Florida Senate - 2021 (NP) SR 2042



By Senator Polsky





29-03680-21 20212042__
1 Senate Resolution
2 A resolution expressing appreciation for the dedicated
3 service of Jared Moskowitz as director of the Florida
4 Division of Emergency Management.
5
6 WHEREAS, Jared Moskowitz was appointed as the director of
7 the Florida Division of Emergency Management by Governor Ron
8 DeSantis in January 2019, and
9 WHEREAS, Jared Moskowitz has led the state’s response to
10 the COVID-19 pandemic; hurricanes Dorian, Isaias, Laura, and
11 Sally; and more than 10 other emergencies, including tropical
12 storms and wildfires, and
13 WHEREAS, under Jared Moskowitz’ leadership, state
14 government has implemented policies to improve the process of
15 providing hurricane recovery funding to cities and counties and
16 has overseen the distribution of more than $3 billion in
17 recovery funding, the most in the division’s history in so short
18 a time, and
19 WHEREAS, Jared Moskowitz’ record of public service began in
20 2006, when he was elected at 25 years of age to the Parkland
21 City Commission while still a law student at the Shepard Broad
22 College of Law at Nova Southeastern University, and
23 WHEREAS, from 2012 to 2019, Jared Moskowitz served as the
24 State Representative for District 97, representing Coral
25 Springs, Tamarac, Sunrise, and Plantation, and
26 WHEREAS, Jared Moskowitz, who was raised in South Florida,
27 is resigning his post effective April 30, 2021, to return home
28 and begin the next chapter in his illustrious life, NOW,
29 THEREFORE,
30
31 Be It Resolved by the Senate of the State of Florida:
32
33 That the dedicated service of Jared Moskowitz as director
34 of the Florida Division of Emergency Management is recognized
35 and appreciated.
36 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that a copy of this resolution, with
37 the Seal of the Senate affixed, be presented to Jared Moskowitz
38 as a tangible token of the sentiments of the Florida Senate.