Full Text of HR1360 98th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, After nearly 35 years of service to the City of | 3 | | Bloomington, Emily Bell is retiring from her position as Human | 4 | | Resources Director, having been instrumental in the | 5 | | establishment and development of the City's Human Resources | 6 | | Department; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Emily Bell is an expert in her field and a | 8 | | resource for many due to her wealth of institutional knowledge; | 9 | | she has championed fairness and equality and has responded to | 10 | | the ever-changing needs of the City and its workforce for the | 11 | | good of all; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Emily Bell began her career at the City in 1979 in | 13 | | a secretarial position; she later obtained the education and | 14 | | knowledge in Business Administration at Illinois State | 15 | | University that was needed to obtain the level of Human | 16 | | Resources Director; she has been responsible for Equal | 17 | | Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action duties, | 18 | | workforce recruitment, employment and deployment, training and | 19 | | development, employee relations, labor relations, and the | 20 | | development and implementation of city policies and | 21 | | procedures; and
| 22 | | WHEREAS, Emily Bell received and maintained her Certified |
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| 1 | | Professional designation from the International Personnel | 2 | | Management Association; she served on the Bloomington-Normal | 3 | | Human Resource Council; she is also a member of the National | 4 | | Public Employer Labor Relations Association and the National | 5 | | City Bank Community Advisory Board; and | 6 | | WHEREAS, Emily Bell has served beyond her position in the | 7 | | community in support of youth, women, and families as a board | 8 | | or committee member for many agencies, including Habitat for | 9 | | Humanity, Mid Central Community Action, the Baby Fold, United | 10 | | Way of McLean County, YWCA McLean County, the Women's Center, | 11 | | the Community Cancer Center, and the Mom and Me Camp Prison | 12 | | Ministry; and
| 13 | | WHEREAS, Emily Bell has been recognized by her community | 14 | | with the YWCA McLean County Harriett F. Rust Women of | 15 | | Distinction Community Service Award and the Illinois Heart and | 16 | | Lung Foundation Spirit of Success Award; and
| 17 | | WHEREAS, Emily Bell is well known as a woman of faith, | 18 | | giving freely and openly of her time and talent to her church; | 19 | | she and her husband Leonard, who is retired from State Farm | 20 | | Insurance Companies, have a beautiful family with many children | 21 | | and grandchildren to enjoy; therefore, be it
| 22 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE |
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| 1 | | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 2 | | we congratulate Emily Bell on the occasion of her retirement | 3 | | and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and | 4 | | be it further
| 5 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 6 | | presented to Emily Bell as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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