HomeMy Public PortalAbout2021-68 Recognizing Jodi Gallupp For Fifteen Years Of Service To The City Of MedinaMember Cavanaugh introduced the following resolution and moved its adoption:
CITY OF MEDINA
RESOLUTION NO. 2021-68
RECOGNIZING JODI GALLUP FOR FIFTEEN YEARS
OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF MEDINA
WHEREAS, Jodi Gallup has been a valued full time City of Medina employee in the
Administration Department of the City since September 20, 2006; and
WHEREAS, Jodi has served as the Assistant City Administrator/City Clerk since January
1, 2016, and as Assistant to City Administrator/Deputy Clerk for 9 years, and has also served the
City as Office Assistant to Administration and Administration Intern; and
WHEREAS, Jodi serves as the City's Election Coordinator and provided incredible
leadership during the 2020 election through creation of COVID-19 protocols to keep Medina voters
safe, recruiting and training elections staff during a pandemic, and processing a record number of
absentee ballots in the process; and
WHEREAA, Jodi has been instrumental in her role to create policies during COVID-19 to
keep Medina staff protected and working with local businesses to access available funds or financial
relief during mandatory shutdowns; and
WHEREAS, Jodi has showed great leadership while working with staff to establish "core
values" as an organization through team building activities; and
WHEREAS, Jodi serves as the staff liaison to the Park Commission and has coordinated
the completion of various park and trail studies, park equipment purchases, land acquisitions, and
provided great ideas and leadership with the ongoing update to Hunter Lions Park and Lakeshore
Park Study; and
WHEREAS, Jodi serves as the City Recycling Coordinator and led the efforts in
implementing single -sort recycling and the ongoing efforts with the City-wide Blue Bag Organics
recycling program; and
WHEREAS, Jodi coordinates employee benefits; during her tenure at Medina, she has led
the staff through four changes in health insurance carriers and led the recent change to small group
coverage;
WHEREAS, Jodi serves as the Data Practices Responsible Authority and Compliance
Officer and Records Retention Officer, under which roles she updated the data practices polices and
headed the effort to implement Laserfiche Document Management Software at City Hall; and
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WHEREAS, Jodi helps keep Medina citizens informed by authoring a monthly column in
Local Ties Magazine, maintaining the City Website and Facebook page, and compiling the bi-
monthly City newsletter, and
WHEREAS, Jodi has demonstrated great initiative by obtaining her Masters Degree in
Public Administration from Metropolitan State University under Medina's Continuing Education
Program; and
WHEREAS, the City of Medina expresses sincere gratitude for Jodi's dedication,
leadership, and continued service to the Medina community.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Medina
acknowledges and thanks Jodi Gallup for fifteen years of service to the community.
Dated: October 5, 2021.
Kathleen Martin, Mayor
Scott T. Johnson, City Administrator
The motion for the adoption of the foregoing resolution was duly seconded by member Reid
upon vote being taken thereon, the following voted in favor thereof:
Albers, Cavanaugh, DesLauriers, Martin, Reid
And the following voted against same:
None
Whereupon said resolution was declared duly passed and adopted.
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