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“HONORING PAULETTA SMITH” mentioning the U.S. Dept. of Transportation was published in the Extensions of Remarks section on pages E1430 on Sept. 7, 2000.
The publication is reproduced in full below:
HONORING PAULETTA SMITH
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HON. LUCILLE ROYBAL-ALLARD
of california
in the house of representatives
Thursday, September 7, 2000
Ms. ROYBAL-ALLARD. Mr. Speaker, I commemorate the dedicated public service that Pauletta Smith has given the City of Los Angeles.
Ms. Smith started her career with the City of Los Angeles on November 27, 1962 as a Clerk Typist with the Los Angeles Police Department. Two years later, she moved to the Bureau of Street Lighting and was promoted to Senior Clerk Typist. In 1975, Ms. Smith returned to the Police Department with the promotion to Personnel Aide and soon thereafter was again promoted, this time to the position of Exam Assistant. Due to her excellent work ethic and can-do attitude, Ms. Smith was again promoted to Administrative Aide in 1981 and, after only two short years, promoted to Administrative Assistant in 1983. Subsequently, her career carried her to the City's Department of Public Works, Department of Transportation, the Department of Telecommunications and the Department of General Services.
Pauletta Smith's diligent work was noticed in every assignment and in 1996 she transferred to the Office of the City Administrative Officer Emergency Preparedness Division as a Management Analyst II. She became an Emergency Preparedness Coordinator in October 1998 to oversee Citywide contingency planning for Year 2000 from which she is now retiring.
Ms. Smith has been an asset to her community, and I wish both her and her family as she joins others an active and enriching retirement.
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