Full Text of HR0774 103rd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION | 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Rita Fletcher on the | 4 | | occasion of her retirement from the Bartlett Park District | 5 | | after 37 years of service; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher earned her bachelor's degree in | 7 | | parks and recreation administration from Eastern Illinois | 8 | | University and her master's degree in recreation | 9 | | administration from Aurora University; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher worked in parks and recreation for | 11 | | over 39 years, during which she built an exceptional | 12 | | reputation within the community as a standard for how to | 13 | | perform park district operations efficiently, effectively, and | 14 | | in a fiscally responsible manner; she initially served the | 15 | | Bartlett Park District as recreation supervisor before being | 16 | | promoted to assistant superintendent of recreation in 1996, | 17 | | superintendent of recreation in 2002, and executive director | 18 | | in 2005; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, During her tenure, Rita Fletcher remained attuned | 20 | | to community feedback in terms of planning activities and | 21 | | events and developing the Bartlett Park District through | 22 | | instituting effective community surveys to better guide the |
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| 1 | | board and staff, spearheaded an effort to pass a successful | 2 | | $18 million bond referendum in 2010, organized the Halloween | 3 | | Boo Drive-Thru event and a mass vaccination site that resulted | 4 | | in the 3,100 vaccinations during the COVID-19 pandemic, and | 5 | | oversaw the district's use of over $3.2 million dollars in | 6 | | parks and facility grants to go towards a number of | 7 | | improvements, including the development of Riley's Run in 2007 | 8 | | and the renovations of Beaver Pond in 2008, Schrade Gym in | 9 | | 2014, and Apple Orchard Community Park in 2022; and | 10 | | WHEREAS, Under Rita Fletcher's leadership, the Bartlett | 11 | | Park District received the Certificate of Achievement for | 12 | | Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance | 13 | | Officers Association for 20 consecutive years, was named a | 14 | | finalist for the National Recreation and Parks Association | 15 | | (NRPA) Gold Medal Award in both 2009 and 2010, and has been | 16 | | deemed an Illinois Distinguished Accredited Agency since 1999; | 17 | | and | 18 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher has belonged to and held leadership | 19 | | positions in several professional organizations, including | 20 | | serving the NRPA and its Joint Distinguished Agency Committee, | 21 | | the Illinois Distinguished Accredited Agency Committee, as a | 22 | | board member of the Northwest Special Recreation Association | 23 | | (NWSRA), as president and treasurer of the Suburban Park and | 24 | | Recreation Association (SPRA), and the Illinois Parks and |
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| 1 | | Recreation Association (IPRA), where she served on its | 2 | | facility management board from 2000 to 2005, its certification | 3 | | board from 2002 to 2007, and its board of directors, serving as | 4 | | chair in 2017; and | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher has actively participated in the | 6 | | Bartlett community, including being involved in the Bartlett | 7 | | Parks Foundation, the Bartlett Chamber of Commerce, Rotary | 8 | | Club, the Character Counts Coalition, and several youth | 9 | | athletic organizations; she has also cultivated great working | 10 | | relationships with the Village of Bartlett, the Bartlett | 11 | | Police and Fire Departments, the Elgin Area School District | 12 | | U-46, and the local library district; and | 13 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher has served as a panel speaker on | 14 | | the subject of girl power at many state conferences, sharing | 15 | | useful tips on career advancement, leadership, and how to be a | 16 | | successful, inspiring female leader; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher has received a number of awards for | 18 | | her work, including the 2002 IPRA Professional of the Year | 19 | | Award and the 2011 NRPA Great Lakes Network Distinguished | 20 | | Professional Award; and | 21 | | WHEREAS, In retirement, Rita Fletcher leaves a fun-loving | 22 | | legacy of community engagement, partnership, and health; |
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| 1 | | therefore, be it | 2 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 3 | | HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 4 | | we congratulate Rita Fletcher on her retirement from the | 5 | | Bartlett Park District, commend her service to the community | 6 | | for the past 37 years, and wish her success in her next | 7 | | chapter; and be it further | 8 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 9 | | presented to Rita Fletcher as an expression of our esteem and | 10 | | respect. |
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