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SENATE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The Illinois Department on Aging is currently
3 located in two State-owned facilities where it pays no rent;
4 and
 
5     WHEREAS, The Department is planning to move to a leased
6 space where it will be paying more than $530,000 per year; and
 
7     WHEREAS, The State of Illinois is facing a fiscal year 2011
8 budget deficit of historic proportions; and
 
9     WHEREAS, Many of the facts used to justify these leases are
10 uncertain and have been disputed; therefore, be it
 
11     RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL
12 ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we urge the Departments
13 on Aging and Central Management Services to work with the
14 Procurement Policy Board to review current leases as well as
15 existing space in State facilities to find the solution that
16 imposes the smallest burden on Illinois taxpayers in this time
17 of budget challenge; and be it further
 
18     RESOLVED, That the Procurement Policy Board should report
19 to the General Assembly within six weeks of passage of this
20 resolution on the status of the leases.