Full Text of HR0637 095th General Assembly
HR0637 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, A small group of Highway Commissioners and Town | 3 |
| Clerks met in Watseka, Illinois on November 13, 1907; and
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| WHEREAS,
From this first meeting came the Illinois State | 5 |
| Association of Highway Commissioners and Towns Clerks; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1937 the organization changed its name to the | 7 |
| Illinois Association of Township Officials; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, In 1945 the association changed its by-laws, | 9 |
| resulting in renaming the organization the Township Officials | 10 |
| of Illinois (TOI); and | 11 |
| WHEREAS, Troy A. Kost became Secretary Treasurer of the | 12 |
| organization in 1943, serving until 1979; George H. Miller was | 13 |
| appointed as the Executive Director in 1979, serving until | 14 |
| 1996; and Bryan E. Smith, appointed in 1996, currently serves | 15 |
| as the Association's Executive Director; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, Through the last 100 years the Township Officials | 17 |
| of Illinois has increased unity, pride, and professionalism | 18 |
| among its over 11,000 elected township officials; and | 19 |
| WHEREAS, Through its educational and training programs, |
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| the association has increased the efficiency, effectiveness, | 2 |
| and leadership of township officials and township government | 3 |
| and has made the organization and township government more | 4 |
| visible and a strong voice among Illinoisans; and | 5 |
| WHEREAS, Throughout 2007 the Township Officials of | 6 |
| Illinois is celebrating the centennial anniversary of the | 7 |
| association, continuing to help build strong townships, and | 8 |
| furthering the efficiency and responsiveness of township | 9 |
| government; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| recognize the Township Officials of Illinois for 100 years of | 13 |
| service through their promotion of effective township | 14 |
| government; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to the Township Officials of Illinois, as a formal | 17 |
| means of recognizing their invaluable contributions to local | 18 |
| government and this State.
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