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Adopt and present a resolution and plaque of appreciation honoring Matthew Geisert, Hazardous Materials Specialist Supervisor, upon his retirement from the Department of Resource Management with 31 years of public service, including 18 years of dedicated service to Solano County (Chairwoman Hannigan)
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors adopt and present a resolution and plaque of appreciation honoring Matthew Geisert, Hazardous Materials Specialist Supervisor, upon his retirement from the Department of Resource Management with 31 years of public service, including 18 years of dedicated service to Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Matthew Geisert will be retiring on September 30, 2019 as a Hazardous Materials Specialist Supervisor with the Department of Resource Management after 18 years of excellent service to Solano County and its residents, and with a total of thirty-one years of public service at the federal and local level.
Mr. Geisert obtained his Master of Science degree in Environmental Studies from the Southern Illinois University in 1987 and began his public service career in 1988 by working for the US Department of Labor-Occupational Safety and Health Administration (OSHA). At OSHA, Mr. Geisert helped improve worker safety by investigating chemical accidents that occurred at various facilities. As a result of his diligent investigative work he received OSHA's special achievement award. Mr. Geisert then worked as a Hazardous Materials Specialist for the Yolo County Environmental Health Division from 1990 to 2000, and he received Yolo County's customer service award in 1998.
Mr. Geisert began his career with the Department of Resource Management on November 27, 2000 as a Senior Environmental Health Specialist. He was assigned work in the Local Oversight Program re...
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