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1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
3 | | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Kenneth H. |
4 | | Kessler, mayor of the Village of Mundelein, as he retires from |
5 | | his position as mayor; and
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6 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has given 12 years of service to |
7 | | Mundelein; he served as trustee from 1999-2003 and mayor from |
8 | | 2005-2013; and
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9 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has numerous accomplishments to |
10 | | reflect on during his time in office; his administration |
11 | | eliminated the village vehicle stickers and dog tags, made |
12 | | board meetings available on cable tv and the internet, began to |
13 | | accept credit card payments for city services, quieted the |
14 | | automated train horns and established a real railway quiet |
15 | | zone, began the downtown redevelopment project, maintained an |
16 | | increase in funding for residential street repairs, weathered |
17 | | the economic recession with minimal impact to services and |
18 | | property tax bills, and organized the electrical aggregation |
19 | | program helping residents save significantly on their |
20 | | electricity cost; his administration converted the village to a |
21 | | single waste hauler agreement, increased recycling, |
22 | | reestablished the Human Relations Commission, began several |
23 | | community initiatives including the Craft Beer Festival, the |
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1 | | Farmer's Market, and Annual Art Festival, adopted a new zoning |
2 | | ordinance and comprehensive plan, and attracted or retained |
3 | | residential and commercial developments; and
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4 | | WHEREAS, Under Mayor Kessler's administration, the Village |
5 | | of Mundelein has won many awards; most notably they received |
6 | | the 2010 Community Policing Award of the International Chiefs |
7 | | of Police Association for Enhanced Police Response to Victims, |
8 | | the 2009 International Association of Chiefs of |
9 | | Police/Motorola Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law |
10 | | Enforcement, and the village was the 2008-2009 Illinois |
11 | | Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Challenge |
12 | | Winner; the village received the 2008 IACP/Login, Inc., |
13 | | Excellence in Victim Services Award, the 2007 International |
14 | | Association of Chiefs of Police National Law Enforcement |
15 | | Challenge 3rd place Award, the 2006 Ruth H. Rosengarden Victim |
16 | | Service Provider Award, and the 2005 Illinois Park and |
17 | | Recreation Association/Illinois Association of Park |
18 | | Districts/Mundelein Park District Community Service Award; and
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19 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler's direction for the Village of |
20 | | Mundelein will not end with his departure; he oversaw the |
21 | | hiring of a new village manager, fire chief, police chief, |
22 | | director of public works, and finance director, and the start |
23 | | of a downtown redevelopment project; and
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1 | | WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has worked for Rosalind Franklin |
2 | | University of Medicine and Science since 2007; he is an |
3 | | associate professor of psychology and has lived in Mundelein |
4 | | since 1994; he and his wife, Elizabeth, have 2 sons, |
5 | | Christopher and Andrew; he is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed |
6 | | Merchant Marine Master and has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology |
7 | | from Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical |
8 | | School; therefore, be it
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9 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
10 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
11 | | we congratulate Village of Mundelein Mayor Ken Kessler as he |
12 | | retires from his position, thank him for his service to his |
13 | | community, and wish him all the best with his future |
14 | | endeavours; and be it further
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15 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
16 | | presented to Mayor Ken Kessler as an expression of our esteem |
17 | | and respect.
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