Bill Text: IL HR0959 | 2011-2012 | 97th General Assembly | Introduced
Bill Title: Congratulates Rick Kahen on the occasion of his retirement from the Buffalo Grove Commission for Residents with Disabilities.
Sponsorship: Partisan Bill (Republican 1)
Status: (Passed) 2012-04-19 - Resolution Adopted [HR0959 Detail]
Download: Illinois-2011-HR0959-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 congratulate Rick Kahen on the | ||||||
| 4 | occasion of his retirement after many years of dedicated | ||||||
| 5 | service with the Buffalo Grove Commission for Residents with | ||||||
| 6 | Disabilities; and
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| 7 | WHEREAS, Rick Kahen joined the Buffalo Grove Commission for | ||||||
| 8 | Residents with Disabilities in 1994, 2 years after it was first | ||||||
| 9 | created in the village; he has served the commission's chairman | ||||||
| 10 | for the last decade; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, During his tenure, Rick Kahen strongly advocated | ||||||
| 12 | educating the community on disability issues and implementing | ||||||
| 13 | changes to make the village more accessible for people with | ||||||
| 14 | disabilities; under his leadership, the commission worked | ||||||
| 15 | alongside the park district to increase handicap accessibility | ||||||
| 16 | of the parks, which included such initiatives as | ||||||
| 17 | poured-in-place surfacing, ramps, panel games and even swings, | ||||||
| 18 | and took a proactive approach with handicap accessibility | ||||||
| 19 | assessment of village shopping centers through a comprehensive | ||||||
| 20 | report to the village's Building and Zoning Department; the | ||||||
| 21 | commission also aids local businesses with accessibility | ||||||
| 22 | issues and distributes routine questionnaires for residents | ||||||
| 23 | with disabilities every 3 years; and
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| 1 | WHEREAS, Rick Kahen serves as a model of hard work, | ||||||
| 2 | integrity, and dedication for the people of the State of | ||||||
| 3 | Illinois; therefore, be it
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| 4 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | ||||||
| 5 | NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that | ||||||
| 6 | we congratulate Rick Kahen on the occasion of his retirement | ||||||
| 7 | and wish him many happy and healthy retirement years; and be it | ||||||
| 8 | further
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| 9 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 10 | presented to Rick Kahen as a symbol of our esteem and respect.
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