[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 57 (Wednesday, May 8, 2002)]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Pages E744-E745]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




     HONORING CITRUS HEIGHTS, CALIFORNIA CITY COUNCILMAN TIM RANEY

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                             HON. DOUG OSE

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                         Wednesday, May 8, 2002

  Mr. OSE. Mr. Speaker, tonight, Tim Raney will be recognized for his 
service as a councilman in my hometown of Citrus Heights, California. 
Though the peaceful transition of officials into and out of elective 
office is not a unique occurrence in this great nation, this particular 
event is worthy of our recognition.
  Tim Raney was elected to the Citrus Heights City Council in November 
of 1996, on the same ballot that a proud community voted to make formal 
its desire to become an incorporated city. Tim was an active leader in 
the drive for Citrus Heights cityhood, an effort that was more than a 
decade in the making, going to the United States Supreme Court to 
affirm the right of its residents to self-governance.
  As a member of the first city council, Tim and the four other council 
members were responsible for negotiating the contracts for police and 
public safety services, garbage and waste management services, and all 
other services that make a city responsive to its citizens.
  In his six years on the council, he was a tireless advocate for the 
community. He

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served on the Sacramento Transportation Authority, Sacramento Regional 
County Sanitation District, and the Sacramento Metropolitan Fire 
District. In 1998, then Governor Pete Wilson appointed him to the 
Commission on Local Governance for the 21st Century. From naming a 
blue-ribbon panel to improve school test scores, to championing 
economic development issues and working to bring consensus to regional 
transportation issues, his mark on the community is clear.
  As Councilman Raney steps down from the city council to pursue 
professional goals and commit more time to his growing family in their 
new home, he does so as more than a former councilman. He will be 
remembered as one of the founders of the City of Citrus Heights, and as 
a solid example of a true public servant.

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