Full Text of HR0680 95th General Assembly
HR0680 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives are pleased to congratulate Chief Robert | 4 |
| Tinucci on the occasion of his retirement from the | 5 |
| Darien-Woodridge Fire District after 33 years of service; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Robert Tinucci began his career as a | 7 |
| firefighter with the former Downers Grove Estate Fire | 8 |
| Protection District in 1974, when he signed on as a | 9 |
| part-time/POC firefighter; he became a Lieutenant in 1976, then | 10 |
| served as a captain/shift commander from 1978 to 1989; he | 11 |
| served as assistant chief from 1989 until 1991, when he was | 12 |
| promoted to fire chief/administrator; he has also held the | 13 |
| positions of training officer, shift commander, fire | 14 |
| inspector, health and safety officer, fire investigator, | 15 |
| public information officer, and purchasing coordinator; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Robert Tinucci has been instrumental in many | 17 |
| vital changes in the Darien-Woodridge Fire District over the | 18 |
| last 33 years, including the initiation and development of | 19 |
| various formal and informal training programs, staffing | 20 |
| coordination and transformation, and district consolidation; | 21 |
| he was directly responsible for the development of "Automatic | 22 |
| Aid" among several neighboring fire departments and the | 23 |
| development of formal mutual aid through the former Cook-DuPage |
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| Mutual Aid Association and the present MABAS System; he was | 2 |
| instrumental in advancing the district's ISO Public Grading | 3 |
| from a combination Class 5/9, to a Class 3 Public Grading | 4 |
| district wide; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Chief Robert Tinucci has provided consultation to | 6 |
| the initial and current Board of Fire Commissioners; he | 7 |
| developed administrative methods and procedures for all | 8 |
| aspects of the fire district's administration, which have | 9 |
| increased the efficiency of operations with a limited staff; he | 10 |
| also coordinated the consolidation of the fire district's 911 | 11 |
| Communications Center with the Pleasantview Fire Protection | 12 |
| District; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Chief Robert Tinucci served as Pension Board | 14 |
| President from 1978 to 1991 and has been a member of the Board | 15 |
| since 1978; he was directly responsible for the district's | 16 |
| facility planning involving their space-needs analysis, ADA | 17 |
| compliance, and other future needs, culminating with the design | 18 |
| and construction of their new headquarters facility; he served | 19 |
| as the primary representative for the design, procurement, | 20 |
| budgeting, and construction of the district's facility; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Robert Tinucci has also been very active in | 22 |
| other civic organizations; he is an active member of the | 23 |
| International Fire Chiefs Association, the Illinois Fire |
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| Chiefs Association, and the DuPage County Fire Chiefs | 2 |
| Association; he has served as fire service liaison for the 100 | 3 |
| Club of DuPage County for 3 years; he is also an active member | 4 |
| of the Northern Illinois Alliance of Fire Protection Districts | 5 |
| and has served as Vice President, President, and Training | 6 |
| Committee Chair of MABAS Division 10; he was instrumental in | 7 |
| the formation of the Darien Area Public Administrators (DAPA) | 8 |
| in 1991 and has served as the coordinator of DAPA since its | 9 |
| inception; he has served in various roles in the Southwest | 10 |
| United Fire Districts and is an active member of the Woodridge | 11 |
| Public Administrators and an alumni board member with the | 12 |
| Hinsdale South High School Foundation; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, In his 33 year career, Chief Robert Tinucci led | 14 |
| his fire district without anyone under his command suffering | 15 |
| serious injury or line of duty death, a record of great | 16 |
| distinction; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Chief Robert Tinucci's dedication to his | 18 |
| profession and his willingness to serve his community make him | 19 |
| a great model for the people of the State of Illinois; | 20 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 23 |
| congratulate Chief Robert Tinucci on his retirement, thank him |
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| for his years of public service, and wish him continued success | 2 |
| and happiness in the future; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 |
| presented to Chief Robert Tinucci as a symbol of our esteem and | 5 |
| respect.
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