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• A TRIBUTE RESOLUTION HONORING NILLA"DICKE" SLOOP WHEREAS, Nilla "Dicke" Sloop has contributed greatly to the development of Lee County and the surrounding area through her service in the environmental health field and on various local boards and committees;and, WHEREAS, Dicke began her environmental health career in 1967 in the Mecklenburg County Health Department, where she worked for three years;then returned to the profession in 1979,working as a sanitarian and later the Program Coordinator for the District Health Department serving Chatham and Lee counties; she transferred to the Wake County Health Department in 1987,where she has worked in various capacities of increasing responsibility;and retired from Wake County as the Director of Environmental Health and Safety in December of 2005;and, WHEREAS, she was the second female to enter the environmental health field in the state in 1992 and the first female Animal Control Director of Wake County in 1995;and, WHEREAS, Dicke was a member of the National Environmental Health Association, the North Carolina Public Health Association/Environmental Health Section, the Eastern District/North Carolina Public Health Association and the North Carolina Environmental Health Supervisors Association;and, WHEREAS, she served in leadership positions during her service on the North Carolina Environmental Health State of Practice Committee, and also served during the transition in profession from the "North Carolina Sanitarian" to the North Carolina Environmental Health Specialists;and, WHEREAS,Dicke not only served at the state level,but also locally on the Lee County Board of Health from 2021 through 2022,in which she was reappointed three times,as well as on the Lee County Partnership for Children Board since 2014 and served as Board Chair from 2016 through 2019 and stayed on as past chair for another year;and, WHEREAS, the Lee County Board of Commissioners wishes to recognize and acknowledge the valuable service rendered by Dicke Sloop to the people of Lee County and expresses gratitude to her for her service;and, NOW,THEREFORE,BE IT RESOLVED by the Lee County Board of Commissioners that a tribute is hereby bestowed upon Dicke Sloop for her numerous years of devoted service and meaningful contributions as mean of expressing appreciation and offering sincere condolences to the family. Dated this the 121 of September,2022. 6D/Sfnfth, nmhwll�/ Lee County Board of Commissioners ATTEST: Hailey Hall,Clerk kb the Board APPROVED AS TO FORM: hw Whitney Parrish,ree County Attorney