September 29, 2020 - Issue: Vol. 166, No. 169 — Daily Edition116th Congress (2019 - 2020) - 2nd Session

[Extensions of Remarks]
[Page E886]
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                  HONORING THE CAREER OF LEROY JACKSON

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                             HON. TED LIEU

                             of california

                    in the house of representatives

                      Tuesday, September 29, 2020

  Mr. TED LIEU of California. Madam Speaker, I rise to celebrate the 
career of LeRoy Jackson who is retiring from his position as City 
Manager of Torrance, California at the end of September 2020. LeRoy has 
served the city of Torrance for 54 years and is one of the longest 
serving city managers in the state of California and the country. I had 
the honor of working with LeRoy when I served on the Torrance City 
Council. Torrance is a better place to live, work and play because of 
LeRoy's distinguished service.
  LeRoy is a native Californian who has lived in Torrance since 1967 
and graduated from California State University, Long Beach with a 
degree in Political Science and Public Administration. He first started 
his career serving Torrance in 1966 as a Personnel Analyst. After 
serving in various positions on the City Manager's staff, he was 
appointed as the city's fourth City Manager in 1983 and has spent 37 
years serving in that position.
  As City Manager he helps lead a city of over 146,000 people and 
oversees ten departments with over 2,000 employees and a budget 
exceeding $320 million. In his five decades serving Torrance, Leroy has 
helped the city grow and thrive through multiple recessions and served 
alongside numerous mayors, council members and department heads.
  Torrance Mayor Patrick Furey stated that LeRoy's ``thoughtful 
leadership, fiscal foresight and dynamic approach to city planning have 
helped groom our City's strong executive staff.'' Former Mayor Frank 
Scotto said, ``the key to his longevity is that he's exceptionally good 
at seeing the best things in other people and getting good people 
around him.'' LeRoy's management style has helped the city succeed 
throughout the decades he has served Torrance.
  LeRoy is confident that the organization he has helped create will 
continue to serve Torrance well. I would like to thank LeRoy for his 
incredible public service, and wish him, his wife Connie and their 
family all the best.

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