HR1360 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, After nearly 35 years of service to the City of Bloomington, Emily Bell is retiring from her position as Human Resources Director, having been instrumental in the establishment and development of the City's Human Resources Department; and

WHEREAS, Emily Bell is an expert in her field and a resource for many due to her wealth of institutional knowledge; she has championed fairness and equality and has responded to the ever-changing needs of the City and its workforce for the good of all; and

WHEREAS, Emily Bell began her career at the City in 1979 in a secretarial position; she later obtained the education and knowledge in Business Administration at Illinois State University that was needed to obtain the level of Human Resources Director; she has been responsible for Equal Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action duties, workforce recruitment, employment and deployment, training and development, employee relations, labor relations, and the development and implementation of city policies and procedures; and

WHEREAS, Emily Bell received and maintained her Certified Professional designation from the International Personnel Management Association; she served on the Bloomington-Normal Human Resource Council; she is also a member of the National Public Employer Labor Relations Association and the National City Bank Community Advisory Board; and

WHEREAS, Emily Bell has served beyond her position in the community in support of youth, women, and families as a board or committee member for many agencies, including Habitat for Humanity, Mid Central Community Action, the Baby Fold, United Way of McLean County, YWCA McLean County, the Women's Center, the Community Cancer Center, and the Mom and Me Camp Prison Ministry; and

WHEREAS, Emily Bell has been recognized by her community with the YWCA McLean County Harriett F. Rust Women of Distinction Community Service Award and the Illinois Heart and Lung Foundation Spirit of Success Award; and

WHEREAS, Emily Bell is well known as a woman of faith, giving freely and openly of her time and talent to her church; she and her husband Leonard, who is retired from State Farm Insurance Companies, have a beautiful family with many children and grandchildren to enjoy; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Emily Bell on the occasion of her retirement and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

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