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(01 <br /> ori ll` <br /> RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING CHIEF WAYNE BARBER AND HIS 47 YEARS OF <br /> SERVICE WITH THE SANFORD FIRE DEPARTMENT <br /> WHEREAS, Chief Wayne Barber began his career in fire service as a volunteer firefighter; and <br /> WHEREAS, Chief Barber began working for the Sanford Fire Department on February 14, <br /> 1975; and <br /> WHEREAS, Chief Barber was promoted to a pumper engineer in February 1977, and then as <br /> lieutenant in August 1982, and as captain in December 1983 and as assistant chief in March <br /> 1989; and <br /> WHEREAS, on August 18, 1995, Barber was named as Chief of the Sanford Fire Department <br /> for the City of Sanford; and <br /> WHEREAS, during his tenure with the Sanford Fire Department, Chief Barber's <br /> accomplishments include overseeing the expansion of the Department's fire service capability, <br /> establishment of a Child Passenger Safety program, facilitation of the Sanford Fire Department's <br /> Cancer Initiative, and overseeing many equipment upgrades and the increase of fire stations <br /> across the City to increase service capacity in relation to increasing population and geographic <br /> growth; and <br /> WHEREAS, on November 16, 2021 Chief Barber was honored as a Hometown Hero by the NC <br /> Automobile Dealers Association; and <br /> WHEREAS, Chief Barber has announced his retirement as Fire Chief effective January 1, 2022 <br /> after dedicating 47 years to his career in providing exemplary fire service and leadership; and <br /> NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners that <br /> Sanford Fire Department Chief Wayne Barber is recognized and honored for his outstanding <br /> career in fire service and 47 years of dedication to the City of Sanford and Lee County and that <br /> the Board extends its sincere appreciation and wishes him the best in all his future endeavors. <br /> Presented and adopted this 13`h day of December, 2021. <br /> K. k D. Smith, air <br /> Lee County Board of Commissioners <br /> TEST: <br /> Al 4 <br /> "1111 (e- /A 411 �L./ <br /> ifer Gre, C erk to the Board <br />