Bill Text: IL HR0574 | 2015-2016 | 99th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Recognizes the Itasca Park District on the occasion of its achievement as a finalist for the 2015 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Parks and Recreation Management.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Republican 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2015-05-31 - Resolution Adopted [HR0574 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2015-HR0574-Introduced.html
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1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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2 | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | ||||||
3 | Representatives are pleased to recognize the Itasca Park | ||||||
4 | District on the occasion of its achievement as a finalist of | ||||||
5 | the 2015 National Gold Medal Award for Excellence in Parks and | ||||||
6 | Recreation Management; and
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7 | WHEREAS, The Itasca Park District in DuPage County earned | ||||||
8 | the finalist nomination for demonstrating excellence in parks | ||||||
9 | and recreation through volunteerism, long-range planning, | ||||||
10 | environmental stewardship, program and professional | ||||||
11 | development, and resource management; and
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12 | WHEREAS, The American Academy for Park and Recreation | ||||||
13 | Administration and the National Recreation and Park | ||||||
14 | Association select the finalists for the Gold Medal Awards | ||||||
15 | program to recognize communities across the United States for | ||||||
16 | their outstanding achievements; the national organizations | ||||||
17 | judge the agencies on their ability to address the needs to of | ||||||
18 | those they serve through the collective energies of citizens, | ||||||
19 | staff, and elected officials; and
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20 | WHEREAS, The Itasca Park District has been selected as one | ||||||
21 | of 3 finalists for park districts with populations of 30,000 or | ||||||
22 | less in the Class 5 Category for the 2015 National Gold Medal |
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1 | Award for Excellence; exceeding standard agency expectations, | ||||||
2 | the Itasca Park District was bestowed this honor in 2003 and | ||||||
3 | 2009; the Park District is viewed as a leader among local | ||||||
4 | taxing bodies, businesses, and communities, who have looked to | ||||||
5 | the Park District for creative ways to provide improved quality | ||||||
6 | of life and wellness, energy savings, and improved | ||||||
7 | accessibility; therefore, be it
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8 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
9 | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
10 | recognize the Itasca Park District on the occasion of its | ||||||
11 | achievement as a finalist for the 2015 National Gold Medal | ||||||
12 | Award for Excellence in Parks and Recreation Management and | ||||||
13 | wish it continued success in its finalist bid; and be it | ||||||
14 | further
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15 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
16 | presented to the Itasca Park District and its members as a | ||||||
17 | symbol of our respect and esteem.
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