HR0282 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Roselle Mayor Gayle A. Smolinski on the occasion of her retirement on May 12, 2017; and

WHEREAS, Mayor Smolinski has resided in Roselle for nearly four decades and has served the Village of Roselle as an elected official for 31 years, 24 of those as Mayor; and

WHEREAS, Mayor Smolinski graduated from Bowling Green State University in 1974, where she earned her bachelor's degree in journalism/public relations; and

WHEREAS, In 1986, Mayor Smolinski began a distinguished career in public service when she was appointed as Trustee on the Roselle Village Board; she was elected as Trustee in 1989 and then as Mayor in 1993; she was re-elected Mayor five times, and is currently the longest serving Mayor in DuPage County; and

WHEREAS, Mayor Smolinski is a member and past President of the Metropolitan Mayors Caucus; she is a member and past President of the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference; and

WHEREAS, Mayor Smolinski is on the Board of Directors at Schaumburg Bank and Trust; she serves on the Board of Directors for the Hundred Club of DuPage County, and was an executive council member of Chicago Metropolis Strategies; and

WHEREAS, Mayor Smolinski's service to the community includes membership in the Roselle Chamber of Commerce, the American Legion Women's Auxiliary, and the advisory board of Stepping Stones, an organization that helps women of domestic violence; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Mayor Gayle A. Smolinski for her many years of community leadership in both the public sector and the private sector; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to Mayor Smolinski.