HomeMy WebLinkAbout19-01-04 RESOLUTION 19-01-04
CITY OF OAK PARK HEIGHTS
WASHINGTON COUNTY,MINNESOTA
A RESOLUTION OF APPRECIATION AND THANK YOU TO MARK VIERLING,
CITY ATTORNEY, FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE CITY OF OAK PARK
HEIGHTS
WHEREAS Mark Vierling began his tenure as City Attorney for the City of Oak Park
Heights in August 1978 making him the longest serving City Attorney in the history of Oak Park
Heights; and
WHEREAS Mark Vierling has provided the City Council and Staff with sound legal advice
during the course of innumerable City Council meetings; and
WHEREAS Mark Vierling displayed courage and fortitude in ensuring compliance with
the City Code of Ordinances thus protecting the City and its employees by always offering fair but
firm perspective; and
WHEREAS Mark Vierling has been instrumental in negotiating and drafting a multitude
of written agreements, permits and leases on behalf of the City of Oak Park Heights; and
WHEREAS Mark Vierling has effectively managed and successfully guided the City of
Oak Park Heights through several litigations during his tenure due to his ability to present cases,
negotiate and mediate and his creative approach to resolving disputes; and
WHEREAS Mark Vierling is valued as a colleague and a friend and always gave of his
time generously to assist others; and
WHEREAS Mark Vierling retired from the City of Oak Park Heights on December 31,
2018 and will be truly missed.
NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Oak Park
Heights expresses its deep gratitude and appreciation to Mark Vierling for his more than 40 years
of wise counsel and advice to the City of Oak Park Heights and wishes him only the best for his
future endeavors.
Passed by the City Council of Oak Park Heights this 81" day of J ary, 201'.
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Vary cCoi ber, Mayor
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Eric A. Jo nson, City Administrator