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RES 2018-182

Thanks to Risa Mednick for her many years of dedicated service to the Transition House

How it started
Jun 4, 2018 · Offered by Councillor Toomey, Vice Mayor Mallon, Councillor McGovern, and Mayor Siddiqui.
What happened
Jun 4, 2018 · Amendment carried Moved by Councillor Alanna Mallon; carried on a voice vote.
the aforementioned order in the second paragraph by striking out 2008 and inserting 2002 and by striking out 2002 and inserting in place 2008
The clerk's words, from the minutes of Jun 4, 2018, p. 29.
Jun 4, 2018 · 🎉 Adopted as amended: the Council approved it. (Order adopted as amended)
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  • Alanna Mallon
  • Craig A. Kelley
  • Dennis Carlone
  • E. Denise Simmons
  • Jan Devereux
  • Marc McGovern
  • Quinton Zondervan
  • Sumbul Siddiqui
  • Timothy J. Toomey
Adopted by voice vote. A voice vote records the outcome, not individual positions. No member's yes or no is on the record (though a member can ask to be recorded in the negative in the minutes). Showing the members who cast recorded votes at this meeting. Rule 6 requires a roll call for spending over $50 or on any member's request; state law requires one for every vote when a member participates remotely. · photos: City of Cambridge
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ORIGINAL ORDER

It has come to the attention of the City Council that Risa Mednick will be leaving her position as Executive Director of the Transition House after ten years of exemplary service; and Risa began her work with the Transition House in 2008 as a board member and was named the Executive Director in 2002; and Risa has been a tireless advocate on social equity and has worked diligently to advance the Transition House’s mission to break the cycle of domestic violence in our community; and Under her leadership, the Transition House has been able to renovate their shelter, triple their budget, double their staff, increase housing capacity and provide more programming support; and Risa has developed innovative cross-sector partnerships that have led to the creation of the Community Support Partnership and the Cambridge Domestic and Gender Based Violence Prevention Initiatives; and Risa’s advocacy for human rights and social change has made a positive difference in the lives of countless members of the community and the tremendous ripple effects from her many years of dedicated service will continue to better the lives of countless individuals throughout Cambridge for many years to come; now therefore be it RESOLVED: That the City Council go on record thanking Risa Mednick for her many years of dedicated and outstanding work as the Executive Director of the Transition House and wishing her the best in her future endeavors; and RESOLVED: That the City Clerk be and hereby is requested to forward a suitably engrossed copy of this resolution to Risa Mednick on behalf of the entire City Council.

🗓 The meeting where this was taken up: Jun 4, 2018