Full Text of HR0214 96th General Assembly
HR0214 96TH 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 Catherine J. | 4 |
| Melchert on the occasion of her retirement as Village President | 5 |
| of the Village of Bartlett; and
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| WHEREAS, Catherine Melchert earned a degree from Dominican | 7 |
| University and performed some graduate work at Loyola | 8 |
| University in Chicago; and
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| WHEREAS, Catherine Melchert has had a long and | 10 |
| distinguished career with the Village of Bartlett; in 1982, she | 11 |
| was appointed to serve as a village trustee; she was later | 12 |
| elected to a two year term in 1983; she served as a trustee | 13 |
| until 1993, when she was elected Village President of Bartlett; | 14 |
| she served as Village President until her retirement in 2009; | 15 |
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| WHEREAS, During her tenure as Village President, Catherine | 17 |
| Melchert has led the Village of Bartlett through numerous | 18 |
| public initiatives; she was the leader of an 18-year battle | 19 |
| against the balefill, a battle that ended up in the Supreme | 20 |
| Court and secured the land targeted for a garbage dump to be | 21 |
| used for open space; she has set high standards for | 22 |
| organizational professionalism, with Bartlett's police |
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| department achieving CALEA accreditation in 2000; she fostered | 2 |
| the growth of cultural arts in the community and the creation | 3 |
| of a local arts organization; she insured that the village's | 4 |
| service levels and planning practices kept pace with the | 5 |
| dramatic growth in population and housing that the village | 6 |
| experienced during her tenure; in addition, her commitment to | 7 |
| holding high development standards led to the development of | 8 |
| great industrial growth in the village, seen in the 670-acre | 9 |
| Brewster Creek Business Park, the Bluff City Industrial Park, | 10 |
| and the Blue Heron Business Park; and
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| WHEREAS, In her capacity as Village President, Catherine | 12 |
| Melchert is a member of the Northwest Municipal Conference, the | 13 |
| DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, the Metropolitan Mayors | 14 |
| Caucus, and the U.S. Conference of Mayors; as a member of the | 15 |
| Metropolitan Mayors Caucus, she serves on the Education Funding | 16 |
| Task Force; she is a member of the Criminal Justice Committee | 17 |
| and the Cultural Arts Committee of the U.S. Conference of | 18 |
| Mayors; she also serves on the Board of the Illinois Municipal | 19 |
| League; and
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| WHEREAS, Catherine Melchert has been a resident of Bartlett | 21 |
| since 1970; she has lived in Bartlett with her husband, Philip, | 22 |
| for 35 years, where they raised two daughters; and | 23 |
| WHEREAS, Catherine Melchert has served as a model of hard |
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| work, integrity, and dedication for the people of Village of | 2 |
| Bartlett and the State of Illinois; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 4 |
| NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 5 |
| congratulate Catherine J. Melchert on the occasion of her | 6 |
| retirement and wish her many happy and healthy retirement | 7 |
| years; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 |
| presented to Catherine Melchert as a symbol of our esteem and | 10 |
| respect.
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