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1 1 SENATE RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY IVERSON, ANGELO, BEHN, BLACK, BOETTGER,
1 3 BOLKCOM, CONNOLLY, DEARDEN, DELUHERY, DRAKE, DVORSKY,
1 4 FIEGEN, FINK, FLYNN, FRAISE, FREEMAN, GASKILL,
1 5 GREINER, GRONSTAL, HAMMOND, HANSEN, HARPER, HOLVECK,
1 6 HORN, HOUSER, JENSEN, KIBBIE, KING, KRAMER, LAMBERTI,
1 7 LORD, LUNDBY, MADDOX, McCOY, McKIBBEN, McKINLEY,
1 8 MILLER, RAGAN, REDFERN, REDWINE, REHBERG, RITTMER,
1 9 SCHUERER, SEXTON, SHEARER, SOUKUP, TINSMAN, VEENSTRA,
1 10 and ZIEMAN
1 11 A Resolution honoring and paying tribute to
1 12 Auditor of State Richard D. Johnson upon his
1 13 retirement from public office.
1 14 WHEREAS, Richard D. "Dick" Johnson will retire this
1 15 year after serving for 23 years as the Auditor of
1 16 State; and
1 17 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson is a native of Spencer,
1 18 Iowa, and received his bachelor's degree in accounting
1 19 from Drake University, and his CPA in this state; and
1 20 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson began his career of
1 21 public service as the Sheldahl City Clerk in 1959 and
1 22 was the Mayor of Sheldahl for 11 years from 1964-1975;
1 23 and
1 24 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson was appointed as the
1 25 Director of Finance for the Iowa Highway Commission in
1 26 1968 and was appointed as the first Director of the
1 27 Department of Transportation's Administration Division
1 28 in 1975; and
1 29 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson was appointed as the
1 30 Director of the Department of Transportation's Motor
2 1 Vehicle Division in 1978; and
2 2 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson was appointed to the
2 3 position of Auditor of State by Governor Robert Ray in
2 4 1979 after the incumbent died; and
2 5 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson is a six-time winner of
2 6 statewide office and has never lost an election; and
2 7 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson was instrumental in
2 8 helping the state weather the budget crisis of the
2 9 mid-1990s and earned the respect of persons of both
2 10 parties for his political courage and his lack of
2 11 partisanship; and
2 12 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson has been nationally
2 13 recognized for his expertise by being elected
2 14 President of the National Association of State
2 15 Auditors, Comptrollers and Treasurers; and
2 16 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson is a former member of
2 17 the Auditing Standards Board of the American Institute
2 18 of CPAs, becoming the first Iowan to serve on that
2 19 board; and
2 20 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson was internationally
2 21 recognized for his expertise when he was commissioned
2 22 by the United States Department of State to help
2 23 develop accounting and financial systems in new
2 24 democracies in the former Soviet Union; and
2 25 WHEREAS, Richard D. Johnson has been the faithful
2 26 and respected "Watchdog of the Treasury" since 1979;
2 27 NOW THEREFORE,
2 28 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate
2 29 honors and pays tribute to Richard D. "Dick" Johnson,
2 30 upon his retirement from public office, for his
3 1 unwavering integrity and for his many years of public
3 2 service benefiting the citizens of Iowa; and
3 3 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That upon passage of this
3 4 Resolution, an official copy shall be prepared for
3 5 presentation to Auditor of State Richard D. Johnson.
3 6 LSB 7239SS 79
3 7 av/pj/5
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