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July 25, 1997
Contacts: Natalie Gochnour, 538-1503
Bridget Fare, 538-1509
Thomas R. Hardy
has been named State Olympics Coordinator by Governor Mike Leavitt.
The position was created by statute this year to coordinate the
legal, financial and inter-government arrangements necessary for
Utah to host the 2002 Winter Olympics.
"This appointment
is an important part of the formula for a successful Olympics,"
the governor said. " I have committed to citizens that I will
do everything possible to ensure that the Olympics are well organized
and reflect positively on our state."
Hardy has been
city manager of Bountiful since 1981. He has made dramatic improvements
in the city's financial position and administrative structure. He
previously served as city manager of Ontario, Oregon, and in other
administrative posts in California, Arizona, and Florida. Together
with Nolan Karras, the governor's appointee to the Olympics Organizing
Committee, he will represent the state's major interests in Olympic
planning.
Hardy will:
- work to ensure
the Olympics are financially successful so the state does not
incur direct financial liability for indemnification agreements
previously made
- coordinate
the activities of all state agencies so the state's obligations
to provide in-kind services is fully identified, and, to the extent
that policy requires, reimbursed by the Organizing Committee
- review all
contracts proposed between any state agency and any other agency
dealing with the Olympics to make sure the interests of the states
are fully protected.
- work with
the Legislature, the Utah Sports Authority, and the Sports Advisory
Committee, to make sure they are fully informed and agreeable
to the conduct of the games and the financial arrangements that
are made.
- represent,
in cooperation and conjunction with Nolan Karras, the governor
and the executive branch in all issues dealing with the Olympics,
and regularly report issues, concerns, and recommended courses
of action.
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