[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 154 (2008), Part 18]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 24416]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                IN HONOR OF COUNTY MANAGER JOHN MALTBIE

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                           HON. JACKIE SPEIER

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Thursday, November 20, 2008

  Ms. SPEIER. Madam Speaker, soon San Mateo County will lose its 
premier administrator when County Manager John Maltbie retires after 
two decades at the helm.
  John has served the county ably since taking office in 1989. He has 
shown, time and again, how thoughtful, steady leadership can make all 
the difference in the quality of service a county offers to its 
residents. John oversees a government operation employing more than 
4,800 people, who serve a growing and diverse population nearing three 
quarters of a million residents.
  Under John's leadership, San Mateo County was the first County in the 
State to develop school-based children and family services, a MediCal-
managed care system for medical and mental health patients and a work-
first model for welfare reform.
  A strong proponent of collaborating with his peers in and outside of 
government, John continued San Mateo County's long history of forming 
and continuing mutually beneficial partnerships with other local 
governments, businesses and organizations. Some of these partnerships 
are the City/County Association of Governments; Peninsula Partnership 
for Children, Youth and Families; San Mateo County Telecommunications 
Authority and the Library Joint Powers Authority. John has also worked 
closely with local cities to develop a nationally recognized model for 
county-wide emergency medical services.
  Madam Speaker, during John Maltbie's tenure, the county has seen the 
completion of a state-of-the-art, 225-bed San Mateo County Health 
Center. He has also overseen the building of a new main jail, 
administrative office building, parking garage, three medical clinics, 
three social services district offices and a new County Court facility.
  John's service in Public Administration began in 1972. Prior to San 
Mateo County, he served in multiple roles in Santa Clara County and was 
City Manager for both Milpitas, California and Glendale, Arizona.
  John holds a Masters of Arts Degree and a Bachelor of Arts Degree in 
Political Science, with an emphasis in Public Administration, from San 
Jose State University. He has taught at several colleges and 
universities, including Arizona State University, College of Notre Dame 
and San Jose State University.
  A true public servant, John passed his community commitment on to his 
children, Jeff and Jayme, who have both worked in public service. They 
will no doubt enjoy more of their father's time, but Madam Speaker, the 
real benefactors of John's retirement will be his lucky grandchildren: 
Ella, Emma and Zoe. Please join me in wishing John Maltbie a long and 
joy-filled retirement.

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