Three Top County Officials Honored by Board of Supervisors
The Riverside County Board of Supervisors today honored three top officials for their record of excellence during many years of service to the residents of the County of Riverside.
Assistant County CEO Ken Mohr, Office on Aging Director Lu Molberg, and Assistant Chief Engineer Michael Rawson of the Flood Control and Water Conservation District are all retiring in December, and the Board of Supervisors honored each of them with a proclamation and public recognition at the Board of Supervisors meeting.
Mohr began his service with the County as a research analyst with the Sheriff's Department in 1983, and rose through the ranks to become the second ranked member of the Executive Office. Mohr's importance to his department and to the County was emphasized in an evaluation from CEO Larry Parrish. In that evaluation, the CEO noted that Mohr's organizational skills and attention to detail allowed Parrish to "put his own time to its best use."
Molberg, like Mohr, is a long-term employee of the County and held in high esteem by the Board of Supervisors.
"Whereas, Lu Verne Molberg has served 16 years as a leader in Riverside County, promoting and building a more positive vision of aging and has positioned the agency as a Resource Center for Positive Aging," reads a portion of her Proclamation from the Board.
The proclamation notes that under Molberg's leadership, the department has a reputation for consistent high performance in financial and program audits, and that "her leadership has focused on developing customer centered services..."
Michael Rawson, was presented a resolution which said that he will long be remembered "...for his superb analytical and organizational skills, approachability, sense of humor, respect for coworkers . . . concern for the public, firm but fair leadership . . . and as one of the most talented and respected individuals ever to be employed by the District."
Rawson has served with the District since April 1979.
"We are grateful to the service of these three dedicated professionals and wish them a long and happy retirement," said Fourth District Supervisor Roy Wilson. "But it's a bittersweet moment in time, because we know each of them will be extremely difficult to replace."