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Adopt and present a resolution and plaque of appreciation honoring Gerald "Jerry" Huber, Director of Health and Social Services, upon his retirement with nearly 40 years of public service, including ten years with Solano County (Chair Mashburn)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The County Administrator's Office recommends that the Board adopt and present a resolution and plaque of appreciation honoring Gerald "Jerry" Huber, Director of Health and Social Services, upon his retirement with nearly 40 years of public service, including ten years with Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Gerald "Jerry" Huber's nearly 40-year career has demonstrated an unwavering dedication to public service and enhancing the quality of human services. Mr. Huber has been involved with health and human services programs at county, state, and federal levels of government, including in the States of Minnesota, Wisconsin, New York, and California. Over his career, Mr. Huber has received many lifetime achievement awards for accomplishments in the non-profit sector and crafted welfare reform programs that have shaped national policy.
Mr. Huber began his public service career in the State of Minnesota where he began as a Human Services Supervisor managing human services delivery, including child and adult services, mental health, chemical dependency, and developmental disabilities.
In 1995, Mr. Huber accepted his first position as a director of a health and human services agency when he was appointed as the Director of Health and Human Services for the growing suburb of the Twin Cities of Minneapolis / Saint Paul, in the State of Minnesota, where he administered public health and human services programs, including public health nursing, protective services to adults and children, developmental disability services, child support, and public assistance programs.
In 1998, Mr. H...
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