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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Bobby Toler Jr. on the | ||||||
4 | occasion of his retirement as a commissioner of the Union | ||||||
5 | County Board of Commissioners; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Commissioner Toler has faithfully served the | ||||||
7 | citizens of Union County for 40 years and seven months, first | ||||||
8 | as a deputy assessor, then as a Union County clerk, and then as | ||||||
9 | a commissioner; and
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10 | WHEREAS, Prior to his public service, Commissioner Toler | ||||||
11 | attended Union County Schools and graduated from Southern | ||||||
12 | Illinois University at Carbondale; and
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13 | WHEREAS, Commissioner Toler helped implement a property | ||||||
14 | record card system while attaining the designation of | ||||||
15 | Certified Illinois Assessing Official (CIAO); and
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16 | WHEREAS, As a county clerk, Commissioner Toler secured the | ||||||
17 | necessary grant funding to convert from a punch card voting | ||||||
18 | system to an electronic voting system; he made necessary | ||||||
19 | upgrades to recording systems while staying within budget; he | ||||||
20 | also made himself available after working hours or on weekends | ||||||
21 | to issue marriage licenses or provide birth certificates; and
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1 | WHEREAS, | ||||||
Commissioner Toler, during his tenure as a | |||||||
2 | commissioner, supported the replacement of one lane wooden | ||||||
3 | bridges with culverts, which increased safety and made | ||||||
4 | economic sense; he also helped secure a Community Oriented | ||||||
5 | Policing Services (COPS) grant of $357,375 for schools to help | ||||||
6 | prevent violence; he helped with refinancing the courthouse | ||||||
7 | bonds, which reduced the term of the loan by seven years at a | ||||||
8 | savings of $2,000,000, earning an A+ bond rating for Union | ||||||
9 | County; since becoming commissioner, he has also helped to | ||||||
10 | increase the reserve funds by $1,000,000; he has also made | ||||||
11 | decisions on county issues based on prior experience to help | ||||||
12 | county government; and
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13 | WHEREAS, In his spare time, Commissioner Toler enjoys | ||||||
14 | spending time with his wife of 37 years, Karen, and their | ||||||
15 | grandchildren; he also enjoys gardening and sharing what he | ||||||
16 | grows with family and friends; therefore, be it
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17 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
18 | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
19 | we congratulate Commissioner Bobby Toler Jr. on the occasion | ||||||
20 | of his retirement, thank him for his service, and wish him the | ||||||
21 | best in all his future endeavors; and be it further
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22 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
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1 | presented to Commissioner Toler as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
2 | and respect.
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