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HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, A small group of Highway Commissioners and Town 
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Clerks met in Watseka, Illinois on November 13, 1907; and

 
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    WHEREAS,
From this first meeting came the Illinois State 
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Association of Highway Commissioners and Towns Clerks; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In 1937 the organization changed its name to the 
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Illinois Association of Township Officials; and
 
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    WHEREAS, In 1945 the association changed its by-laws 
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resulting in renaming the organization  Township Officials of 
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Illinois (TOI); and
 
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    WHEREAS, Troy A. Kost became Secretary Treasurer of the 
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organization in 1943, serving until 1979; George H. Miller was 
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appointed as the Executive Director in 1979 serving until 1996; 
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and Bryan E. Smith, appointed in 1996, currently serves as the 
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Association's Executive Director; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Through the last 100 years the Township Officials 
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of Illinois has increased unity, pride and professionalism 
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among its over 11,000 elected township officials; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Through the association's educational and 
 


 






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training programs the efficiency, effectiveness and leadership 
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of township officials and township government has made the 
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organization and township government more visible and a strong 
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voice among Illinoisans; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Throughout 2007 the Township Officials of 
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Illinois is celebrating the centennial anniversary of the 
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association and continuing to help build strong townships, and 
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furthering the efficiency and responsiveness of township 
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government; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE  HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE 
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SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that
 we recognize the Township 
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Officials of Illinois for 100 years of service through their 
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promotion of effective township government; and, be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this preamble and 
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resolution be presented to the Township Officials of Illinois, 
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as a formal means of recognizing their invaluable contributions 
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to local government and this State.