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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate John Novinson on
4 the occasion of his retirement as Manager of the Village of
5 Northbrook; and
 
6     WHEREAS, John Novinson has served the citizens of the
7 Village of Northbrook with pride and distinction as Village
8 Manager; he has had 39 years of experience in local, State,
9 regional, and national government, including experience as an
10 administrator with the Illinois Department of Registration and
11 Education and the Cook County, Illinois Civil Service
12 Commission; he has also served as President of the Illinois
13 Public Employer Labor Relations Association; and
 
14     WHEREAS, During John Novinson's tenure as Village Manager,
15 the Village of Northbrook has achieved and maintained a double
16 triple "A" bond rating in Moody's and Standard and Poor's, one
17 of only two communities in the State to do so; and
 
18     WHEREAS, John Novinson serves as the chair of the
19 International City / County Management Association's Public
20 Works subcommittee of the association's Policy Committee; he
21 serves on the ICMA's new Sustainability Committee, an
22 international effort to encourage local governments to assure

 

 

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1 the perpetual achievement of a world that addresses the needs
2 of the current generation without compromising the needs of the
3 future; he was also the co-chair of the ICMA's Environmental
4 Mandates Task Force, which worked on the creation of federal
5 mandate legislation with major public interest groups; and
 
6     WHEREAS, John Novinson has had a variety of experience with
7 environmental issues; he has served as chair of the Clean Air
8 Counts (CAC) Campaigns, a volunteer effort to improve the
9 quality of air in the Chicago region; under Mr. Novinson's
10 leadership, the Village of Northbrook has been recognized as a
11 Platinum member of the CAC effort; and
 
12     WHEREAS, John Novinson's dedication to the Village of
13 Northbrook and his dedicated advocacy for the environment is
14 worthy of the greatest respect; therefore, be it
 
15     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
16 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
17 congratulate John Novinson on the occasion of his retirement
18 and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and
19 be it further
 
20     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
21 presented to John Novinson as a symbol of our esteem and
22 respect.