Full Text of HR0403 102nd General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to congratulate Richard J. "Rick" | 4 | | Wulbecker on the occasion of his retirement from the Belvidere | 5 | | Township Park District; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Rick Wulbecker received his associate's degree | 7 | | from William Rainey Harper College in 1979; he earned his | 8 | | Bachelor of Science in Recreation and Park Administration with | 9 | | a minor in Physical Education (Coaching) from Illinois State | 10 | | University in 1981; he also graduated from the Illinois Park | 11 | | and Recreation Association (IPRA) Professional Development | 12 | | School; he is a National Youth Coaches Effectiveness Certified | 13 | | Instructor; he is also certified in CPR, AED, First Aid, and | 14 | | BASSET; and
| 15 | | WHEREAS, Rick Wulbecker began his career in parks and | 16 | | recreation as the athletic supervisor for the Wheeling Park | 17 | | District, where he worked from 1982 to 1983; and
| 18 | | WHEREAS, Rick Wulbecker served as an athletic supervisor, | 19 | | the facility manager of the Willow Recreation/Racquet Center, | 20 | | the facility manager of the Blackhawk Community/Fitness | 21 | | Center, and the community pool facility manager for the | 22 | | Hoffman Estates Park District from 1983 to 2000; during his |
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| 1 | | tenure, he oversaw adult/youth athletic leagues, preschool to | 2 | | adult martial arts programs, youth/adult arts and crafts | 3 | | programs, seasonal sports tournaments, program budgets, and | 4 | | staff training and evaluations; he was also responsible for | 5 | | facility budgets and customer service staff training and | 6 | | evaluations; he coordinated public relations and promotions, | 7 | | purchasing, concessions, merchandise sales, and inventories; | 8 | | he helped with the development of building design, building | 9 | | policies and procedures, and staff orientation for the opening | 10 | | of Blackhawk Community Center; he also managed the Willow | 11 | | Skate Park; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rick Wulbecker became the athletic director of | 13 | | the Hanover Park District in 2000; he served until 2003, and | 14 | | his duties included being responsible for youth/adult athletic | 15 | | programs and special events, developing and organizing program | 16 | | budgets, and coordinating and evaluating all athletic | 17 | | programs, contractual programs, camps, and special events; he | 18 | | then served as superintendent of Recreation from 2003 to 2016, | 19 | | where he was responsible for the Recreation Department and | 20 | | Seafari Springs Aquatic Family Center facility operation, | 21 | | managed and coordinated community center building supervisor | 22 | | staff, and coordinated the PDRMA Loss Control Accreditation | 23 | | process, college student internship program, LCAP/SHARE high | 24 | | school community programs, and the IPRA Joint Purchase | 25 | | program; he also served as a legislative liaison and a member |
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| 1 | | of the Safety Committee; he was promoted to executive director | 2 | | in 2016, and he was directly responsible for managing the | 3 | | day-to-day operations of the entire agency while carrying out | 4 | | policies adopted by the Park District Board of Commissioners | 5 | | and communicating them to the Hanover Park District employees | 6 | | and community until 2017; his notable achievements included | 7 | | leading the park district's strategic plan for 2011 and 2016, | 8 | | creating and emceeing the Annual Park District Staff | 9 | | Appreciation Dinner Event, serving as the park district's FOIA | 10 | | officer and notary public, and negotiating two cricket | 11 | | associations to multi-year rental agreements and the Northwest | 12 | | Special Recreation Association (NWSRA)/Clearbrook Pursuit 2 | 13 | | program to be located at the park district; and
| 14 | | WHEREAS, Rick Wulbecker has served as the superintendent | 15 | | of Recreation of the Belvidere Township Park District since | 16 | | 2018, where he has been responsible for the Recreation | 17 | | Department, the Rivers Edge Recreation Center, the William | 18 | | Grady Pool, the Doty Park Splashpad, the Prairie Fields Sports | 19 | | Park, the Riverside Ice Arena, and the Baltic Mill facilities | 20 | | operation; his duties included creating and monitoring | 21 | | budgets, program development, staff training and evaluation, | 22 | | customer service staff, registration, marketing, purchasing, | 23 | | and building/field/aquatic rentals; he also coordinated PDRMA | 24 | | Loss Control Accreditation process and served as a state | 25 | | legislative liaison, school district liaison, Safety Committee |
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| 1 | | member, Boone County Arts Council member, and Belvidere Area | 2 | | Chamber of Commerce member; and
| 3 | | WHEREAS, Rick Wulbecker has belonged to a number of | 4 | | organizations, including the National Recreation and Park | 5 | | Association (NRPA), the Illinois Park and Recreation | 6 | | Association (IPRA), the Suburban Park and Recreation | 7 | | Association (SPRA), and the American Alliance for Health, | 8 | | Physical Education, Recreation and Dance (AAHPERD); he has | 9 | | attended Illinois Association of Park Districts and IPRA state | 10 | | conferences since 1981; he attended NRPA national conferences | 11 | | in 1983, 2005, 2006, 2007, and 2008; and
| 12 | | WHEREAS, Rick Wulbecker has dedicated his life to serving | 13 | | park districts and local communities over a 35-year career; | 14 | | therefore, be it
| 15 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | 16 | | HUNDRED SECOND GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | 17 | | we congratulate Richard J. "Rick" Wulbecker on his retirement | 18 | | from the Belvidere Township Park District, thank him for his | 19 | | years of service, and wish him all the best in his future | 20 | | endeavors; and be it further
| 21 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 22 | | presented to Rick Wulbecker as an expression of our esteem and |
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