To: Board of Supervisors
From: Thomas Geiger, County Counsel
Report Title: Adopt Resolution in Honor of Jacqueline Y. Woods on the Occasion of Her Retirement
?Recommendation of the County Administrator ? Recommendation of Board Committee
RECOMMENDATIONS:
ADOPT a Resolution in honor of Jacqueline Y. Woods on the occasion of her retirement from Contra Costa County.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None.
BACKGROUND:
Please see attached resolution.
CONSEQUENCE OF NEGATIVE ACTION:
None.
The Board of Supervisors of Contra Costa County, California
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IN THE MATTER OF Recognizing the Retirement of Jacqueline Yvette Woods from Contra Costa County
WHEREAS, Jacqueline Yvette Woods graduated with a Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from the University of California, Berkeley in December 1981, received her law degree from the University of San Francisco School of Law in May 1985, and was licensed to practice law by the State Bar of California in July 1988; and
WHEREAS, Jacqueline began her career with Contra Costa County on December 13, 1995, in the County Counsel's Office as a Deputy County Counsel, Small Claims Advisor, where she advised pro per litigants and other legal professionals regarding small claims civil litigation practice and procedures, including alternative dispute resolution options; and
WHEREAS, on November 18, 1996, Jacqueline was appointed a Deputy County Counsel, Deep Class, where she began representing the then-Social Services Department on juvenile dependency matters and temporary conservatorships and the Health Services Department on permanent conservatorships and hospital writ of habeas corpus hearings; and
WHEREAS, over the years Jacqueline rose from Deputy County Counsel, Basic Level to Deputy County Counsel, Advanced Level; and
WHEREAS, Jacqueline has been the trial attorney for numerous contested hearings under the Lanterman-Petris-Short Act; and
WHEREAS, Jacqueline, in her tenure representing the Social Services Department and lat...
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