HR0154 103RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY

HR0154 LRB103 31083 ECR 57721 r

HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to recognize former Alderperson Michael Scott Jr. on his seven years of dedicated and outstanding service to the people of the 24th Ward and the City of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Michael Scott is a native of the North Lawndale neighborhood of Chicago; he is the son of prominent Chicago leaders Michael Scott Sr., the former president of the Chicago Board of Education, and Millicent Scott, former superintendent of the 24th Ward; and

WHEREAS, Michael Scott graduated from Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in 1994 and earned his Bachelor of Arts in Political Science from Morehouse College in 1998; and

WHEREAS, Michael Scott previously served the Chicago Park District for 12 years; he first served as a park supervisor at the Douglass Cultural Center and later as an area manager for the Central Region, where he managed 35 staffed and unstaffed facilities; and

WHEREAS, Over the course of his career, Michael Scott also served the Chicago Public Schools as citywide sports coordinator, the Public Building Commission, and the nonprofit After School Matters; and

WHEREAS, Michael Scott was initially elected as alderperson of the 24th Ward in 2015; he was reelected by his constituents for an additional term in 2019; and

WHEREAS, During his tenure in office, Michael Scott diligently worked to create an economic engine for the community, to dedicate more than 300 million dollars to capital and human infrastructure, to beautify the 24th Ward, to improve the relationship between the Chicago Department of Police and the community, and to develop job training for residents; and

WHEREAS, Michael Scott served with distinction on many Chicago City Council committees, including most recently as chairman of the Committee on Education and Child Development and as a member of the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations, the Committee on Committees and Rules, the Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity, the Committee on Economic, Capital and Technology Development, the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on License and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Public Safety, and the Committee on Transportation and Public Way; and

WHEREAS, Michael Scott continues to reside in the North Lawndale neighborhood with his wife, Natashee, and his three children, Morgan, Nicholas, and Michael III; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we recognize former Alderperson Michael Scott Jr. for his tenure on the Chicago City Coucil, thank him for his many years of exceptional service to the people of the 24th Ward and the City of Chicago, and wish him continued success in his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Michael Scott as a symbol of our esteem and respect.