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Gainesville honors longtime city clerk Denise Jordan at final council meeting
Summary
City clerk Denise Jordan was celebrated on her last mayor and council meeting after 35 years of service, receiving a Georgia Municipal Association lifetime achievement award and local proclamations recognizing her career.
Denise Jordan, Gainesville’s city clerk, was honored at her final mayor and council meeting with a lifetime achievement award from the Georgia Municipal Association and proclamations from the city and state recognizing her 35 years of service.
Jordan has worked for the city since 1990 and served more than 25 years as city clerk. City officials credited her with leading the transition from paper to electronic processing for agendas and campaign disclosure reports, coordinating a recodification of the city code and Unified Land Development Code, and creating an archives space in historic City Hall. The Georgia Municipal Clerks Association named her Clerk of the Year in 2016; she also holds the Master Municipal Clerk designation from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and is an Athenian dialogue facilitator.
Council members and staff used the council comments portion of the meeting to praise Jordan’s institutional knowledge and steady hand. Councilmember Brooks called her “the consummate professional,” and Councilmember Guzman said Jordan’s “dedication and commitment to our city has been one that I admire.” Mayor Samuel Cuvillon and City Manager Bridal Lackey recounted Jordan’s role supporting multiple city managers and councils over three and a half decades.
Pete and Pam, representatives of the Georgia Municipal Association, presented Jordan with a lifetime service award citing her more than 35 years in local government and her work hosting association meetings in Gainesville. Councilman Lisa Dunigan read a resolution from the Georgia State Senate commending Jordan’s service and noting improvements she helped implement in city records, audiovisual systems and archives.
Jordan thanked council and the community for the opportunity to serve and said she looks forward to retirement activities, including church volunteer work, baking and gardening. The meeting concluded with an invitation to a reception in the hall to continue remarks and present tokens of appreciation.
Ending: The council set no formal successor during the meeting; city staff indicated that standard hiring and transition processes will proceed. The council also approved routine consent and development items (see separate coverage).
