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HOUSE RESOLUTION

  
 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of 
3Representatives wish to honor Representative Donald L. Moffitt 
4for his work with the Illinois Legislative Fire Caucus; and
  
 
5    WHEREAS, In 2002, Rep. Moffitt created a task force to 
6study fire protection funding; he recognized the need to have a 
7bi-partisan "fire caucus" made up of members
from the General 
8Assembly that would work with fire service leaders on their 
9various needs; he has continuously served as the Co-Chairman of 
10the Fire Caucus since its formation; and
  
 
11    WHEREAS, The purpose of the Fire Caucus is to promote, 
12preserve, foster, and protect the pursuits of the fire service 
13in
Illinois; the caucus will not advance any fire 
14service-related issue if  there is not unanimous
agreement by 
15the Illinois Fire Services Association; and
  
 
16    WHEREAS, Rep. Moffitt sponsored or co-sponsored 
17legislation that did the following: encouraged every fire 
18department in Illinois to join the Mutual Aid Box Alarm System 
19(MABAS); created the revolving fire truck loan program; created 
20the fire service small equipment grant; increased the fines and 
21punishment for arsonists; allowed fire departments to receive 
22tax free motor fuel for fire trucks; updated and improved a 
 
 
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1firefighter hiring process for career fire departments; 
2created a fair and equitable promotional system within career 
3fire departments; allowed for military veterans to continue to 
4apply for firefighter jobs if serving on active duty when
they 
5reached the maximum allowable age; and
  
 
6    WHEREAS, Rep. Moffitt also served as the Co-Chair of the 
7EMS Task Force, which looked into the funding and service 
8delivery of
the Emergency Medical System in Illinois; as 
9Co-Chair of both the Fire Caucus and EMS Task Force, he has 
10championed the public
safety concerns of fire and emergency 
11services throughout the State; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Throughout Rep. Moffitt's legislative career, he 
13has acquired several prestigious awards, including
Legislator 
14of the Year, Illinois Association for Fire Protection 
15Districts, 2002;
Legislator of the Year, Illinois Fire Chiefs 
16Association, 2003;
Legislator of the Year, Northern Illinois 
17Alliance of Fire Protection Districts, 2004;
Legislator of the 
18Year, Illinois EMS Alliance, 2014;
Legislator of the Year, 
19Illinois Emergency Medical Technicians Association, 2014;
and 
20Legislator of the Year, Illinois National Emergency Number 
21Association, 2014; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Rep. Moffitt has served in the Illinois House of 
23Representatives since January of 1993; prior to that, he was 
 
 
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1the Knox County Treasurer, a Knox County Board member and 
2Chair, a Knoxville City Council member, the Mayor of Oneida, 
3and an alderman in Oneida; he was born in Galesburg and has a 
4Bachelor of Science in Agricultural Education and Economics 
5from the University of Illinois; he and his wife, Carolyn, have 
63 children; and
  
 
7    WHEREAS, Rep. Moffitt has a passion, dedication, and 
8commitment to public safety and the constituents of Illinois; 
9therefore, be it
  
 
10    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE 
11NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we 
12honor Representative Donald L. Moffitt for his work with the 
13Illinois Legislative Fire Caucus; and be it further
  
 
14    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be 
15presented to Rep. Moffitt as an expression of our esteem and 
16respect.