Sharon Clark

The proposal came up at a joint meeting Monday between Hamilton County Commissioners Sharon Clark and Steve Holt and Hamilton County Councilors Rick McKinney, Christine Altman and Judy Levine.

Clark retires after 22 years
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NOBLESVILLE, Jan. 25, 2002 - After 22 years as a public servant, Hamilton County Commissioner Sharon Clark is ready to retire in December.

Clark announced her intention to retire Wednesday.She will finish serving her term.

Clark's husband will retire in May as a Butler University professor.

"We want to travel, we want time to spoil our first grandchild, Cole Clark Callin, and I want to grow orchids," Clark said.

Clark will miss working for her constituents.

"I will miss the ability to go to bat for the person who doesn't think they can fight city hall," she said."It's almost like protecting the underdog.I will miss taking care of people.That's my generation.We take care of people."

Although she will retire from the commissioners, Clark plans to stay involved in public life.She filed earlier this week to become a precinct committeeman and she plans on filing to become a delegate to the state Republican convention.
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Clark served on the Hamilton County Council for 14 years.She was elected to be a commissioner eight years ago and currently serves as commissioner president.

"I'll miss working with her.She's been a good sounding board on issues," said Commissioner Steve Holt, who's known Clark since she served on county council."I'm sure she'll keep in touch with me to let me know her opinion on issues."

Commissioner Steve Dillinger said Clark was dedicated to her constituents.

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"Sharon and I have not agreed philosophically on the way government should be run, but she did put in a lot of time and effort in the council and in her years on the commissioners," he said."I think Sharon has tried to do the right thing in her mind.While that may have been different than my thinking, I do think she is a dedicated public servant."

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Sharon Clark, president of the Hamilton County Commissioners, said before the bill passed the county could only use the money on telephone equipment to improve the clarity of calls between a resident and a dispatcher.It could not use it to buy new radios to improve communication between the emergency services.

"This will enable us to provide and upgrade our technology to dispatch emergency services," Clark said."It will improve response time (to emergencies), but it will also enable us to better serve the outlying areas where it is sometimes hard for emergency services to reach."

The E911 committee now must determine how to deliver the quickest response to residents.