Florida Senate - 2012                (Corrected Copy)    SR 2144
       
       
       
       By Senators Jones, Latvala, and Fasano
       
       
       
       
       13-03860C-12                                          20122144__
    1                          Senate Resolution                        
    2         A resolution recognizing Commissioner John Morroni for
    3         his outstanding service as a member of the Pinellas
    4         County Board of County Commissioners and for his
    5         commitment to public service.
    6  
    7         WHEREAS, John Morroni was born on February 16, 1955, in
    8  Chicago, Illinois, went on to graduate from Loyola University
    9  with a bachelor of arts degree in history, and moved to Florida
   10  in 1980, and
   11         WHEREAS, John Morroni was elected to the Florida House of
   12  Representatives in 1992, where he served for 8 years, and was
   13  elected to the Pinellas County Commission in 2000, where he
   14  currently serves as chairperson, and
   15         WHEREAS, a Realtor by profession, John Morroni serves on or
   16  is a member of the Health and Human Services Coordinating
   17  Council, the Area Agency on Aging of Pasco-Pinellas, Inc., the
   18  Florida Association of Counties, the Historic Preservation
   19  Advisory Board, and the Pinellas County Planning Council, where
   20  he serves as treasurer, and
   21         WHEREAS, John Morroni is the recipient of numerous honors
   22  and awards, including the F.A.S.T. Appreciation Award for
   23  supporting affordable housing for the people of Pinellas County,
   24  the Fraternal Order of Police, Pinellas Lodge 43 “Lawman of the
   25  Year” Award, the National Alliance for the Mentally Ill (NAMI)
   26  “Iris” Award, and the Disabled American Veterans Commanders Club
   27  “Bronze Leader” Award, and
   28         WHEREAS, on January 27, 2012, John Morroni hosted his 17th
   29  annual appreciation dinner for law enforcement officers,
   30  firefighters, EMS providers, and members of the crisis
   31  intervention team, which, to date, has raised more than $250,000
   32  for charitable causes, NOW, THEREFORE,
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   34  Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
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   36         That Commissioner John Morroni is recognized for his
   37  outstanding service as a member of the Pinellas County Board of
   38  County Commissioners and for his commitment to public service.