[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 157 (2011), Part 15]
[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page 21295]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]




                   IN RECOGNITION OF RICHARD ROBINSON

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                         HON. DENNIS A. CARDOZA

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                       Friday, December 16, 2011

  Mr. CARDOZA. Mr. Speaker, I rise today to recognize my friend, 
Richard Robinson in the event of his retirement after seven dedicated 
years of service as Chief Executive Officer of Stanislaus County.
  Rick was appointed Stanislaus County Chief Executive Officer in 
September 2004. In this position, under the director of the Board of 
Supervisors, Rick oversees all aspects of Stanislaus County government, 
which includes 26 County departments, a $900 million operating budget 
and over 3,600 employees.
  Faced with severe financial challenges during the current economic 
crisis, Rick led an effort to develop a multi-year framework around 
which the County budget functions, a strategy which enables the County 
to address both current and future year budget shortfalls in a 
systematic and proactive manner. During his career with Stanislaus 
County, he also led many efforts aimed at strengthening the County 
health care safety net, including successful initiatives to attain the 
Federally Qualified Health Care Facility Designation in the County's 
health clinic system, a multi-year effort to retain the County 
Residency Program, and the sale and transition of the Stanislaus 
Behavior Health Center to private Ownership.
  Prior to his appointment with Stanislaus County, Rick had, since 
1991, held the position of Chief Administrator with Tehama County. Rick 
started his local government career in 1982 as an Accountant for the 
Tehama County Auditor-Controller's Office. In 1986, he was elected 
Auditor-Controller and ran unopposed for a second four-year term in 
1990.
  Rick currently serves on several local committees, including the 
Community Hospice Board of Directors, the Governing Board of Doctors 
Medical Center, Stanislaus Workforce Alliance Board of Directors and 
the Valley First Credit Union Supervisory Committee. Rick was recently 
honored by the Stanislaus County Equal Rights Commission as a recipient 
of the 2011 Annual Dale Butler Equal Rights Award for exemplary service 
in equal employment opportunity matters and leadership in promoting 
equal rights.
  Rick was an honors graduate of California State University, Chico, 
earning his degree in Business Administration with an emphasis in 
Accounting. He is a lifetime selection to Beta Gamma Sigma, a national 
scholastic honor society for business graduates. Rick has been married 
to his beautiful wife Kathy for 37 years. They have 4 children and 8 
grandchildren.
  Mr. Speaker, I ask that my colleagues join me in honoring my good 
friend, Mr. Richard Robinson for his years of dedication to the County 
of Stanislaus.

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