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CITY CLERK'S OFFICE
PALM DESRP,. CA
2014 JAN -2 PM 4: 03
Patricia Kent
77-682 Justin Court
Palm Desert, CA 92211-6234
Paul Gibson
Chairman of the Audit, Investment & Finance Committee
73-510 Fred Waring Drive
Palm Desert, CA 92260
December 31, 2013
Dear Paul,
CITY OF PALM DESERT
Finance Department
JAN - 2 2014
RECEIVED
It is hard to believe that my four-year appointment as a community member of the Palm Desert
Audit, Investment and Finance Committee has drawn to a close. As I wrap up my involvement
I would like share a few thoughts and observations.
Most important, I would like to say that I believe the City of Palm Desert to be an extremely
well run city and most definitely fiscally responsive and responsible. Hats off to all involved!
I thoroughly enjoyed my time working on this committee. I appreciate the chance to see how
the city receives and spends funds, the inter -workings of the Redevelopment Agency, and the
city's investment portfolio strategies and constraints. The fact that my four-year term included
both the Great Recession and the downsizing/restructuring of the RDA allowed me to see how
a city maneuvers through significant change.
My entire working career has been spent in financial administration, in arenas such as the
Department of Defense, Healthcare, and Continuing Medical Education; city financial
administration is a completely different animal and I value the insight gained.
I am very grateful for the chance to have served on this committee. I hope to find time to be
involved with this or another Palm Desert committee again in the future.
Sincerely,
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Patricia Kent
Kent
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