HR0527 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives are pleased to congratulate Robert D. Franz on the occasion of his retirement as Deerfield Village Manager; and

WHEREAS, Robert D. Franz was born on September 24, 1946; he is married and has five children; and

WHEREAS, Robert D. Franz graduated from Loras College in Dubuque, Iowa in 1968 and received his Masters Degree in Public Administration from Northern Illinois University in 1973; and

WHEREAS, Robert D. Franz was an Administrative Intern in the Department of Urban Renewal for the City of Chicago in 1968; he served in the U.S. Army with the Military Police from 1968 to 1970; he was an Intern/Administrative Assistant/Assistant Manager in Elk Grove Village from 1970 to 1975; he was Manager in Hazel Crest from 1975 to 1979; he has served as Deerfield's Village Manager from 1979 until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Robert D. Franz received the Manager of the Year Award in 1996 and 2007 from the Illinois Association of Municipal Management Assistants; he also was named Man of the Year by the Deerfield Bannockburn Riverwoods Chamber of Commerce in 2006; and

WHEREAS, Robert D. Franz has been involved with the American Society of Public Administration and the International City/County Management Association; he was the President of the Illinois City Management Association from 1996 to 1997 and President of the Metro Managers Association from 1984 to 1985; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Robert D. Franz on his retirement, thank him for his many years of public service, and wish him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Robert D. Franz as a symbol of our esteem and respect.