HR0483 102ND GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0483 LRB102 20408 ECR 29268 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Ingrid Velkme on the occasion of her retirement from serving as village manager of the Village of Western Springs on September 17, 2021; and

WHEREAS, Ingrid Velkme began her career in public service as an intern in Western Springs in 1987; during her career, she served the Village of Indian Head Park as village administrator, the Village of Wheeling as assistant village manager, and at the Intergovernmental Risk Management Agency; she returned to the Village of Western Springs to become the deputy village manager/director of administrative services; she then served as the first female village manager in the village's history and held that position for over four years; and

WHEREAS, Ingrid Velkme was a founding member of the Legacy Project, a project started by a group of women from various levels of public service in 2011 and dedicated to the advancement of women in public leadership in local and state government; and

WHEREAS, Ingrid Velkme holds a Master of Arts in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University and is a member of the International City and County Manager's Association (ICMA) and the Illinois City Manager's Association (ILCMA); therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Ingrid Velkme on her retirement from serving as village manager of the Village of Western Springs and commend her for her more than 30 years as a public service professional in municipal government; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Ingrid Velkme as a symbol of our esteem and respect.