Bill Text: IL HR0484 | 2017-2018 | 100th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Sheriff Jim Padilla on his retirement.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-06-21 - Resolution Adopted [HR0484 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2017-HR0484-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
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3 | Representatives wish to congratulate Sheriff Jim Padilla on the
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4 | occasion of his retirement as Henry County Sheriff and on his | ||||||
5 | 41
years of faithful service to his community; and
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6 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla was inspired at a young age by
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7 | teacher to become a police officer, a dream he ultimately
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8 | fulfilled; and
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9 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla started his law enforcement
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10 | career as a police officer in Kewanee, where he served
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11 | eight years, including time on a multi-jurisdictional, | ||||||
12 | bi-state
narcotics unit known as the Quad City Metropolitan
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13 | Enforcement Group; and
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14 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla became the sheriff of Henry
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15 | on May 27, 1984, a position he has held for 33 years; and
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16 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla has continually improved his
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17 | enforcement skills as sheriff, taking part in SWAT and FBI
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18 | training programs; and
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19 | WHEREAS, Sheriff Padilla has worked tirelessly to
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20 | that the Henry County's Sheriff Department is a fully funded
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1 | and professionally equipped force; and
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2 | WHEREAS, Outside of his duties as sheriff of Henry County,
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3 | Sheriff Padilla is a trained firearms instructor and an
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4 | outdoorsman; therefore, be it
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5 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
6 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
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7 | congratulate Sheriff Jim Padilla on his 41 years of combined | ||||||
8 | service to the City of Kewanee and Henry County, and we wish | ||||||
9 | him many happy days of hunting and fishing; and be it further
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10 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
11 | presented to Sheriff Padilla as a symbol of our respect and | ||||||
12 | esteem.
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