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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Carol B. Zar on her |
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| retirement on June 30, 2004, after 20 years of service as |
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| Executive Director of the Illinois City/County Management |
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| Association (ILCMA); and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Zar received a graduate degree in Public |
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| Administration and dedicated her life to enriching |
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| professional local government management in the State of |
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| Illinois by utilizing her leadership skills and talents to |
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| serve the membership of ILCMA, which under her leadership has |
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| grown to represent more than 450 municipalities and group |
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| members; and
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| WHEREAS, Over her 20 years as Executive Director of ILCMA, |
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| she was a tremendous resource for municipal elected officials |
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| seeking to understand the principles of good government and how |
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| to hire a professional local government executive; she has |
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| authored several publications to assist local elected |
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| officials including "A Guide to Hiring a Chief Administrator" |
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| and "The Case for Hiring a Manager or Administrator"; and
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| WHEREAS, Ms. Zar is dedicated to continuing professional |
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| education; she prepared and administered 34 statewide |
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| conferences to educate working government professionals in |
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| Illinois; she also worked closely with the Illinois Municipal |
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| League on municipal issues and its statewide conference; and
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| WHEREAS, She has otherwise touched many students, local |
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| government managers, and elected officials with her dedication |
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| to democratic principles and high ethical standards in |
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| government service; and
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| WHEREAS, After dedicating 20 years of her life to the |