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RESOLUTION 2008-28 <br />RESOLUTION RECOGNIZING RETIREMENT OF TED BLAESING AS <br />SUPERINTENDENT OF ISD #624 WHITE BEAR LAKE AREA SCHOOL <br />DISTRICT <br />WHEREAS, Ted Blaesing was hired by ISD # 624 in White Bear Lake, Minnesota in 1993; <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, Ted Blaesing was responsible for the overall operation of the eight elementary <br />schools, two middle schools, two -campus senior high school, area learning <br />center, and the early childhood/senior center that comprise the facilities of the <br />White Bear Lake Area School District and, <br />WHEREAS, Ted Blaesing oversaw the day-to-day activities of the district's 9,300 students <br />and over 1,000 employees while managing the district's $70 million budget <br />and, <br />WHEREAS, Ted Blaesing inherited a School District mired in debt and has taken it to a <br />healthy financial position to the benefit of the district's children, property <br />owners and residents; and, <br />WHEREAS, Ted Blaesing inherited a School District that did not have the trust of the <br />community, and through his high ethical and professional standards and <br />innovative leadership he has earned the trust of people and succeeded in <br />building community and making the district a better place; and, <br />WHEREAS, Ted Blaesing was instrumental in the passage of the 2003 Bond Referendum, <br />said referendum being responsible for the construction of the $18 million <br />dollar Oneka Elementary School in Hugo and the remodeling of the existing <br />Hugo Elementary School; and <br />WHEREAS, Ted Blaesing was the 2001 Minnesota Superintendent of the Year; and, <br />WHEREAS, Ted Blaesing will be missed by all of the ISD #624 School District, and <br />especially the citizens of the City of Hugo. <br />NOW THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF <br />HUGO, WASHINGTON COUNTY, MINNESOTA, that the Hugo City Council officially <br />recognizes and publicly thanks Ted Blaesing for his professionalism, commitment and loyalty <br />to ISD # 624 White Bear Lake School District. <br />Adopted and passed this 2nd day of June 2008 by order of the Hugo City Council. <br />ATTEST: <br />Michele Lindau, City Clerk <br />