To: Board of Supervisors
From: Marc Shorr, Information Technology Director
Report Title: Recognizing Donald A. Nielsen on the occasion of his retirement from Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Department of Information Technology
☒Recommendation of the County Administrator ☐ Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT Resolution No. 24- in honor of Donald A. Nielsen on the occasion of his retirement from Contra Costa County, as recommended by the Department of Information Technology.
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The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
IN THE MATTER OF
Honoring Donald A. Nielsen upon the occasion of his 42 years of service to Contra Costa County.
WHEREAS,
Donald A. Nielsen began his career with Contra Costa County as a Programmer I for Contra Costa County Auditor-Controller on September 1, 1981, after earning an Associate of Arts degree from Diablo Valley College; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen was promoted to the Programmer II position on September 1, 1982; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen expanded his education by achieving a Bachelor of Science from Cal State Hayward in June 1989 in Computer Science; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen was recognized by the Office of the County Administrator Data Processing Services for his contribution to the success of the 1994 Retirement Statement tape; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen then retitled to the Information Systems Programmer/Analyst II position on May 1, 1998, with the Contra Costa County Department of Information Technology; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen has served in the Law and Justice Information Systems Unit (formerly under the Systems and Programming Unit of the Department of Information Technology) in numerous capacities and as a result has improved the Department’s operations and service capacity; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen was thanked in 2010 by the Office of the Sheriff Technical Services Division Records and ID unit for his work as part of the team whose direct work helped Contra Costa County criminal justice agencies meet the compliance procedures of the Department of Justice Wanted Persons System; and
WHEREAS, Contra Costa County Department of Information Technology staff celebrate Mr. Nielsen’s contributions to performing his duties in accordance with the values of his department’s mission through his dedicated work performance and outstanding work ethic; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen was celebrated by Contra Costa County in 2021 for 40 years of service to the County; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen in 2023 was part of the team that successfully separated Contra Costa County’s court systems from the County’s mainframe system; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Nielsen remained a valued resource, dedicated staff member, a wealth of knowledge and information and model employee for the Contra Costa County Department of Information Technology until his retirement in 2024.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED:
That Donald A. Nielsen be recognized upon his retirement after nearly 43 years of dedicated service to Contra Costa County and for the high quality of work performed during his career.