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2023 SESSION


SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION NO. 312
Commending David Meyer.

 

Agreed to by the Senate, February 9, 2023
Agreed to by the House of Delegates, February 13, 2023

 

WHEREAS, David Meyer has served the residents of the City of Fairfax with integrity and dedication as a public servant for 15 years; and

WHEREAS, David Meyer first joined the Fairfax City Council in 2008 and was elected as mayor of the city in 2017; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure, David Meyer oversaw the adoption of a new comprehensive city plan, garnered $650 million in private capital investments, and secured $129 million in funding for transportation enhancements, including $20 million for city trails; and

WHEREAS, under David Meyer’s sound fiscal leadership, Fairfax renewed its AAA bond rating and increased its reserve fund while maintaining the second-lowest overall tax burden in Northern Virginia; and

WHEREAS, during the COVID-19 pandemic, David Meyer strove to ensure that the Fairfax community remained safe and worked diligently to help the city endure the unprecedented effects of the global crisis; and

WHEREAS, David Meyer has also volunteered his leadership to his local civic association and parent-teacher association, and he has helped preserve the community’s heritage as director of Historic Fairfax City, Inc., and as the leader of a citizen coalition to save the Historic Blenheim house; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED by the Senate, the House of Delegates concurring, That the General Assembly hereby commend David Meyer for his service as mayor of the City of Fairfax; and, be it

RESOLVED FURTHER, That the Clerk of the Senate prepare a copy of this resolution for presentation to David Meyer as an expression of the General Assembly’s admiration for his contributions to the Fairfax community.