A RESOLUTION
No.
WHEREAS, Ben Richardson, State Court Solicitor-General, attended the 48th
Annual Summer Conference held at Jekyll Island, Georgia;
WHEREAS, he was honored with the award of Solicitor-General of the Year by the
Georgia Association of Solicitors-General;
WHEREAS, in 2003, Governor Roy Barnes appointed Ben Richardson as the first
African American in Georgia to hold the position of Solicitor General;
WHEREAS, among other local public service awards, Richardson has served as
President of the Columbus Bar Association;
WHEREAS, the accomplishments of Solicitor-General Ben Richardson are worthy of
special recognition by this Council.
NOW, THEREFORE, THE COUNCIL OF COLUMBUS, GEORGIA HEREBY RESOLVES:
We hereby commend and congratulate Ben Richardson on being named
Solicitor-General of the Year by the Georgia Association of Solicitors-General.
Columbus is proud of his accomplishments and we wish him every success in the
future. Let a copy of this resolution be forwarded to Ben Richardson.
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Introduced at a regular meeting of the Council of Columbus, Georgia held on the
9th day of September, 2008, and adopted at said meeting by the affirmative vote
of ______ members of Council.
Councilor Allen voting ___________________.
Councilor Anthony voting__________________.
Councilor Baker voting____________________.
Councilor Barnes voting___________________.
Councilor Davis voting____________________.
Councilor Henderson voting________________.
Councilor Hunter voting___________________.
Councilor McDaniel voting_________________.
Councilor Pugh voting_____________________.
Councilor Woodson voting__________________.
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TINY B. WASHINGTON JIM WETHERINGTON
CLERK MAYOR
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