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RESOLUTION
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PAUL, MINNESOTA
Green Sheet # 3024120
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RESOLUTION HONORING THE FORMER CITY COUNCILMEMBER AND COUNTY
COMNIISSIONER ELIZABETH DECOURCY FOR HER GROUNDBREAKING SERVICE TO THE
CITY OF SAINT PAi3L
WHEREAS, Elizabeth M. DeCourcy was the first woman elected to the Ramsey County Board in 1952;
WIIEREAS, Mrs. DeCourcy also became the first woman elected to serve on the Saint Paul City Council in
1956;
WHEREAS, Mrs. DeCourcy broke gender barriers to become an effective elected official known for her
commitment to excellent pubiic service and the frugal use of taa�payers' dollazs;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth DeCourcy was a role model for many women through the way she carried out her official
duties as commissioner of fmance and public utilities and the way she often had to deal with scorn and
jocularity for being the only woman who was elected to public office in Saint Paul;
WI�EREAS, today there are many effective and dedicated women who hold public of£ice in Saint Paul, a11 of
whom owe a debt of gratitude to Mrs. DeCourcy for her groundbreaking accoinplishments as the first elected
woman to the City Council and the Ramsey County Boazd of Commissioners;
WHEREAS, Elizabeth DeCourcy not only broke gender barriers in Saint Paul, she was an effective leader who
fought hazd to represent her consrituents and earned the respect of her colleagues through hard work and
perseverance;and
WHEREAS, Elizabeth M. DeCourcy passed away quietly on September 3, 2004, after a very long and
productive life; now therefore, be it
RESOLVED, that the Council of the City of Saint Paul does hereby publically commend and recognize the
accompiishments of Councilmember and Commissioner Elizabeth DeCourcy for her groundbreaking service on
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Paul City Council and the Ramsey Co� Board; and be it
i RESOLV ,�at the Council of the City of Saint Paul hereby proclaims Wednesday, November
a eCourcy Day in the City of Saint Paul and asks all citizens to join in recognizing the
t contributions made by this remarkable woman to public service in the City of Saint Paul and Ramsey
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Honoring Elizabeffi DeCourcy an d proclaiming November,l�as Elizabeth DeCourcy Day in the City of Saint Paul.
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