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1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION |
2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to |
3 | | congratulate Rita K. Fletcher on the occasion of her |
4 | | retirement as a public servant in the field of parks and |
5 | | recreation after an illustrious career; and |
6 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher received a bachelor's degree in |
7 | | parks and recreation administration from Eastern Illinois |
8 | | University and a master's degree in recreation administration |
9 | | from Aurora University; and |
10 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher has more than 39 years of service |
11 | | in parks and recreation, and she has built a stellar |
12 | | reputation within the community as a standard for how to |
13 | | perform park district operations efficiently, effectively, and |
14 | | in a fiscally responsible manner; and |
15 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher began her career as an athletic |
16 | | coordinator at the Wheaton Park District; and |
17 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher then worked at the Bartlett Park |
18 | | District for 37 years, where she initially served as |
19 | | recreation supervisor before being promoted to assistant |
20 | | superintendent of recreation in 1996, superintendent of |
21 | | recreation in 2002, and executive director in 2005; and |
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1 | | WHEREAS, Under Rita Fletcher's leadership, the Bartlett |
2 | | Park District received the Certificate of Achievement for |
3 | | Excellence in Financial Reporting by the Government Finance |
4 | | Officers Association for 20 consecutive years, and the park |
5 | | district has been deemed an Illinois Distinguished Accredited |
6 | | Agency since 1999; and |
7 | | WHEREAS, For the 2023-2024 fiscal year, Rita Fletcher |
8 | | managed a district-wide budget of approximately $16 million; |
9 | | and |
10 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher served as a certification board |
11 | | member of the Illinois Parks and Recreation Association (IPRA) |
12 | | from 2002 to 2007 and as chair of the IPRA Board of Directors |
13 | | in 2017; and |
14 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher has been active at the state level, |
15 | | attending annual legislative conferences at the Illinois State |
16 | | Capitol and legislative meetings with local legislators to |
17 | | ensure that her community is always represented and its |
18 | | priorities heard; and |
19 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher has been the recipient of several |
20 | | awards in her field, including the IPRA Administration and |
21 | | Finance Section Distinguished Service Award in 2012 and the |
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1 | | IPRA Professional Award in 2013; and |
2 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher has served on the National |
3 | | Recreation and Parks Association (NRPA) Joint Distinguished |
4 | | Agency Committee and the NRPA Great Lakes Regional Council |
5 | | Committee and as a board member for the Northwest Suburban |
6 | | Recreation Association (NWSRA), as president and treasurer of |
7 | | the Suburban Park and Recreation Association (SPRA), as a |
8 | | member of the Illinois Park and Recreation Association, as a |
9 | | member of the National Recreation and Park Association, and as |
10 | | a trustee for the Bartlett Parks Foundation; and |
11 | | WHEREAS, Rita Fletcher is also very active in her |
12 | | community; she has been a member of her local Rotary Club since |
13 | | 2005, serving as president from 2007 to 2008; she has also been |
14 | | involved with the Character Counts Coalition, the Bartlett |
15 | | Parks Foundation, the Barlett Area Chamber of Commerce, and |
16 | | the Youth Athletic Organizations for baseball, football, |
17 | | soccer, swimming, cheerleading, and lacrosse; and |
18 | | WHEREAS, Through this decades-long commitment to her |
19 | | community, Rita Fletcher has cultivated strong working |
20 | | relationships with the Village of Bartlett, the Bartlett |
21 | | Police Department, the Bartlett Fire Department, Elgin Area |
22 | | School District U-46, and the local library district; she has |
23 | | also served as a speaker on the subject of girl power at many |
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1 | | state conferences, sharing useful tips on career advancement, |
2 | | leadership, and how to be a successful, inspiring female |
3 | | leader; therefore, be it |
4 | | RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED THIRD GENERAL |
5 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Rita |
6 | | K. Fletcher on her retirement from the Bartlett Park District, |
7 | | and we wish her the very best in all of her future endeavors; |
8 | | and be it further |
9 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be |
10 | | presented to Rita Fletcher as a symbol of our respect and |
11 | | esteem. |