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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives wish to congratulate Carol B. Zar on her
4 retirement on June 30, 2004, after 20 years of service as
5 Executive Director of the Illinois City/County Management
6 Association (ILCMA); and
 
7     WHEREAS, Carol Zar received a graduate degree in Public
8 Administration and dedicated her life to enriching
9 professional local government management in the State of
10 Illinois by utilizing her leadership skills and talents to
11 serve the membership of ILCMA, which under her leadership has
12 grown to represent more than 450 municipalities and group
13 members; and
 
14     WHEREAS, Over her 20 years as Executive Director of ILCMA,
15 she was a tremendous resource for municipal elected officials
16 seeking to understand the principles of good government and how
17 to hire a professional local government executive; she has
18 authored several publications to assist local elected
19 officials including "A Guide to Hiring a Chief Administrator"
20 and "The Case for Hiring a Manager or Administrator"; and
 
21     WHEREAS, Ms. Zar is dedicated to continuing professional
22 education; she prepared and administered 34 statewide
23 conferences to educate working government professionals in
24 Illinois; she also worked closely with the Illinois Municipal
25 League on municipal issues and its statewide conference; and
 
26     WHEREAS, She has otherwise touched many students, local
27 government managers, and elected officials with her dedication
28 to democratic principles and high ethical standards in
29 government service; and
 
30     WHEREAS, After dedicating 20 years of her life to the

 

 

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1 principles of honest and professional local government
2 management, she is moving on to become Deputy Director for the
3 Center for Governmental Studies at Northern Illinois
4 University in DeKalb; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
7 congratulate Carol B. Zar on her retirement after many years of
8 dedication to the Illinois City/County Management Association
9 and wish her well in all her future endeavors; and be it
10 further
 
11     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
12 presented to Carol B. Zar as an expression of our respect and
13 esteem.