Full Text of HR1199 93rd General Assembly
HR1199 93RD GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 |
| Representatives offer our sincere appreciation to Joel A. | 4 |
| Kagann for his many years of service as DuPage County Circuit | 5 |
| Court Clerk; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kagann started his distinguished public | 7 |
| service career as a suburban police officer in 1957; he was | 8 |
| appointed Chief of Police of Woodridge, Illinois in 1962 and | 9 |
| served as Chief until November 1971; he was instrumental in | 10 |
| promoting many innovative programs, including the Illinois | 11 |
| Governmental Police Training Board and the Illinois State | 12 |
| Police Emergency Radio Network (ISPERN), which links every | 13 |
| police department in the State of Illinois on a common radio | 14 |
| frequency for emergencies; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1973, the citizens of Woodridge elected Mr. | 16 |
| Kagann as Mayor on a "write-in" ballot, and he served in that | 17 |
| capacity until 1977; while serving as Mayor of Woodridge, Mr. | 18 |
| Kagann was appointed Administrative Assistant to DuPage County | 19 |
| Circuit Court Clerk John Cockrell where he was instrumental in | 20 |
| the ongoing implementation of computer-based technology in | 21 |
| that office; and
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| WHEREAS, In 1979, Mr. Kagann was appointed as Acting Clerk | 23 |
| of the Village of Woodridge; and | 24 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Kagann became Senior Executive Assistant to | 25 |
| the Circuit Clerk in 1983; in 1988, he was appointed Chief | 26 |
| Deputy Circuit Court Clerk; upon the retirement of Mr. Cockrell | 27 |
| in 1991, the judges of the DuPage County Circuit Court | 28 |
| appointed Mr. Kagann to the office of Clerk of the Eighteenth | 29 |
| Judicial Circuit Court, DuPage County, Illinois; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kagann was elected as Circuit Court Clerk in |
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| 1992, and has announced his retirement from that position at | 2 |
| the end of his term on November 30, 2004; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kagann's inspiration, leadership, and | 4 |
| diligence has lead to the advancement of the DuPage County | 5 |
| Circuit Court Clerk's office; he undertook the responsibility | 6 |
| of moving the entire operation of the clerk's office from a | 7 |
| location it had occupied since 1896 to the newly-built DuPage | 8 |
| County Judicial Center; under his leadership, the clerk's | 9 |
| office started implementing the latest technology in | 10 |
| electronic recordkeeping and became the first large-size court | 11 |
| in the United States of America to operate an optical disk | 12 |
| "image system"; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Kagann was appointed to the Illinois Supreme | 14 |
| Court's Judicial Management Advisory Council, which developed | 15 |
| communication networks between all sectors of the criminal | 16 |
| justice system; and
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| WHEREAS, Mr. Kagann is a member of numerous statewide | 18 |
| associations, including the Illinois Association of Circuit | 19 |
| Clerks, the Illinois Family Support Enforcement Council, the | 20 |
| International, Illinois and DuPage County Chiefs of Police | 21 |
| Associations, the Illinois and DuPage County Police | 22 |
| Associations, the Illinois Association of County Officials, | 23 |
| the Northeast Illinois Association of Court Clerks, and the | 24 |
| National Child Support Enforcement Association; and | 25 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Kagann has volunteered his time for several | 26 |
| community organizations, including the Lions Club, the Loyal | 27 |
| Order of Moose, the Knights of Columbus, the Boy Scouts, and | 28 |
| the Woodridge Special Events Committee; and | 29 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Kagann was a founding member of Saint | 30 |
| Scholastica Roman Catholic Church in Woodridge, where he has | 31 |
| served as an usher for over 25 years and as a Eucharist |
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| Minister for 20 years; and | 2 |
| WHEREAS, In appreciation of Mr. Kagann's commitment and | 3 |
| hard work, the Village of Woodridge recognized him as "Citizen | 4 |
| of the Year" in 1987; he and his wife were the recipients of | 5 |
| the "Building on our Dream" award from the Village of Woodridge | 6 |
| in 2000; and
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| WHEREAS, The County of Dupage, the Village of Woodridge, | 8 |
| and the State of Illinois are proud to call Mr. Kagann our | 9 |
| mentor and friend; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 11 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 12 |
| congratulate Joel A. Kagann on his retirement and express our | 13 |
| gratitude for his many years of public service; and be it | 14 |
| further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 16 |
| presented to Mr. Kagann.
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