Full Text of HR1269 093rd General Assembly
HR1269 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 John Patrick | 4 |
| Carney (Rick) for his many years of service as DuPage County | 5 |
| Recorder; and
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| WHEREAS, Rick and his wife, Patricia, have raised four | 7 |
| children, Alicia, Kathryn, Kevin, and Brian; and
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| WHEREAS, He graduated from St. John's Military Academy in | 9 |
| Wisconsin in 1965, and later earned a Bachelor of Arts degree | 10 |
| in 1969 from the University of Dubuque in Iowa; and
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| WHEREAS, Rick began his professional career as an owner and | 12 |
| operator of Carney Custom Decorating, he then became a partner | 13 |
| of Platinum Venture Partners I and II, and then was an | 14 |
| Arbitrator in the 18th Judicial Circuit Court; and
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| WHEREAS, He has served as the County Recorder for five | 16 |
| straight terms beginning in 1984; in his first term as | 17 |
| Recorder, he oversaw the complete computerization of the | 18 |
| Recorder's Office; in his second term, he implemented a | 19 |
| state-of-the-art optical imaging system for all documents, | 20 |
| bringing the records management of the Recorder's Office to the | 21 |
| leading edge of technology; this innovation has been recognized | 22 |
| in several magazines and newspaper publications; and
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| WHEREAS, He completed the computer link between the DuPage | 24 |
| County Recorder and the Cook County Recorder that allows the | 25 |
| research of information from either county location; this is | 26 |
| the first system of its kind within the United States whereby | 27 |
| two counties have interchangeable information; and
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| WHEREAS, He served as a member of Illinois Attorney General | 29 |
| Jim Ryan's Commission on Electronic Commerce and Crime which |
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| developed the Electronic Commerce Security Act; and
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| WHEREAS, Rick bravely served his country in the U.S. Army | 3 |
| from 1969 to 1975; and
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| WHEREAS, He is a member of countless professional and civic | 5 |
| organizations, including Founder and Chairman of the United | 6 |
| States Association of Recorders, Illinois Association of | 7 |
| Recorders and Clerks, Founder of Illinois Elected Recorders | 8 |
| Conference, National Association of County Officials, | 9 |
| International Association of Recorders and Clerks, DuPage | 10 |
| County Computerization Committee, St. John's Northwestern | 11 |
| Military Academy Board of Trustees, Illinois Arts Council | 12 |
| Foundation Board Member, YMCA DuPage Club Board of Directors, | 13 |
| and many more; and
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| WHEREAS, Under Rick's tenure, the DuPage County Recorder's | 15 |
| Office has utilized technological advancements to better serve | 16 |
| the residents of the county; and
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| WHEREAS, We recognize his service to DuPage Country, and | 18 |
| salute his dedication to improving the Recorder's Office; | 19 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 21 |
| NINETY-THIRD GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 22 |
| do hereby offer our congratulations to John Patrick Carney | 23 |
| (Rick) on his retirement and express our gratitude for his many | 24 |
| years of public service; and be it further
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 26 |
| presented to Mr. Carney.
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