HR0767 99TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Hoffman Estates Mayor William D. McLeod on 35 years in government service; and

WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod was elected to the office of Mayor in April of 2001 after serving as Acting Mayor; he previously served as a Village Trustee for more than 20 years - many as Deputy Mayor; and

WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod has a goal of seeking every opportunity to listen to the concerns of the citizens and business owners in the village; he and his wife attend almost every village block party during the summer to thank the organizers and to give residents the opportunity to ask questions and give comments; and

WHEREAS, Since his election to the office of the Mayor, Mayor McLeod has successfully negotiated a boundary agreement with the Village of South Barrington - ending 40 years of acrimony; electrical service interruptions have been addressed, and Hoffman Estates continues to work with ComEd to find and correct the problems resulting from an aging infrastructure; he successfully advocated for the creation of an Economic Development Committee and served as Chair of the Referendum Committees that brought emergency 911 service, non-partisan elections, and the village manager system of government to Hoffman Estates; he was instrumental in the creation of the Hoffman Estates Historical Museum; and

WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod serves as a board member of the Schaumburg Regional Air Park; he represents Hoffman Estates at the Northwest Municipal Conference, where he previously served as President and as the Chair of its Economic Development Committee, as Co-Chair of the Legislative Committee, and as Chair of the Transportation Committee; he is a member of the Transportation Steering Committee and Communications Committee with the United States Conference of Mayors; he serves as a Director of the Joint Action Water Agency, has represented Hoffman Estates for 20 years on the Regional Cable Group, and is a former director of the Greater Woodfield Convention and Visitors Bureau; and

WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod is a long-standing supporter of the environment; he is one of 1,000 U.S. Mayors to sign The U.S. Conference of Mayors' Climate Protection Agreement; under his leadership, Hoffman Estates has expanded bicycle trails and on-street bike routes and lanes and recently constructed a new police building and fire station, both of which are LEED certified; he established the Hoffman Estates Sustainability Committee, and Hoffman Estates joined the Wind Turbine Alliance; and

WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod served as a Legislative Assistant to an Illinois State Representative for 4 years; he was a board member of the Greater Chicagoland Parents of the Hearing Impaired and was President of the Castleford/Hearthstone Homeowners Association; and

WHEREAS, Mayor McLeod and his wife, Joane, live in the Westbury subdivision, where they enjoy spending time with their combined 8 children, all of whom attended local public schools and universities; his hobbies include reading, walking, and history; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Hoffman Estates Mayor William D. McLeod on 35 years in government service and wish him the best in all his future endeavors; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Mayor McLeod as an expression of our esteem and respect.