[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 151 (2005), Part 9]
[House]
[Page 12047]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                               BILL GOETZ

  (Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky asked and was given permission to address the 
House for 1 minute.)
  Mr. DAVIS of Kentucky. Mr. Speaker, I rise today in honor of William 
H. Goetz, who, after 46 years of service to the City of Fort Mitchell, 
Kentucky, has announced his retirement from public service.
  Bill Goetz' career began in 1964 when he began serving on the City 
Council of South Fort Mitchell until that city merged with Fort 
Mitchell in 1967. He continued to serve as a council member for a 
combined total of 18 years, until 1981 when he was elected mayor.
  William Goetz was mayor of Fort Mitchell from 1982 until April of 
1993 when he was appointed city administrator and held that position 
for 12 years, until announcing his recent retirement.
  Mr. Goetz has also served the city throughout his career as a member 
and an officer of numerous local and State organizations, including 
serving as president of the Municipal Government League of Northern 
Kentucky, president of the Northern Kentucky Area Planning Commission, 
chairman of the board of the Kentucky Municipal Risk Management 
Association, and president of the Kentucky League of Cities, a great 
record of public service.
  Mr. Goetz has shown a devotion to employee relations and spearheaded 
efforts to improve employee benefits, which in turn allows the city to 
retain its seasoned employees, a great workforce with a long history of 
good service.
  A devoted family man, Bill Goetz spends much of his free time with a 
large, extended family cheering on the Cincinnati Reds and the 
Cincinnati Bengals football team.
  The retirement of William Goetz after over four and a half decades of 
public service will result in his being greatly missed by elected 
officials, employees, residents, longtime associates and friends of the 
city. He is a consummate professional who has always been a pleasure to 
work with, held a wealth of knowledge, demonstrated a will to help 
others and a will to continually serve the community. I am sure that 
that will continue long into the future.
  Thank you, Bill, for your service.

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