Full Text of HR0916 95th General Assembly
HR0916 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, Carol L. Widmer has served in the Village of Mount | 3 |
| Prospect's Finance Department from February 24, 1986 until | 4 |
| January 31, 2008; and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Widmer was employed with the Village of | 6 |
| Kenilworth from January 1984 until February 1986, devoting 24 | 7 |
| total years to public service; and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Widmer began her career as an accountant in | 9 |
| the Village's Finance Department in February of 1986; and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Widmer was promoted to Accounting | 11 |
| Supervisor in April of 1986; and
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| WHEREAS, Due to her efforts and knowledge, Carol Widmer was | 13 |
| quickly promoted to her current position as Deputy Finance | 14 |
| Director; and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Widmer's position as Village Deputy Finance | 16 |
| Director requires intelligence, dedication, and the ability to | 17 |
| work well with others; and
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| WHEREAS, The responsibilities of Deputy Director are | 19 |
| abundant and varied; such responsibilities include the |
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| oversight of all day-to-day operations of the Finance | 2 |
| Department, the oversight of the Annual Financial Audit, | 3 |
| assistance in the preparation of the annual budget, and serving | 4 |
| as one of the staff liaisons to the Finance Commission; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Carol Widmer's B.A. in Accounting from | 6 |
| Northeastern Illinois University in 1980 and her C.P.A., earned | 7 |
| in the State of Illinois in December of 1981, superbly prepared | 8 |
| her for her work as Deputy Finance Director; and
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| WHEREAS, During her time with the Village, Carol Widmer has | 10 |
| served four Finance Directors with distinction; and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Widmer's experience and understanding of | 12 |
| Village operations were exceptionally helpful and enabled a | 13 |
| smooth transition; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Carol Widmer has been a member of the Illinois | 15 |
| Government Finance Officers Association (IGFOA) since 1986; in | 16 |
| addition, she is a current member of the National Government | 17 |
| Finance Officers Association (GFOA); and
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| WHEREAS, Carol Widmer has worked tirelessly and with | 19 |
| distinction as the Deputy Financial Director for the Village of | 20 |
| Mount Prospect; she exemplifies the character of a devoted and | 21 |
| respected public servant; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 |
| congratulate Mount Prospect Village Deputy Financial Director | 4 |
| Carol L. Widmer on the occasion of her retirement and thank her | 5 |
| for her dedication to the citizens of Mount Prospect; and be it | 6 |
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| RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to | 8 |
| Carol L. Widmer as a token of our respect and esteem, with best | 9 |
| wishes for an enjoyable and fulfilling retirement.
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