RESOLUTIONS OF APPRECIATION were given at the December 19th Sierra County Board of Supervisors’ meeting held in Loyalton, to Mary Jo Rust, Department Specialist in the County Department of Transportation and to U.S. Forest Service District Ranger of the Yuba River, Karen Hayden.
Mary Jo retired effective July 27, 2017 and her seventeen year career with Sierra County commenced with her employment in the County Department of Transportation in November 2000 as Administrative Secretary and during the course of her career was promoted to positions of Administrative Secretary II and Administrative Secretary III before receiving her most recent promotion as Department Specialist performing administrative functions in the areas of solid waste disposal, waste disposal grant management in the topical areas of recycling, used oil and hazardous waste management, encroachment permit administration and administrative support to the County Department of Transportation.
Ranger Karen Hayden announced her retirement effective December 31, 2017. Karen devoted thirty two years to public service in resource management working on the Angeles, El Dorado, Plumas, Shasta-Trinity, Las Padres and Tahoe National Forests of California, caring, managing and protecting the natural resources of public lands and participating in regional and international assignments representing the U.S. Forest Service. During her four year tenure on the Yuba River Ranger District, she inspired trust and confidence of the Board of Supervisors and citizens of Sierra County by maintaining constant and consistent communication with County officials, by participating in community events and establishing a friendly and sincere presence in the community and by giving priority to serving the resource interests and unique challenges of the rural communities of western Sierra County.
Mary Jo retired effective July 27, 2017 and her seventeen year career with Sierra County commenced with her employment in the County Department of Transportation in November 2000 as Administrative Secretary and during the course of her career was promoted to positions of Administrative Secretary II and Administrative Secretary III before receiving her most recent promotion as Department Specialist performing administrative functions in the areas of solid waste disposal, waste disposal grant management in the topical areas of recycling, used oil and hazardous waste management, encroachment permit administration and administrative support to the County Department of Transportation.
Ranger Karen Hayden announced her retirement effective December 31, 2017. Karen devoted thirty two years to public service in resource management working on the Angeles, El Dorado, Plumas, Shasta-Trinity, Las Padres and Tahoe National Forests of California, caring, managing and protecting the natural resources of public lands and participating in regional and international assignments representing the U.S. Forest Service. During her four year tenure on the Yuba River Ranger District, she inspired trust and confidence of the Board of Supervisors and citizens of Sierra County by maintaining constant and consistent communication with County officials, by participating in community events and establishing a friendly and sincere presence in the community and by giving priority to serving the resource interests and unique challenges of the rural communities of western Sierra County.