HomeMy WebLinkAboutItem 3d. Brigitte Elke's Retirement Proclamationexpuessmc smceue appreciation ana cuatituae to
Brie itte elke
wheizeas: BRIGItte has woRkeb At the city of San Luis OBISPO since 2001 wheRe she stAQU6 heR
cAReeR in the finance aepantment; ana,
wheReas: AfteR five years she Joined the city manAceR's office As the pninapaL Aaminlstaative
analyst wheRe she estABLlshe6 the touRism Business Improvement distRict, Implemented the
compREhensive non-smoklnq ordinance, and AOminlstEnEa many of the city's community paRtnenships
An6 pizovidea communications support ana cReativity aunlnc, touch Bud(,Etary times; ana,
wheReas: In 2013 BRlq,ltte Joined the Utilities aEpaRtmEnt As the Business manacjcR, taklnc a deep
Nve into the needs of InfRAstrUctURe-heavy enteRpRise funds. 6uRInC, heR time In the Utilities
6epaRtment, BRIgItte stREamLmO utility BILLInc,, cstaslishe6 pERfoRmance dashBoARds ana A Lonc,-
teRm f oREcastinc, model, EstaBLlshe6 the cost of scRvices methodolocy ana calculation, and assiste6
with the flnanClnC, of the s150 million Replacement of the wateR RESOURCE RecovERy facility; panel,
wheReas: BRIC,Itte Re ;joined the finance team In may 2018 as the finance NREcton ana city
tReasuneR, wheRe she RE -envisioned the city's Bu6clet document, CSUBLIShe6 puBhcLY ACCESSIBLe
flnanCIAL RepoRts, IntRo6uce6 enviRonmentAL SOCIAL and covERnance mvestinq, ana Leo the city's fmst
Even Community facilities dlstRlct Bond Issuance. she was mstRumentAL in EStABLIShInq the stnatecjies
and foRecAstInC, models to SECURE the city's Lonc,-teRm flSCAL SUStAInABlllty and impRove pension
funainc, levels; and,
wheReas: BRIC,IttE is multi-fACCU6, multi-lincuaL, InsichtfuL MCMBER of the city's LCA&Rship team.
in heR 20 yEaRs With the city, BRIC,Itte has consistently pizovi&d InSIC,ht and stRAteelic NRectlon on
ALL Budq,EtARy and POLICY mattCQS and has mentoRcd and developed many employees who aRe
pREpaRC6 to CARRY on heR LeC,acy; thouC,h peRhaps not in five ell f feRent lanC,uAq,Es Like BRIC,Itte; and
wheReas: BRicrtte has selflessly CMBRACC6 ana enC,AC,ed the city team in A thouGhtfuL An6 C,RACE ful
manneR, known foR asklnc, detailed and thoucht pnovokmc, ana touch questions to develop the Best
pathway fonwARd. she has fACRM O foR the team a deepen and moRe thorouch un0enstan0inc, of
the complex BudC,Et pRocess and has Been the model of GRACE undeR pRcssuRe. heR inteC,Rity,
pnofesslonaL competency, and commitment to the values of seavice oven self Leaves A LeGacy of A
well-manacca aEpaRtmEnt with A stRonc, stnatecic outlook; you WILL Be missed; ana
now theRefoRe: Be It pRoclalmca on Behalf Of ALL ouR citizens and employees, we heResy expRess
ouR SInCCRE appReclatlon and C,Ratltu& to BRIC,Itte Me f OR hen &NcAted SERVICE to the community
and extend Best wishes foR heR continued success and A lone, futuRc of Joyful en0eavoRs.
Mayor
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