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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Linda Gallien on
4 the occasion of her retirement as Village Clerk of the Village
5 of Bartlett; and
 
6     WHEREAS, Linda Gallien began her long and distinguished
7 career with the Village of Bartlett on September 27, 1978, when
8 she joined the staff as a part-time receptionist in the Village
9 Clerk's Office; a year later, she was hired on full time in the
10 Clerk's Office; and
 
11     WHEREAS, Linda Gallien was first appointed to serve as
12 Bartlett's Village Clerk in December of 1986 to fill the
13 unexpired term of the previous Village Clerk, Linda Harper; she
14 subsequently won the consensus of the voters in the next six
15 consecutive elections; she has served the Village of Bartlett
16 tirelessly, having missed only one meeting in her 22 years as
17 Village Clerk; and
 
18     WHEREAS, During her tenure with the Village of Bartlett,
19 Linda Gallien has seen the village grow from a population of
20 11,004 to a modern community of nearly 42,000 residents; she
21 was the first person that many new Bartlett residents
22 encountered when they came to Village Hall when moving in,

 

 

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1 cheerfully welcoming them to their new community and sending
2 them home with arms full of useful municipal information and
3 recycling bins; and
 
4     WHEREAS, Linda Gallien was very active in the North and
5 Northwest Suburban Cook Municipal Clerks Association and
6 served in leadership positions for that organization as
7 Secretary, Vice President for Membership, and President; at the
8 State level, she also served as the District Two Director for
9 the Municipal Clerks of Illinois from 1998 to 2001; and
 
10     WHEREAS, Linda Gallien serves as a model of hard work,
11 integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of
12 Illinois; therefore, be it
 
13     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
14 NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
15 congratulate Linda Gallien on the occasion of her retirement
16 and wish her many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
17 further
 
18     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
19 presented to Linda Gallien as a symbol of our esteem and
20 respect.