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Approve a plaque of appreciation honoring Karen Avery, Senior Planner, upon her retirement from the Department of Resource Management with over 13 years of dedicated public service to Solano County
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DEPARTMENTAL RECOMMENDATION:
The Department of Resource Management recommends that the Board of Supervisors approve a plaque of appreciation honoring Karen Avery, Senior Planner, upon her retirement from the Department of Resource Management with over 13 years of dedicated public service to Solano County.
SUMMARY/DISCUSSION:
Karen Avery will be retiring on October 8, 2019 as a Senior Planner with the Department of Resource Management after 13 years of excellent service to Solano County and its residents. Ms. Avery began her tenure with Solano County on February 27, 2006 as an Assistant Planner. She was promoted to Associate Planner in 2006 and to Senior Planner in 2007. Prior to Solano County Ms. Avery started her public service career in 1987 with the City of Dixon until her husband was transferred to another military base in 1993.
During her career, Ms. Avery worked on numerous land use applications which included subdivisions, conditional use permits, and variances. Ms. Avery also participated in policy issues which included the extensive analysis of how to address cannabis regulations in Solano County in response to changing State laws. She also gave presentations to groups on different items of interest as well as presenting reports before the Planning Commission and the Board of Supervisors. Examples of projects that she worked on include the expansion of Vineyard RV Park, Solano Land Trust Rockville Trails Park, Syar's 2014 Lake Herman Quarry expansion and was the State Mining and Reclamation planner for the County for the last five years.
During Ms. Avery's 13 years with the County, she provided invaluable support to the public and wa...
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