Full Text of HR1085 97th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives are pleased to recognize milestone events in | 4 | | the lives of Illinois citizens; and
| 5 | | WHEREAS, It has come to our attention that Mary L. Haynes | 6 | | is retiring from the City of Peoria as the City Clerk; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Mary L. Haynes was born in Peoria Heights on July | 8 | | 17, 1942; she earned the designation of Master Municipal Clerk | 9 | | from the International Institute of Municipal Clerks and holds | 10 | | both the Certified Municipal Clerk and Registered Clerk | 11 | | designations; and | 12 | | WHEREAS, Mary has been an employee of the City of Peoria | 13 | | for 32 years and has served as the City Clerk and co-terminus | 14 | | Township Clerk for the last 27 years; Mary began her career | 15 | | with the City of Peoria in 1980 as a staff member in the | 16 | | clerk's office before being elected as Clerk in 1985; and | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mary is currently Chair of the Municipal Clerks of | 18 | | Illinois' Legislative Committee and the Rediscovering Peoria | 19 | | City Hall Committee, a Trustee and Board Secretary of the | 20 | | Firemen's Pension Board, and a member and Past President of the | 21 | | Municipal Clerks of Illinois (MCI); Mary has also served her |
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| 1 | | community by offering her leadership to the International | 2 | | Institute of Municipal Clerks (IIMC), Central Illinois | 3 | | Municipal Clerks Organization (CIMCO), Illinois Municipal | 4 | | League (IML), Trot for Tots, and the City's Speakers' Bureau; | 5 | | and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Her commitment to her profession has been | 7 | | exemplified by her receipt of the IIMC's highest award, the | 8 | | prestigious Quill, and 3 CIMCO Presidents' Awards; and
| 9 | | WHEREAS, She co-founded the Central Illinois Municipal | 10 | | Clerks Organization (CIMCO) in 1988, brought the paperless | 11 | | agenda to the City of Peoria, made the Council Agenda available | 12 | | on the web, computerized the Council Records Index and Liquor | 13 | | Licensing Operations, and developed several seminars | 14 | | furthering the education and professional development of | 15 | | central Illinois' municipal offices; and
| 16 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 17 | | Representatives are joined in recognizing the retirement of | 18 | | Mary L. Haynes by her family; her son, Eric, her daughter, | 19 | | Kris, her grandson, Calvin, and her grandson, Alex; therefore, | 20 | | be it
| 21 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 22 | | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that |
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| 1 | | we honor Mary Haynes and wish her all the best in her | 2 | | retirement; and be it further
| 3 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this Resolution be | 4 | | presented to Mary Haynes as a symbol of our respect and esteem.
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