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HOUSE RESOLUTION


 
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    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
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Representatives are pleased to congratulate Catherine J. 
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Melchert on the occasion of her retirement as Village President 
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of the Village of Bartlett; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Catherine Melchert earned a degree from Dominican 
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University and performed some graduate work at Loyola 
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University in Chicago; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Catherine Melchert has had a long and 
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distinguished career with the Village of Bartlett; in 1982, she 
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was appointed to serve as a village trustee; she was later 
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elected to a two year term in 1983; she served as a trustee 
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until 1993, when she was elected Village President of Bartlett; 
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she served as Village President until her retirement in 2009; 
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and

 
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    WHEREAS, During her tenure as Village President, Catherine 
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Melchert has led the Village of Bartlett through numerous 
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public initiatives; she was the leader of an 18-year battle 
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against the balefill, a battle that ended up in the Supreme 
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Court and secured the land targeted for a garbage dump to be 
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used for open space; she has set high standards for 
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organizational professionalism, with Bartlett's police 
 


 






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department achieving CALEA accreditation in 2000; she fostered 
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the growth of cultural arts in the community and the creation 
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of a local arts organization; she insured that the village's 
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service levels and planning practices kept pace with the 
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dramatic growth in population and housing that the village 
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experienced during her tenure; in addition, her commitment to 
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holding high development standards led to the development of 
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great industrial growth in the village, seen in the 670-acre 
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Brewster Creek Business Park, the Bluff City Industrial Park, 
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and the Blue Heron Business Park; and

 
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    WHEREAS, In her capacity as Village President, Catherine 
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Melchert is a member of the Northwest Municipal Conference, the 
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DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, the Metropolitan Mayors 
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Caucus, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors; as a member of the 
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Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, she serves on the Education Funding 
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Task Force; she is a member of the Criminal Justice Committee 
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and the Cultural Arts Committee of the U.S. Conference of 
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Mayors; she also serves on the Board of the Illinois Municipal 
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League; and

 
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    WHEREAS, Catherine Melchert has been a resident of Bartlett 
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since 1970; she has lived in Bartlett with her husband, Philip, 
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for 35 years, where they raised two daughters; and
 
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    WHEREAS, Catherine Melchert has served as a model of hard 
 


 






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work, integrity, and dedication for the people of Village of 
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Bartlett and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it

 
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    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
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NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
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congratulate Catherine J. Melchert on the occasion of her 
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retirement and wish her many happy and healthy retirement 
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years; and be it further

 
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    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
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presented to Catherine Melchert as a symbol of our esteem and 
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respect.