Bill Text: IL HR0255 | 2013-2014 | 98th General Assembly | Introduced

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Bill Title: Congratulates Ken Kessler as he retires as mayor of the Village of Mundelein.

Spectrum: Bipartisan Bill

Status: (Passed) 2013-04-18 - Resolution Adopted [HR0255 Detail]

Download: Illinois-2013-HR0255-Introduced.html

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HOUSE RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
Representatives are pleased to congratulate Kenneth H.
Kessler, mayor of the Village of Mundelein, as he retires from
his position as mayor; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has given 12 years of service to
Mundelein; he served as trustee from 1999-2003 and mayor from
2005-2013; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has numerous accomplishments to
reflect on during his time in office; his administration
eliminated the village vehicle stickers and dog tags, made
board meetings available on cable tv and the internet, began to
accept credit card payments for city services, quieted the
automated train horns and established a real railway quiet
zone, began the downtown redevelopment project, maintained an
increase in funding for residential street repairs, weathered
the economic recession with minimal impact to services and
property tax bills, and organized the electrical aggregation
program helping residents save significantly on their
electricity cost; his administration converted the village to a
single waste hauler agreement, increased recycling,
reestablished the Human Relations Commission, began several
community initiatives including the Craft Beer Festival, the

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Farmer's Market, and Annual Art Festival, adopted a new zoning
ordinance and comprehensive plan, and attracted or retained
residential and commercial developments; and
WHEREAS, Under Mayor Kessler's administration, the Village
of Mundelein has won many awards; most notably they received
the 2010 Community Policing Award of the International Chiefs
of Police Association for Enhanced Police Response to Victims,
the 2009 International Association of Chiefs of
Police/Motorola Webber Seavey Award for Quality in Law
Enforcement, and the village was the 2008-2009 Illinois
Association of Chiefs of Police Traffic Safety Challenge
Winner; the village received the 2008 IACP/Login, Inc.,
Excellence in Victim Services Award, the 2007 International
Association of Chiefs of Police National Law Enforcement
Challenge 3rd place Award, the 2006 Ruth H. Rosengarden Victim
Service Provider Award, and the 2005 Illinois Park and
Recreation Association/Illinois Association of Park
Districts/Mundelein Park District Community Service Award; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler's direction for the Village of
Mundelein will not end with his departure; he oversaw the
hiring of a new village manager, fire chief, police chief,
director of public works, and finance director, and the start
of a downtown redevelopment project; and

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WHEREAS, Mayor Kessler has worked for Rosalind Franklin
University of Medicine and Science since 2007; he is an
associate professor of psychology and has lived in Mundelein
since 1994; he and his wife, Elizabeth, have 2 sons,
Christopher and Andrew; he is a U.S. Coast Guard licensed
Merchant Marine Master and has a Ph.D. in clinical psychology
from Finch University of Health Sciences/The Chicago Medical
School; therefore, be it
RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
we congratulate Village of Mundelein Mayor Ken Kessler as he
retires from his position, thank him for his service to his
community, and wish him all the best with his future
endeavours; and be it further
RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
presented to Mayor Ken Kessler as an expression of our esteem
and respect.