2012
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       
       SENATE JOINT RESOLUTION 12-010
       
       
       BY SENATOR(S) Scheffel and Harvey, Aguilar, Bacon, Brophy,
       Cadman, Carroll, Foster, Giron, Grantham, Guzman, Heath, Hodge,
       Hudak, Jahn, Johnston, King K., King S., Lambert, Lundberg, Morse,
       Neville, Newell, Nicholson, Renfroe, Roberts, Schwartz, Spence,
       Steadman, Tochtrop, White, Williams S., Shaffer B.;
       also REPRESENTATIVE(S) McNulty and Murray, Holbert, Balmer,
       Barker, Baumgardner, Bradford, Brown, Conti, Coram, Court,
       Ferrandino, Fischer, Joshi, Kerr J., Labuda, Liston, Massey, Miklosi,
       Pace, Priola, Ryden, Schafer S., Scott, Stephens, Tyler, Vaad, Waller.
       
       
          CONCERNING THE TENTH ANNIVERSARY OF THE
       PARTNERSHIP OF DOUGLAS COUNTY GOVERNMENTS. 
       
       
          WHEREAS, The Partnership of Douglas County Governments
       (Partnership) was established in 2002 and represents nearly 300,000
       Douglas County citizens in the unincorporated and incorporated areas of
       the county; and
       
          WHEREAS, In one-on-one conversations, service transactions, and
       community meetings, Partnership members are face-to-face with
       constituents, listening and responding to constituent needs every single
       day; and
       
          WHEREAS, Partnership members are willing to share what they know
       in the interest of working with one another as a team, acting in the public
       interest, and focusing on the greater good of Douglas County, Colorado;
       and
       
          WHEREAS, On behalf of the citizens and taxpayers of Douglas
       County and its municipalities, the mission of the Partnership is to build
       and maintain relationships, foster communication, and share information
       among local governmental entities for the purpose of identifying and
       achieving cost savings, improvements in operations, programming
       efficiency, and service enhancements county-wide; and 
       
          WHEREAS, Inaugural Partnership members include the Town of
       Castle Rock, the Town of Parker, the City of Lone Tree, the Town of
       Larkspur, and Douglas County; and
       
          WHEREAS, In 2003, the Douglas County School District became a
       member; in 2005, the Partnership embraced Douglas County Libraries;
       and, following its incorporation, the City of Castle Pines, the county's
       newest city, joined the Partnership in 2008, as did the Highlands Ranch
       Metro District; and
       
          WHEREAS, This 10-year-old, nationally recognized model of
       collaborative statesmanship realizes that the mark of its political maturity
       is the way it has successfully sidelined individual agendas in the interest
       of working collaboratively on issues, projects, and programs for the
       greater good of Douglas County; and
       
          WHEREAS, Meeting monthly, the work of the Partnership
       strengthens intergovernmental and jurisdictional relationships, promotes
       greater understanding of individual community needs, and generates
       opportunities to produce regional solutions; and
       
          WHEREAS, In the 10 years since it was founded, the Partnership has
       accomplished much for Douglas County; now, therefore,
       
          Be It Resolved by the Senate of the Sixty-eighth General Assembly of
       the State of Colorado, the House of Representatives concurring herein:
       
          That we, the members of the Colorado General Assembly, hereby
       recognize the year 2012 as the 10th Anniversary of the Partnership of
       Douglas County Governments, congratulate the organization on its
       accomplishments, and wish them well as they take on their next decade
       of service to the citizens and taxpayers of Douglas County.
       
                    Be It Further Resolved, That copies of this Joint Resolution be sent to
       the members of the Partnership of Douglas County Governments.
       
       
       
       
       
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       Brandon C. Shaffer                     Frank McNulty
       PRESIDENT OF                    SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES
       
       
       
       
       
       
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       Cindi Markwell                        Marilyn Eddins
       SECRETARY OF                CHIEF CLERK OF THE HOUSE
       THE SENATE                        OF REPRESENTATIVES