HomeMy WebLinkAboutCOUNCIL - PROCLAMATION - 01/03/2017 - PROCLAMATION DECLARING JANUARY 3, 2017, AS VINCE DPROCLAMATION
WHEREAS, Vince DeChand, owner of Counterfeit Press, has provided the City of Fort
Collins the service of printing City Council’s agendas for 46 years; and
WHEREAS, beginning in 1972, Vince managed Larimer County’s Print Shop for eight
years, printing 76 copies of City Council’s agendas every two weeks, along with many other
County print jobs; and
WHEREAS, when Vince left employment with Larimer County to open his own print
shop in Campus West in 1980, prior to moving his business into his home in 1982, the City
continued to use Vince for this specialized job because of his familiarity with Council agendas;
and
WHEREAS, throughout these many years, Vince has provided exemplary service,
including pickup, overnight printing, sometimes going without sleep to get the job done, and
delivery to the City Clerk’s office by 7:30 a.m. the next morning; and
WHEREAS, Vince became so familiar with the format of the agenda that he often
caught errors such as duplicate attachments and out-of-order pages, and questioned other items
that “just didn’t look quite right” and called Clerk staff members to alert them to the error and to
offer any service he could to rectify the problem; and
WHEREAS, Vince, who has never missed printing an estimated 1,200 City Council
agendas in 46 years, has decided to retire.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, Wade Troxell, Mayor of the City of Fort Collins, do hereby
declare January 3, 2017 as
VINCE DECHAND DAY
I commend your exceptional service to the City and wish you all the best in your retirement.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand and the seal of the City of Fort
Collins this 3rd day of January, A.D. 2017.
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Mayor
ATTEST:
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City Clerk