHEREAS, Thomas Swartzwelder served on the Middle Peninsula Chesapeake Bay Public Access Authority as an alternate from March 2011 to September 1, 2022, and was a member of the Middle Peninsula Regional Security Center Jail Authority from January 2011 to September 2022, most of which time he served as chair; and

WHEREAS, Thomas Swartzwelder served the residents of King and Queen County and the Middle Peninsula with the utmost dedication and distinction; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the House of Delegates, the Senate concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend Thomas J. Swartzwelder on the occasion of his retirement from King and Queen County; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the House of Delegates prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to Thomas J. Swartzwelder as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his contributions to the King and Queen County community and service to the Commonwealth.