Full Text of HR1368 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to honor Montgomery
Village President | 4 | | Marilyn Michelini for her decades of dedicated service to her | 5 | | community and
her many achievements as a community leader as | 6 | | she prepares for retirement from public office;
and | 7 | | WHEREAS President Michelini's first professional | 8 | | government position began in 1982 when she
agreed to complete | 9 | | the remaining 2 1/2-year term of a retiring board member on the | 10 | | Kane County
Board; in 1987, she was first elected to the board | 11 | | of trustees for the Village of Montgomery;
and | 12 | | WHEREAS, President Michelini played an active role as a | 13 | | trustee and was the only woman on the board; she earned a | 14 | | reputation for always "doing her homework", thereby gaining the | 15 | | respect of fellow
board members; and | 16 | | WHEREAS, In April 2001, President Michelini was elected | 17 | | Village President; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, President Michelini has had to draw from her many | 19 | | years of professional experience to
manage the great changes | 20 | | taking place in this rapidly growing Village; and
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, President Michelini's leadership was instrumental | 2 | | in advancing numerous community
achievements and improvements | 3 | | during her tenure, including: | 4 | | (1) Initiation of a senior program featuring monthly | 5 | | luncheons, presentations, and activities; | 6 | | (2) Acquisition and donation of land to school districts | 7 | | for construction of 2 new elementary
schools in Montgomery; | 8 | | (3) Completion of the Village's Transportation and Access | 9 | | Plan; | 10 | | (4) Approval of numerous annexation agreements covering | 11 | | residential, commercial, and industrial
developments to ensure | 12 | | smart, managed growth; | 13 | | (5) Implementation of a free battery recycling program for | 14 | | residents; | 15 | | (6)
Successful completion by the Historic Preservation | 16 | | Committee of the restoration of Settler's
Cottage; the | 17 | | Settler's Cottage Museum is now open to the public; | 18 | | (7)
Creation of a Beautification Committee that | 19 | | coordinates flower plantings on the bridge,
banners in the | 20 | | downtown, and other beautification efforts; and
| 21 | | WHEREAS, During President Michelini's tenure, the Village | 22 | | of Montgomery received many
professional accolades, including: | 23 | | Excellence in Financial Reporting, Excellence in Planning
| 24 | | Award, Award for Strategic Planning, Perfect Fluoride | 25 | | Compliance, Stormwater Management
Award, Naturalized |
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| 1 | | Stormwater Management, Outstanding Use of Native Plants; and
| 2 | | WHEREAS, President Michelini strove to make Village | 3 | | government more accessible and
responsive, establishing social | 4 | | media sites that allow more interaction with residents and
| 5 | | businesses, conducting monthly "Coffee with the Mayor" | 6 | | meetings, and hosting annual events,
including: a tree lighting | 7 | | ceremony, an open house, a 5K River Run/3K River Walk, and
| 8 | | Montgomery Fest; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Inter-agency cooperation requires active | 10 | | participation on numerous councils and
committees, therefore | 11 | | President Michelini served as a founding member and past | 12 | | president of the
Metro West Council of Government, represented | 13 | | Kane and Kendall Counties on the Chicago
Metropolitan Agency | 14 | | for Planning, and also serves on the Kendall County Mayors and | 15 | | Managers
Association, the National Association of Regional | 16 | | Councils, the Kane County Storm Water
Management Commission, | 17 | | the Fox Valley United Way Board (Community Impact Committee),
| 18 | | and the Kane County Impact Fee Committee (alternate); | 19 | | therefore, be it
| 20 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 22 | | we honor Montgomery Village President Marilyn Michelini for her | 23 | | service and
achievements on behalf of the residents of the |
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| 1 | | Village of Montgomery, and we congratulate her
and wish her a | 2 | | long and happy retirement; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 4 | | presented to President Michelini as an
expression of our esteem | 5 | | and respect.
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