Memorandum
Date: December 17, 2024
To: The Honorable Board of Supervisors
From: Susan Parker, County Administrative Officer
Subject: Adopt Proclamation Commending Supervisor Moke Simon on his Eight Years of Service to the County as District 1 Supervisor
Executive Summary:
COMMENDING SUPERVISOR MOKE SIMON ON HIS
EIGHT YEARS OF SERVICE TO THE COUNTY AS DISTRICT 1 SUPERVISOR
WHEREAS, after eight years of exceptional service and dedication, spanning two terms as an elected member of the Lake County Board of Supervisors, Moke Simon is retiring from County service on January 7, 2025; and
WHEREAS, Moke was born and raised in Middletown, cultivating lifelong ties to his community and Lake County, and those relationships and Moke's forthright nature have been a gift to many; and
WHEREAS, football has played a key role for Moke, from his days at Middletown High School, to Butte College (where he was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2018), Texas A&M-Kingsville, and even the National Football League and World League of American Football, and he has particularly treasured the opportunity to developed young people as an Assistant Coach for his beloved Middletown Mustangs; and
WHEREAS, Moke became the youngest Tribal Chairman of Middletown Rancheria of Pomo Indians of California at age 27, and has returned to the role for the last 12 years; and
WHEREAS, when elected as District 1 Supervisor in 2017, Moke became the first Native person to serve on the Lake County Board of Supervisors, and he has brought a deeply-held intention to build our communities to thrive for the next seven generations, and that legacy and long-term lens helped enable a commitment to planning efforts such as Vision 2028 and Lake County 2050 that will reverberate on and on in every Lake County community; and
WHEREAS, he demonstrated compassionate leadership during Valley and Clayton fire response and recovery, focusing efforts on temporary housing and supp...
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