HR1345 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Cherry Valley Police Chief Gary Maitland on his retirement, May 30, 2008; and

WHEREAS, Police Chief Gary Maitland career has included time in England as an exchange officer and training at the FBI Academy; and

WHEREAS, Under Chief Maitland's 12 years of service as chief, the department's headquarters went from about 800 square feet to 10,000 square feet when a new Village Hall opened in 2001; other improvements included updating the procedures for high-risk situations to comply with national standards, and the village's approval of a referendum to create a municipal police pension system for local officers; and

WHEREAS, Much of the police work in the village centers around CherryVale Mall, Menards, Hilander, and the other commercial sites in the community; the police department has a staff of 18, with 15 full-time staff, to keep order on the streets in the 4.5-square-mile village with 2,500 residents and nine million shoppers each year; there were 229 arrests for shoplifting at the mall in 2002 and last year there were 342; and

WHEREAS, Gary Maitland and his wife, Barbara, have two sons and three grandchildren; his retirement plans include golfing, reading, yard work, and day trips with Barbara; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Chief Gary Maitland on his retirement and thank him for his service to the community; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Chief Gary Maitland as a symbol of our respect.