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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3Representatives wish to recognize DuPage County on its
4successful efforts to streamline county government; and
 
5    WHEREAS, DuPage County's work to consolidate certain
6government responsibilities and eliminate others where
7possible, has received national attention; it was honored with
8the Achievement Award from the National Association of Counties
9for the initiative; the program was enacted in 2012 and has
10saved the taxpayers a projected $80,000,000; and
 
11    WHEREAS, DuPage County's efforts began with the passage of
12Senate Bill 494 in the 98th Illinois General Assembly; SB 494
13permitted the county to dissolve units of local government
14whose governing body is appointed by the county board Chairman
15or county executive; at the start, DuPage County had more than
16400 governmental entities responsible for over $300,000,000 in
17taxpayer funds; and
 
18    WHEREAS, DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin is
19determined not to let up in the effort to streamline DuPage
20County government and plans on continuing to combine or
21eliminate additional governmental entities where possible;
22therefore, be it
 

 

 

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1    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
2NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
3we recognize DuPage County on its successful efforts to
4streamline county government; and be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to DuPage County Board Chairman Dan Cronin as an
7expression of our esteem and respect.