Council honors retiring staff and recognizes Gresham Rising Stars
Summary
Council recognized a long list of retirees including Finance Director Sharon Monahan and Fire Chief Scott Lewis for decades of service, and celebrated several young community members as Gresham Rising Stars.
At the start of the Dec. 10 meeting the council held a moment of silence and then spent substantial time honoring city retirees. Mayor Travis Stoball highlighted Sharon Monahan—s 24 years and eight months in budget and finance and Chief Scott Lewis—s 22 years with the fire department, praising leadership through COVID and departmental modernization.
The council read a longer list of long-serving staff across fire and police and presented symbolic gifts and street-name signage in their honor. Councilors offered personal remarks of thanks. The council also recognized Gresham Rising Stars — youth from area schools — for leadership, perseverance and community contributions, introducing several students and inviting applause.
Councilor Jones Dixon received a ceremonial acknowledgement of his service as he prepares to be sworn in as a Multnomah County commissioner; the mayor and colleagues highlighted the relationship between city and county work and the expectation of continued support.
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