City of Crestview issued the following announcement on Oct. 5.
Acknowledging the often-heavy burden of elected office, the present city government will recognize and salute its living predecessors at a special 6 p.m. Oct. 19 meeting of the City Council at Warriors Hall during City Government Week.
“We have almost 20 former elected officials who have served Crestview well still living among us,” Mayor JB Whitten said. “We’d like to recognize and thank them for their selflessness while they were in and after they left office.”
Some officials sought to attend the meeting include the members of the 2011 City Council, shown here shortly after taking their oaths of office.
Elected city officials perform a myriad of tasks, Mayor Whitten said, and even though their jobs are considered part-time and the token renumeration is small, the work equates to a full-time professional job. But the benefits of serving their community are their reward.
Many past officials continue to serve and advise current officials, as witnessed by the weekly mayors’ breakfast at which Mr. Whitten seeks the counsel of former Crestview Mayors Jerry Milligan (in office 1981-86) and David Cadle (2007-19).
The meeting will be at Warriors Hall, Whitehurst Municipal Building, 201 Stillwell Blvd. and will be broadcast live on the city’s Facebook page. Former elected Crestview officials are asked to please call Mayor Whitten’s office, 850.682.3812, by Oct. 15 to let him know if they will attend.
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