2022 -- S 2889 | |
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LC005847 | |
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STATE OF RHODE ISLAND | |
IN GENERAL ASSEMBLY | |
JANUARY SESSION, A.D. 2022 | |
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S E N A T E R E S O L U T I O N | |
CONGRATULATING WESTERLY TOWN CLERK DONNA GIORDANO ON HER | |
RETIREMENT AFTER MANY YEARS OF DEVOTED SERVICE TO THE CITIZENS OF | |
WESTERLY | |
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Introduced By: Senator Dennis L. Algiere | |
Date Introduced: April 26, 2022 | |
Referred To: Recommended for Immediate Consideration | |
1 | WHEREAS, Donna Giordano is a graduate of Westerly High School, the New London |
2 | Business College, and was awarded a Certificate in Paralegal Studies from the University of New |
3 | Haven; and |
4 | WHEREAS, Ms. Giordano is a woman of impeccable character and integrity who began |
5 | her distinguished public service career in 1963 as a clerk in the Westerly Town Office. She |
6 | resigned as the Deputy Town Clerk in 1966 to get married to her husband, Robert, and raise a |
7 | family. She is the devoted mother of Robin and Bryan, and the doting grandmother of Samantha |
8 | and Owen; and |
9 | WHEREAS, Ms. Giordano resumed her professional career in 1986, returning to her |
10 | position as the Westerly Deputy Town Clerk. In 1990, she was appointed Town Clerk, a position |
11 | she held until her retirement on April 29, 2022. She also served as the Acting Town Manager |
12 | from May of 1993 to February of 1994; and |
13 | WHEREAS, Ms. Giordano is a tireless worker who has fulfilled all of the numerous |
14 | important duties in her position as Westerly Town Clerk, where she has been responsible for |
15 | directing, managing, and coordinating all of the activities of the Town Clerkâs Office including, |
16 | acting as the custodian of all Town records and seals, certifier of records, recorder of land grants, |
17 | registrar of vital records, and registrar of voters. She also serves as the Clerk of the Town |
18 | Council, Probate Court, Licensing Board, and as exofficio Clerk to the Board of Canvassers, and |
19 | supervises the operations of the Municipal Court; and |
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1 | WHEREAS, Ms. Giordano is a member of the International Institute of Municipal |
2 | Clerks, a member of the New England Association of Town and City Clerks, and a member of the |
3 | Rhode Island Town and City Clerks Association. She attained her Certified Municipal Clerk |
4 | (CMC) certification in 1990, and her master Municipal Clerk (MMC) certification in 2006. Ms. |
5 | Giordano has also served on numerous other committees during her tenure as Westerly Town |
6 | Clerk including the Employee Wellness Committee, the Licensing Ordinance Study Committee, |
7 | the Minimum Housing & Community Standards Study Committee, the Code of Ordinances |
8 | Review Committee, the Liaison to the Charter Revision Commission twice, and was a member of |
9 | the Charter Review Commission; now, therefore be it |
10 | RESOLVED, That this Senate of the State of Rhode Island hereby congratulates Donna |
11 | Giordano on her retirement as the Town Clerk of Westerly after many years of devoted service to |
12 | the citizens of Westerly. We furthermore wish her a most happy and healthy retirement and |
13 | continued success in all her future endeavors; and be it further |
14 | RESOLVED, That the Secretary of State be and hereby is authorized and directed to |
15 | transmit a duly certified copy of this resolution to Ms. Donna Giordano. |
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