HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-12-17 ProclamationCity of Iowa City
PROCLAMATION
Whereas, Connie Champion was elected to the School Board in 1987 and served
election to the City Council in 1997; and
Whereas, over the last 16 years Connie Champion attended more than 400 City uouncu
meetings, voting on an estimated 800 ordinances and 7,000 resolutions, and attended countless
committee and intergovernmental meetings, and
Whereas, during her tenure Connie Champion served with eight different City Councils and
was the Council representative to the Convention and Visitors Bureau, the Rules Committee, the
Student Senate Subcommittee, the SEATS Paratransit board, the Johnson County Justice
Coordinating Committee, and the Johnson County Council of Governments (JCCOG) (now
known as Metropolitan Planning Organization of Johnson County (MPOJC)); and
Whereas, even while serving on the Council, Connie Champion always made time to run a
downtown business, raise money for Shelter House and other causes, and preside over large
family gatherings (including 20 grandchildren by latest count); and
Whereas, no force of nature — not even the combined effect of one tornado, two floods, three
major winter storms, and one landfill fire — can match Connie Champion's larger -than-life
personality; and
Whereas, former Council Members sent in their favorite memories of working with Connie but
they were not appropriate for young audiences and therefore will not be included in this
proclamation; and
Whereas, 16 years represent the longest period of Council service known to present day
City staff, the media, or anyone still alive with knowledge of City matters, making
Connie Champion a true matriarch of the City Council.
Now, therefore, I, Matthew J. Hayek, Mayor of the City of Iowa City, Iowa, and with full
knowledge that she will likely protest, do hereby proclaim Wednesday, December 18, 2013, as
CONNIE CHAMPION DAY
and encourage Iowa Citians to thank Connie for her service and recognize that the community
owes her an immense debt of gratitude.
Matthew J. Hayek, Mayoj
Signed in Iowa City, Iow,
this 17th day of December