HR0138 97TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, For many years the City of Collinsville was an unchanged "bedroom community" situated just 12 miles from downtown St. Louis, Missouri and within view of the Gateway Arch; over the last 5 years, city leaders, business professionals, and community members have worked together to take Collinsville in a new direction; and

WHEREAS, Collinsville is striving to become a high performing, continuously learning Municipal Corporation that provides superior services while following a private sector business model that emphasizes efficiency and results; and

WHEREAS, In January of 2010 the City of Collinsville began a monumental effort to assess city operations and performance using the Lincoln Foundation Criteria for Performance Excellence; and

WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence was founded in 1994; the foundation is a publicly and privately supported not-for-profit organization created to significantly raise Illinois' worldwide competitiveness by improving the performance of its institutions and businesses; and

WHEREAS, The Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence Award process is a three-level process, consisting of the Bronze Award for Commitment to Excellence, the Silver Award for Process Towards Excellence, and the Gold Award for Achievement of Excellence; the award process allows organizations to measure themselves against the Lincoln Foundation's Seven Criteria for Performance Excellence, patterned after the Malcolm Baldridge National Quality Award: Leadership; Strategic Planning; Customer Focus; Measurement, Analysis, and Knowledge Management; Workforce Focus; Process Management; and Results; and

WHEREAS, Only 4 cities in the State of Illinois have been recognized since the program's inception in 1995; of the 150 recipients that have been recognized over the past 16 years, only 5 awards have been given to municipalities; in 2010, the Lincoln Foundation for Performance Excellence awarded the Lincoln Bronze Award for Commitment to Excellence to the City of Collinsville; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize the people of the City of Collinsville for their achievements and exemplary work, resulting in obtaining the 2010 Lincoln Bronze Award for Commitment to Excellence; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Collinsville Mayor John Miller on behalf of the people of the City of Collinsville, as a symbol of our respect and esteem.