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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of |
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| Representatives wish to congratulate Arlington Heights Police |
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| Chief Rodney L. Kath on his retirement, on May 26, 2004, after |
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| 39 years of service to the Arlington Heights Police Department; |
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| and
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| WHEREAS, In 1965, Rodney Kath began working for the |
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| Arlington Heights Police Department in the radio room, a |
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| position which turned into a police officer appointment and the |
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| following May officially began his career with the police |
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| department; and
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| WHEREAS, Over the next 9 years, he attained assignments in |
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| all divisions in the police department and ended up |
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| concentrating on the development of a juvenile division in the |
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| mid 1970s; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1975, he was promoted to sergeant and remained |
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| in juvenile investigations until his promotion to lieutenant in |
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| 1977; in 1980, Rodney Kath was named chief of police for the |
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| Arlington Heights Police Department; and
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| WHEREAS, Northwest Central Dispatch Systems was developed |
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| by Arlington Heights with only four municipalities and has |
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| grown to 16 police and fire departments; and
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| WHEREAS, Under Chief Kath's leadership, the department has |
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| grown from a staff of 31 in the mid 1960s, to its current 113 |
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| police officers and 39 civilian employees for a total staff of |
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| 151 people; and
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| WHEREAS, Chief Kath's leadership has provided the citizens |
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| of Arlington Heights with an outstanding, well trained |
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| department that provides a strong commitment for service to the |