Full Text of HR1329 100th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh will retire as Sangamon County | 3 | | Treasurer this year following a distinguished career of over 30 | 4 | | years as a public servant; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh has held the position of Sangamon | 6 | | County Treasurer since he was elected in 2002, a unique office | 7 | | in Illinois, as it also serves as the Capital Township | 8 | | Supervisor and the Township Tax Collector; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh led an overhaul of the Treasurer's | 10 | | Office, transforming a system that was archaic and labor | 11 | | intensive to one in which residents of Sangamon County have | 12 | | up-to-date tax record information at their fingertips via | 13 | | online and electronic sources; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, As the Capital Township Supervisor, Tom Cavanagh | 15 | | ran his government office effectively and reduced | 16 | | administrative cost, lowered the head count in his offices, and | 17 | | lowered the Township's property tax rate by 30 percent, thereby | 18 | | giving great value to the citizens of Sangamon County; and
| 19 | | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh has been a leader in transforming | 20 | | government, as evidenced by the 29 percent reduction in the | 21 | | Treasurer's Office staff; the Treasurer's budget has also been |
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| 1 | | completely offset by fees and penalties generated by the tax | 2 | | process; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh has been a local leader in | 4 | | consolidating and eliminating duplicative government | 5 | | functions, successfully pursuing State legislation to | 6 | | eliminate redundant Township Collectors in Sangamon County and | 7 | | spearheading an initiative to merge the Capital Township into | 8 | | Sangamon County, which should save over half a million dollars | 9 | | in tax payer money and reduce the Township tax levy by 26 | 10 | | percent; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh has also been instrumental in the | 12 | | Illinois County Treasurer's Association, serving as President | 13 | | for Zone 2 Treasurers, mentoring multiple Treasurers over the | 14 | | years, and twice being named Zone 2 Treasurer of the Year; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh was elected Sangamon County Auditor | 16 | | in 1996 and served as a watchdog for taxpayer dollars, | 17 | | overseeing a streamlining and modernization in that office; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh also served the public as a State | 19 | | employee; he was elected to the Springfield Park District three | 20 | | times, including as Park District Vice President, a position he | 21 | | held for six years; therefore, be it
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| 1 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 2 | | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 3 | | congratulate Tom Cavanagh on his retirement as Sangamon County | 4 | | Treasurer and on his distinguished career of over 30 years as a | 5 | | public servant; and be it further
| 6 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 7 | | presented to Tom Cavanagh as an expression of our esteem and | 8 | | respect.
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