LEGISLATIVE RESOLUTION honoring Joseph T. Jones upon the occasion of his
retirement as Geographic Information Systems Coordinator for the County
of Nassau

WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body to recognize and honor
those distinguished citizens of this great Empire State who have devoted
themselves to faithfully serving the best interests of their community
and the needs of its residents; and
WHEREAS, Attendant to such concern, and in full accord with its long-
standing traditions, this Legislative Body is justly proud to honor
Joseph T. Jones upon the occasion of his retirement as Geographic Infor-
mation Systems Coordinator for the County of Nassau; and
WHEREAS, An employee of Nassau County for over 47 years, Joseph T.
Jones previously served as Director of Data Processing; he is also a
member of the State Archives and Records Administration, where he serves
on the Local Government Records Advisory Council and as Chairman of the
Committee on Information Technology and a member of the Executive,
Grants and Program Development Committees; and
WHEREAS, The Chairman of the Nassau County Geographic Information
Systems Users Group, Joseph T. Jones is a member of the Steering Commit-
tee and past Chairman of the Long Island Geographic Information Users
Group and a past Chairman of the Urban and Regional Information Systems
Association Special Interest Group on Integrated Systems; and
WHEREAS, In addition, Joseph T. Jones is the Chairman of the Local
Government Advisory Committee of the New York State Geographic Informa-
tion Systems Coordinating Body, past President of the New York State
County Data Processing Directors, prior member of the New York State
Temporary Geographic Information Systems Coordinating Council; and
WHEREAS, Joseph T. Jones also served as a member of the Governor's
Task Force on Information Resource Management-Geographic Information
Systems, the New York State Local Side Advisory Telecommunications Plan-
ning Committee, the Center for Technology in Government/New York State
Geographic Information Systems Cooperative Project Metadata Committee,
the National Academy of Sciences Mapping Science Committee and the South
Shore Estuary Geographic Information Systems Technical Committee; and
WHEREAS, Throughout his 47-year career with Nassau County, Joseph T.
Jones served with intelligence and caring dedication, continuously
striving to effectively fulfill the duties of his position; and
WHEREAS, Sincerely loved and greatly respected by all those with whom
he worked, Joseph T. Jones will be remembered for his honesty, integri-
ty, keen sense of duty and ability to show a unique grasp of human prob-
lems in his official acts; and
WHEREAS, It is the sense of this Legislative Body that when individ-
uals of such noble aims and accomplishments are brought to our atten-
tion, they should be celebrated and recognized by all the citizens of
the great State of New York; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That this Legislative Body pause in its deliberations to
honor Joseph T. Jones upon the occasion of his retirement as Geographic
Information Systems Coordinator for the County of Nassau, and to wish
him continued success in all of his future endeavors; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution, suitably engrossed, be tran-
smitted to Joseph T. Jones.