HR0217 98TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, Arlene J. Mulder has served the citizens of Arlington Heights for 20 years as Village President; and

WHEREAS, Prior to being elected as Village President, Arlene Mulder served for 2 years as a Trustee on the Village Board, and for 12 years as a Commissioner on the Arlington Heights Park District Board before that; and

WHEREAS, Arlene Mulder was a tireless advocate for the best interests of Arlington Heights, accepting many leadership positions which increased the visibility of the Village on the local, State, and national levels; and

WHEREAS, Arlene Mulder has been an elected member of the U.S. Conference of Mayors Executive Board, Vice President of the Illinois Municipal League, 2002/2003 Executive Board President of the Northwest Municipal Conference, and Vice Chairman of the Chicago Area Transportation Council of Mayors; and

WHEREAS, Arlene Mulder has been an internationally-recognized leader on issues of aircraft noise mitigation, winning the Jay Hollingsworth Speas award in 2005 for her work as Chair of the O'Hare Noise Compatibility Commission; and

WHEREAS, Arlene Mulder played a leading role in the economic development of Arlington Heights; under her leadership, the Village has received numerous awards, including the 1999 and 2008 Burnham awards for "Excellence in Planning" from the Metropolitan Planning Council, the 2000 James C. Howland Award for "Municipal Enrichment" from the National League of Cities, the 2001 Award for "Implementation of the Central Business District" from the American Planning Association, and the 2010 Chaddick "Municipal Development Process" Award; and

WHEREAS, During Arlene Mulder's tenure as Village President, Arlington Heights was named one of the "Top 100 Places to Live" by Money Magazine in 2010; the Village also received the "Tree City USA" Award from the National Arbor Day Foundation in each year of her tenure; and

WHEREAS, Arlene Mulder was always a strong proponent of both government fiscal transparency and public safety, earning the Village the Government Finance Officers Association's "Distinguished Budget Award" each year she served as Village President, as well as the 2012 "Safe Communities" Award from the National Safety Council; and

WHEREAS, During her more than 34 years of elected community service to Arlington Heights, Arlene Mulder has been an energetic, effective, and dedicated leader who has fostered an atmosphere of respect, consensus, and achievement and has made herself and the offices she held available to all segments of the community; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we honor Arlene J. Mulder on the occasion of her retirement after her 34 years of service to Arlington Heights, recognize her many accomplishments during those years in serving her constituents, and wish her well in all of her future endeavors; and be it further

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