2023-71 - Commend John Litten for service to Lakewood City Council

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DocuSign Envelope ID: D733A3F0-EC57-49D6-A4C4-7A15E4E44C25 ` RESOLUTION NO.2023-71 BY: Baker, Bullock, Litten, Marx, Rader, Shachner A RESOLUTION to commend John Litten for his exemplary public service as a member of Lakewood City Council. WHEREAS, as the result of many years of community engagement including service to athletic, faith, and civic causes, John Litten was elected by the people of Ward 3 to serve as their representative on Lakewood City Council in November 2015, and again in 2019; and, WHEREAS, as a testament to Mr. Litten's collegial and cooperative approach, he was unanimously elected by his colleagues to the position of Vice President of Council in 2020, where circumstances required him to help ensure the continuation of city governance through a historic global pandemic; and, WHEREAS, Mr. Litten was unanimously elected by his Council colleagues to the position of President of Council in 2022, where he lead the process to appropriate over $3 million of American Rescue Plan Act funds on projects to address community needs; and, WHEREAS, bringing to bear his years of experience in social services and non-profit leadership, Mr. Litten served as Chair of Council's Health & Human Services Committee from 2018-2021 where he successfully championed local "Tobacco 21" legislation that helped pave the way for the broader statewide policy that was later enacted; and, WHEREAS, Mr. Litten's service to the City has been characterized by collaboration, integrity, kindness, and sports references, all of which he employed when pursuing his priorities such as community building through block clubs, traffic calming, and quality of life improvements for residents; and, WHEREAS, after eight years serving the City he loves, Mr. Litten did not seek re- election in 2023, instead, gracefully stepping aside to empower a successor with the opportunity to lead; now, therefore, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY OF LAKEWOOD, OHIO: Section 1. That this Council does hereby commend John Litten for his eight years of dedicated public service as a member of Lakewood City Council and for his leadership as Council Vice President and President. Section 2. That this Council does hereby wish John all the best on his next chapter in public service where he will focus his time and talents serving the greater Cleveland region. Section 3. It is found and determined that all formal actions of this Council concerning and relating to the passage of this resolution were adopted in an open meeting of this Council, and that all such deliberations of this Council and any of its committees that resulted in such formal action, were in meetings open to the public, in compliance with all legal requirements.