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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize DuPage County on its
4successful efforts to streamline county government; and
 
5    WHEREAS, DuPage County's work to consolidate certain
6government responsibilities and eliminate others, where
7possible, has received national attention; it was honored with
8the Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties
9for the initiative; the program was enacted in 2012 and has
10saved a projected $80 million in taxpayer funds; and
 
11    WHEREAS, DuPage County's efforts began with the passage of
12Senate Bill 494 in the 98th General Assembly; SB 494 permitted
13the county to dissolve units of local government whose
14governing body is appointed by the county board Chairman or
15county executive; at the start, DuPage County had more than 400
16governmental entities responsible for over $300 million in
17taxpayer funds; and
 
18    WHEREAS, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin was a
19leading participant in the creation of the Transform Illinois
20Coalition in 2014, which works to facilitate better coordinated
21research, advocacy, legislative policy implementation, and to
22promote activities that will improve the effectiveness of

 

 

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1government service delivery; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Transform Illinois includes membership of
3individual lawmakers, research organizations, government
4officials, and advocacy groups; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Chairman Cronin is determined to continue in the
6effort to streamline DuPage county government and plans on
7combining or eliminating additional governmental entities
8where possible; therefore, be it
 
9    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
10NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
11recognize DuPage County on its successful efforts to streamline
12county government; and be it further
 
13    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
14presented to DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin as an
15expression of our esteem and respect.