Councilman Reid to be Honored

The City Council will recognize Councilman William Reid's service at the Annual Reorganization, 8 p.m. Monday in Municipal Court, 325 Watchung Ave.

COUNCILMANIC RESOLUTION SALUTING WILLIAM REID IN RECOGNITION OF
HIS DEDICATED SERVICE TO OUR COMMUNITY AND HIS CAREER AS A
PUBLIC SERVANT.

WHEREAS, WILLIAM REID, offered his service to our community as
a Commissioner of the Plainfield Redevelopment Agency from 1982 - 1987; and
further served as Commissioner of the Plainfield Municipal Utilities Authority
from 2000 - 2007; and
WHEREAS, WILLIAM REID, was appointed by the Plainfield
Governing Body as First Ward City Councilman on December 5, 2007 to fill the
unexpired 4-year term due to the resignation of Rayland Vanblake; and
WHEREAS, WILLIAM REID, was elected by his constituency as First
Ward City Councilman on November 4, 2008, and was re-elected on November 2,
2010 for a 4-year term; and
WHEREAS, WILLIAM REID, has now completed over seven
distinguished years as First Ward Councilman for the City of Plainfield
commencing on December 31, 2014; and
WHEREAS, WILLIAM REID, throughout his tenure on the Plainfield
City Council served in various capacities including: City Council Planning Board
Representative; Chairman of the Administration & Finance Committee; Chairmanof the Economic Growth Committee; Liaison to the Muhlenberg Subcommittee
and Liaison to the Plainfield Municipal Authority; and
WHEREAS, WILLIAM REID, in 2012 was elected by his peers as
Chairman, Committee of the whole, a position to which he was re-elected to in
2013 and 2014; now, therefore
BE IT RESOLVED, by the Municipal Council of the City of
Plainfield that WILLIAM REID’s distinguished term on the Plainfield
City Council be commemorated and memorialized via this document;
and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Governing Body, on
behalf of the entire citizenry of this great City spread upon its
permanent records most sincere admiration for and best wishes for
much happiness for WILLIAM REID and his family in the years
ahead!