[Congressional Record Volume 144, Number 138 (Tuesday, October 6, 1998)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E1914]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]


                        TRIBUTE TO ALAN B. FLORY

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                             HON. VIC FAZIO

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                        Tuesday, October 6, 1998

  Mr. FAZIO of California. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize and 
commend Alan B. Flory upon his retirement as Yolo County Assessor. Mr. 
Flory has served the people of Yolo County in this position for twelve 
years and will complete his service in January 1999.
  Alan received a B.A. in Business Administration from California State 
University, Sacramento. In addition, he has continuously sought to 
supplement his education and refine his skills by taking many 
management and real estate courses through the American Institute of 
Real Estate Appraisers, the University of California, and the 
California State Board of Equalization throughout his long career.
  Alan began his public service career as an appraiser with the 
Sacramento County Assessor's office. He next served as a property tax 
advisor with the Marshall and Stevens Appraisal Company. During his 
tenure, he directed and developed property tax programs in Montana, New 
York, Canada, Colombia, and throughout South America. While in Canada, 
he authored a rural appraisal manual for the Province of Ontario.
  Mr. Flory settled into his position with the California State Board 
of Equalization as a property tax appraiser for nineteen years. He 
directed state units that audited County Assessor Offices to determine 
the adequacy of their practices and procedures. These units were 
charged with the development of rules, regulations and procedural 
handbooks governing assessment practices and unity that provided 
guidance and training to county assessors and their staffs.
  During his years as Yolo County Assessor, he has held numerous 
positions elected by his peers including: president, California 
Assessors Association; president, Bay Area Assessors Association; 
chair, Executive Committee California Assessors Association; chair, 
Legislative Committee California Assessors Association. Alan, as a 
member of the Assessors Association Committee, put his finesse with 
numbers and his negotiating experience to practice and assisted in 
settling a property tax dispute between public utility companies and 
counties. His leadership helped broker a settlement that would have 
cost the State of California a revenue loss of $1.7 billion.
  Finally, Mr. Speaker, I wish to thank Alan for his years of 
friendship and wise counsel, and to wish him the best in his new 
position as a trustee of the Yuba Community College District. Alan has 
been a real asset to the people of my congressional district. Alan 
exemplifies a model public servant. I congratulate and wish him well on 
his next adventure.

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