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a PROCLAMATION HONORING CHRISTOPHER MORA ON HIS RETIREMENT FROM INDIAN RIVER COUNTY BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC WORKS WHEREAS, Chris Mora retired from Indian River County Public Works Department effective May 31, 2016; and WHEREAS, Chris Mora began his career with Indian River County as the County Traffic Engineer in 1995. In 2006 Chris was promoted to Assistant Public Works Director, and in 2009 he was promoted to Public Works Director and continued in that capacity until his retirement. As Public Works Director, Chris was responsible for directing 200 employees in nine divisions, a $25 million annual budget, a $200 million capital improvement program and all activities within one of the County's largest departments. Public Works is comprised of Road & Bridge, County Engineering, Fleet Maintenance, Beach/Coastal Engineering, Stormwater Engineering, Land/Right-of- Way Acquisition, Telecommunications, Traffic Engineering, Facilities Management (from 2010) and Parks Division (until 2010); and WHEREAS, Chris Mora implemented the County's Computerized Traffic Signal System which has grown from 47 isolated traffic signals in 1995 to 148 interconnected/coordinated signals today. Under Chris' guidance and through a series of inter -governmental agreements, all traffic signals countywide were brought under County operation and maintenance. Chris brought the state-of-the-art Traffic Management Center to the County Administration Building where traffic signals are managed from a central location. Chris acquired funding from the FDOT for many roadway, intersection and traffic improvement projects. After the devastating 2004 hurricane season, Chris replaced span -wire traffic signals with hurricane -resistant horizontal signals mounted on steel mast arms, and installed generator -ready signal cabinets for emergency power hookups. He made numerous advancements and innovations in roadway, intersection and traffic signal design, signal operation and timing, vehicle detection, video monitoring and congestion/incident management; and WHEREAS, Chris Mora developed a fiber optic communications network which benefits all County departments. Utilizing the new fiber network and signal coordination techniques, Chris improved traffic flow on roads throughout the County.