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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives are pleased to congratulate Linda Frank on the
4occasion of her retirement as Clerk of the Circuit Court for
5the 6th Judicial Circuit on November 30, 2012; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Linda Frank was meritoriously chosen to serve as
7the Circuit Clerk of Champaign County by the judges of the 6th
8Judicial Circuit in 1991; she was subsequently elected to the
9position by the voters of Champaign County in 1992 and
10re-elected to the position in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008; and
 
11    WHEREAS, As Circuit Clerk, Linda Frank has been
12instrumental in the creation of numerous programs that have
13greatly improved the services provided by the department,
14including a direct deposit program for child support
15recipients, the Traffic Safety Program that provides first time
16offenders with an option to take a class to remove minor
17violations from their record, and the Mandatory Insurance
18Program that enables citizens to avoid a court appearance by
19documenting insurance in the Clerk's office; her work made the
20Champaign County Courthouse one of the first courthouses in
21Illinois to offer secured payment of court fees via personal
22check; she negotiated the first Union contract in Circuit Clerk
23history; she introduced detailed financial reports on the court

 

 

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1system to the Champaign County Board; she was instrumental in
2providing accessible parking for jurors with disabilities; she
3arranged for the Urbana Historical Archives to preserve court
4records in lieu of costly county storage or destruction; she
5was a member of a team that established county policy of having
6criminal offenders pay a fine that benefits "Crimestoppers" as
7part of their sentence; her department is also one of only two
8Champaign County departments with both increased revenues and
9decreased expenditures according to the most recent annual
10financial report for the County; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Prior to her tenure as Circuit Clerk, Linda Frank
12served as a member of the Champaign County Board from 1982 to
131991; she served as chairman of the board's Personal and Public
14Officials Committee and was a member of the Justice and Public
15Safety, Health Services, Environmental and Land Use, and
16General Services Committees; during her stint on the Board, she
17was responsible for the successful passage of the hotel-motel
18tax, which helped generate revenue to defray the costs of
19renovations to Willard Airport; she was also instrumental in
20the defeat of the Champaign County nuclear waste site, the
21efforts to initiate an Alzheimer's Unit in Champaign County,
22and the development of an inter-generational day care center;
23she also worked with the Champaign Unit 4 School District
24Special Education Programs from 1986 to 1991 and was a co-owner
25of Texture Protein Products, Inc. from 1973 to 1975; and
 

 

 

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1    WHEREAS, Linda Frank is affiliated with numerous legal and
2civic organizations, including the Illinois Association of
3Court Clerks, the Sixth Circuit Family Violence Council, the
4Child Support Advisory Committee, the Administrative Office of
5Illinois Courts, TASH, the National Association of County
6Officials, the Champaign Chamber of Commerce, the League of
7Women Voters, the Retired and Senior Volunteer Program's
8Advisory Council, the DCFS Regional Youth Planning Committee,
9the Champaign County Republicans, the Illinois Juvenile
10Justice Commission, the Champaign County Historical Museum
11Board of Trustees, and the Champaign Unit 4 School District
12Gifted and Talented Committee; she also served as the County
13Representative for the National Organization on Disabilities;
14and
 
15    WHEREAS, Linda Frank won the National Award for Excellence
16in Government for Public Access Services for being the first
17clerk in the State to offer an innovative computerized remote
18access to court records; she has also been the recipient of
19numerous other awards and designations, including the National
20Achievement Award for Excellence in Government (1995) and the
21World's Who's Who Among Women (1987); and
 
22    WHEREAS, Linda Frank serves as a model of hard work,
23integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of

 

 

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1Illinois; therefore, be it
 
2    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
3NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
4we congratulate Linda Frank on the occasion of her retirement
5and wish her many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it
6further
 
7    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
8presented to Linda Frank as a symbol of our esteem and respect.