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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
| 3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Sherry Meadows on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of her retirement as township assessor of Mt. Vernon; | ||||||
| 5 | and
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| 6 | WHEREAS, Sherry Meadows was elected as township assessor | ||||||
| 7 | of Mt. Vernon in 1990; her responsibilities included assisting | ||||||
| 8 | constituents, identifying tax exemptions, and determining the | ||||||
| 9 | market value of most property in the township for use in the | ||||||
| 10 | Illinois property tax system; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Sherry Meadows joined the Illinois Assessors | ||||||
| 12 | Association (IAA) shortly after becoming township assessor, | ||||||
| 13 | where she served as a board member and later state president; | ||||||
| 14 | she was elected as a board member of the Certified Illinois | ||||||
| 15 | Assessing Organization (CIAO) before being elected as | ||||||
| 16 | secretary and then state chairman; she served on the Illinois | ||||||
| 17 | Property Assessment Institute's Board of Directors; she | ||||||
| 18 | represented Illinois as a board member of the National Central | ||||||
| 19 | Regional Association of Assessing Officers (NCRAAO); she also | ||||||
| 20 | represented Downstate Illinois on several state boards; and
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| 21 | WHEREAS, Sherry Meadows has dedicated her time to several | ||||||
| 22 | local organizations, including currently serving as a member | ||||||
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| 1 | of the Jefferson County Crimestoppers Board and the Cedarhurst | ||||||
| 2 | Center for the Arts and as chairman of the Mt. Vernon Prayer | ||||||
| 3 | Breakfast Committee; she has previously served as county | ||||||
| 4 | chairwoman for the Alzheimer's Association, county chairman of | ||||||
| 5 | the American Cancer Society for 15 years, and chairman for | ||||||
| 6 | Relay for Life; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Sherry Meadows has received a number of accolades | ||||||
| 8 | for her service as township assessor and her volunteerism, | ||||||
| 9 | including the Woman of the Year award from the Business | ||||||
| 10 | Professional Women in 2000, the Marshall Theroux Memorial | ||||||
| 11 | Award from the Illinois Property Institute in 2005, and the | ||||||
| 12 | Volunteer of the Year award from the Alzheimer's Association | ||||||
| 13 | for Illinois in 2008; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, Sherry Meadows served as township assessor of Mt. | ||||||
| 15 | Vernon for 31 years until concluding her tenure on December | ||||||
| 16 | 31, 2021; therefore, be it
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| 17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 18 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 19 | we congratulate Sherry Meadows on her retirement, recognize | ||||||
| 20 | her commitment to the community and to the State of Illinois, | ||||||
| 21 | and wish her continued success in her future endeavors; and be | ||||||
| 22 | it further
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| 1 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 2 | presented to Sherry Meadows as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 3 | respect.
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