A RESOLUTION IN APPRECIATION OF JOEL HARPER UPON HIS RESIGNATION AS PRESIDENT OF THE CHAPEL HILL-CARRBORO CHAMBER OF COMMERCE (2000-12-11/R-1)

WHEREAS, Joel Harper has served for eight years as president of the Chapel Hill-Carrboro Chamber of Commerce and is leaving to assume a position at IBM; and

WHEREAS, when Joel Harper came to the Chamber eight years ago when the membership was declining, the finances were in the red, and some were saying that the Chamber should be done away with; and

WHEREAS, Joel Harper built the Chamber to a powerful organization which has developed to a membership of 570 members with an annual budget of $330,000; and

WHEREAS, Joel Harper has enjoyed helping bring people together and improve their businesses, working to improve relations between businesses and local government, and helping the business community and the citizens of the Town in times of disaster, such as Hurricane Fran and flooding around Eastgate; and

WHEREAS, Joel Harper is a person of high character, objective thinking, exceptional energy, and congenial nature;

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the Council of the Town of Chapel Hill that we acknowledge with gratitude the contributions of

Joel Harper

On behalf of the community, and wish Joel success in his future at IBM.

This the 11^th day of December, 2000.

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Mayor Rosemary I. Waldorf

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Council Member Flicka Bateman Mayor Pro Tem Lee Pavão

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Council Member Joyce Brown Council Member Bill Strom

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Council Member Pat Evans Council Member Jim Ward

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Council Member Kevin Foy Council Member Edith Wiggins