Bill Text: IL HR0434 | 2009-2010 | 96th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Honors Charleston Police Chief Mark Jenkins on his retirement.

Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)

Status: (Passed) 2009-05-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0434 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2009-HR0434-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate Charleston Police
Chief Mark Jenkins on his retirement; and
WHEREAS, Chief Mark Jenkins soon will retire from the
Charleston Police Department to become the new police chief of
the City of Casey on June 15, 2009; and
WHEREAS, Mark Jenkins was appointed interim Charleston
chief following Paul Welch’s resignation in December of 2007;
he was later appointed on a permanent basis, capping a career
that began when he joined the department as a radio dispatcher
in 1977 and was hired as a police officer the following year;
and
WHEREAS, He has helped open up Charleston Police Department
communications with the other city departments, Eastern
Illinois University, and other law enforcement agencies in the
area; he has been active in the community through his support
of the Citizens Police Academy and church safety seminar as
well as by being a member of local civic groups; and
WHEREAS, Chief Jenkins enjoys spending time with his wife,
Patty; their son, Adam; and their grandchildren, Logan and

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Sammy; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-SIXTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
congratulate Chief Jenkins on his retirement from the
Charleston Police Department and wish him continued success as
he becomes the police chief in Casey; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Mark Jenkins as a symbol of our respect.