Full Text of HR0678 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to commend Roger Addelson on his five | 4 | | years of distinguished service as a Vernon Township Trustee; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Roger Addelson helped oversee the expansion of | 7 | | hours of the Vernon Township Food Pantry and its conversion | 8 | | into a grocery store experience, so the Vernon Township | 9 | | community's seniors, immigrants, and people in need would have | 10 | | access to a reliable, dignified source of healthful food; and
| 11 | | WHEREAS, Roger Addelson spearheaded the creation of the | 12 | | Vernon Township Energy Resilience Commission and championed | 13 | | initiatives that would fight climate change, reduce Vernon | 14 | | Township's dependence on fossil fuels, and promote | 15 | | conservation efforts; projects were completed to weatherize | 16 | | Vernon Township's facilities to reduce energy consumption and | 17 | | save taxpayers money; Vernon Township established a free | 18 | | community garden to supply fresh produce to the food pantry; | 19 | | and
| 20 | | WHEREAS, Roger Addelson supported Vernon Township's | 21 | | efforts to address the COVID-19 crisis; free masks and hand | 22 | | sanitizer were distributed to residents; a call center was |
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| 1 | | established to help connect local seniors with appointments to | 2 | | receive the COVID-19 vaccine; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Roger Addelson contributed to these | 4 | | accomplishments without once raising Vernon Township's | 5 | | property tax levy; he was a leader in Vernon Township's | 6 | | efforts to solicit grants to support and expand services; the | 7 | | Township Board increased and improved services without | 8 | | increasing taxes by cutting unnecessary expenses, identifying | 9 | | alternative sources of revenue, consolidating Vernon | 10 | | Township's road district to eliminate unnecessary | 11 | | administrative expenses, and maximizing the value of its | 12 | | existing assets; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Roger Addelson was passionate about building a | 14 | | local government that is responsive to the needs of the most | 15 | | vulnerable members of our community; he oversaw the | 16 | | establishment of Vernon Township's first ever Welcoming and | 17 | | Inclusion Policy to ensure that all residents are treated with | 18 | | respect, fairness, and dignity regardless of their ethnicity, | 19 | | religion, nation of origin, or federal immigration status; he | 20 | | advocated to ensure that the township's employees were fairly | 21 | | compensated and were provided a safe workplace free from | 22 | | harassment or discrimination; therefore, be it
| 23 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE |
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| 1 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we commend Roger Addelson on his years of dignified and | 3 | | faithful service to the people of Vernon Township; and be it | 4 | | further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Roger Addelson as an expression of our esteem and | 7 | | respect.
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