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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND

IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY

JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2013

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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N

CONGRATULATING ALAN LORD ON THE OCCASION OF HIS RETIREMENT

     Introduced By: Senators Sosnowski, Hodgson, and Algiere

     Date Introduced: July 01, 2013

     Referred To: Placed on the Senate Consent Calendar

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     WHEREAS, It takes a special kind of person to handle the endless details associated with

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the sound financial management of a municipality. An ability to develop, monitor, and stick to

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short- and long-term fiscal plans, to scrutinize workloads and staff assignments, and to contribute

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to healthy dialogue during contract negotiations are just a subset of the skills and abilities that go

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into healthy municipal oversight. To the immense good fortune of the people of South

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Kingstown, Alan Lord has used his considerable financial acumen to support the town’s financial

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needs for more than three decades; and

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     WHEREAS, Alan earned a Bachelor’s Degree in Accounting from the University of

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Rhode Island in 1977. Within a handful of years, he found himself in exactly the place he wanted

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to be: working with the Town of South Kingstown, at first as the Town Accountant; and

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     WHEREAS, Alan quickly earned the trust of South Kingstown, which appointed him as

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its Director of Finance in 1981. For the next 32 years, Alan’s natural talents and critical eye were

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directed at ensuring the town’s fiscal health and well-being. His leadership in the field garnered

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him the admiration of his peers, who awarded him the Government Finance Officers

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Association’s Finance Director of the Year Award in 1998. Alan’s accomplishments were also

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recognized by the Office of the Governor, which awarded him the Goodrich Award for

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distinguished service to Rhode Island taxpayers in 1994; and

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     WHEREAS, Generations of residents in South Kingstown have Alan to thank for the

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town’s continued financial stability and growth. A long-time resident himself, Alan takes pride in

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the town’s reputation as an outstanding place to settle and raise a family, which is exactly what he

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did with his lovely wife, Cindy, as they brought up their four wonderful children, Julie,

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Stephanie, Jeff, and Alison; now, therefore be it

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     RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island and Providence Plantations

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hereby congratulates Alan Lord on the occasion of his retirement after more than three decades

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serving as South Kingstown’s Director of Finance. We join his family and many friends in

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wishing him the best of luck and happiness as he begins the next chapter of his life; and be it

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further

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     RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to send

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a duly certified copy of this resolution to Mr. Alan Lord.

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