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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to congratulate Kenneth H. | ||||||
4 | Kessler, mayor of the Village of Mundelein, as he retires from | ||||||
5 | his position as mayor; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has given 12 years of service to | ||||||
7 | Mundelein; he served as trustee from 1999-2003 and mayor from | ||||||
8 | 2005-2013; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has numerous accomplishments to | ||||||
10 | reflect on during his time in office; his administration | ||||||
11 | eliminated the village vehicle stickers and dog tags, made | ||||||
12 | board meetings available on cable tv and the internet, began to | ||||||
13 | accept credit card payments for city services, quieted the | ||||||
14 | automated train horns and established a real railway quiet | ||||||
15 | zone, began the downtown redevelopment project, maintained an | ||||||
16 | increase in funding for residential street repairs, weathered | ||||||
17 | the economic recession with minimal impact to services and | ||||||
18 | property tax bills, and organized the electrical aggregation | ||||||
19 | program helping residents save significantly on their | ||||||
20 | electricity cost; his administration converted the village to a | ||||||
21 | single waste hauler agreement, increased recycling, | ||||||
22 | reestablished the Human Relations Commission, began several | ||||||
23 | community initiatives including the Craft Beer Festival, the |
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1 | Farmer's Market, and Annual Art Festival, adopted a new zoning | ||||||
2 | ordinance and comprehensive plan, and attracted or retained | ||||||
3 | residential and commercial developments; and
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4 | WHEREAS, Under Mayor Kessler's administration, the Village | ||||||
5 | of Mundelein has won many awards; most notably they received | ||||||
6 | the 2010 Community Policing Award of the International Chiefs | ||||||
7 | of Police Association for Enhanced Police Response to Victims, | ||||||
8 | the 2009 International Association of Chiefs of | ||||||
9 | Police/Motorola Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law | ||||||
10 | Enforcement, and the village was the 2008-2009 Illinois | ||||||
11 | Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Challenge | ||||||
12 | Winner; the village received the 2008 IACP/Login, Inc., | ||||||
13 | Excellence in Victim Services Award, the 2007 International | ||||||
14 | Association of Chiefs of Police National Law Enforcement | ||||||
15 | Challenge 3rd place Award, the 2006 Ruth H. Rosengarden Victim | ||||||
16 | Service Provider Award, and the 2005 Illinois Park and | ||||||
17 | Recreation Association/Illinois Association of Park | ||||||
18 | Districts/Mundelein Park District Community Service Award; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler's direction for the Village of | ||||||
20 | Mundelein will not end with his departure; he oversaw the | ||||||
21 | hiring of a new village manager, fire chief, police chief, | ||||||
22 | director of public works, and finance director, and the start | ||||||
23 | of a downtown redevelopment project; and
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1 | WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has worked for Rosalind Franklin | ||||||
2 | University of Medicine and Science since 2007; he is an | ||||||
3 | associate professor of psychology and has lived in Mundelein | ||||||
4 | since 1994; he and his wife, Elizabeth, have 2 sons, | ||||||
5 | Christopher and Andrew; he is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed | ||||||
6 | Merchant Marine Master and has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology | ||||||
7 | from Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical | ||||||
8 | School; therefore, be it
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9 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
10 | NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
11 | we congratulate Village of Mundelein Mayor Ken Kessler as he | ||||||
12 | retires from his position, thank him for his service to his | ||||||
13 | community, and wish him all the best with his future | ||||||
14 | endeavours; and be it further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to Mayor Ken Kessler as an expression of our esteem | ||||||
17 | and respect.
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