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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to congratulate Vicki Kirkpatrick on the
4occasion of her retirement as Coles County Circuit Clerk; and
 
5    WHEREAS, Vicki Kirkpatrick began serving as the Coles
6County Circuit Clerk on December 1, 1992; she was subsequently
7reelected to the position in 1996, 2000, 2004, and 2008 and
8remained in the position until her retirement on November 30,
92012; and
 
10    WHEREAS, During her tenure as Circuit Clerk, Vicki
11Kirkpatrick was instrumental in the creation of numerous
12improvements to the Circuit Clerk's office, including
13increasing public access to court records, making court records
14available to the public online, implementing the electronic
15payments of fines, implementing a program that allows citizens
16to enter a guilty plea on a traffic citation online and pay
17online, and establishing a records imaging system that allows
18judges to immediately access electronic court files; and
 
19    WHEREAS, Prior to her service as Circuit Clerk, Vicki
20Kirkpatrick served as a Deputy County Clerk for Coles County
21from 1975 to 1985 and as an administrative assistant to
22Appellate Justice Joseph R. Spitz in Springfield from 1986 to

 

 

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11991; she was also elected to serve as Morgan Township Clerk in
2Coles County in April of 1989 and served until her election as
3Circuit Clerk in 1992; and
 
4    WHEREAS, Vicki Kirkpatrick has been a member of the
5Illinois Association of Court Clerks and the Coles County
6Republicans and Republican Women; she was also appointed by
7Justice Rita Garman to serve on a committee to interview and
8make a recommendation for filling a vacancy for Circuit Judge
9in Coles County and was a past board member of an adult
10literacy committee; and
 
11    WHEREAS, Vicki Kirkpatrick plans to spend her retirement
12with her husband, Len, and keep busy with her various pursuits;
13therefore, be it
 
14    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
15NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
16we congratulate Vicki Kirkpatrick on the occasion of her
17retirement and wish her continued success and happiness in the
18future; and be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That suitable copies of this resolution be
20presented to Vicki Kirkpatrick as a symbol of our esteem and
21respect.