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| 1 | HOUSE RESOLUTION
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| 2 | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh will retire as Sangamon County | ||||||
| 3 | Treasurer this year following a distinguished career of over 30 | ||||||
| 4 | years as a public servant; and
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| 5 | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh has held the position of Sangamon | ||||||
| 6 | County Treasurer since he was elected in 2002, a unique office | ||||||
| 7 | in Illinois, as it also serves as the Capital Township | ||||||
| 8 | Supervisor and the Township Tax Collector; and
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| 9 | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh led an overhaul of the Treasurer's | ||||||
| 10 | Office, transforming a system that was archaic and labor | ||||||
| 11 | intensive to one in which residents of Sangamon County have | ||||||
| 12 | up-to-date tax record information at their fingertips via | ||||||
| 13 | online and electronic sources; and
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| 14 | WHEREAS, As the Capital Township Supervisor, Tom Cavanagh | ||||||
| 15 | ran his government office effectively and reduced | ||||||
| 16 | administrative cost, lowered the head count in his offices, and | ||||||
| 17 | lowered the Township's property tax rate by 30 percent, thereby | ||||||
| 18 | giving great value to the citizens of Sangamon County; and
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| 19 | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh has been a leader in transforming | ||||||
| 20 | government, as evidenced by the 29 percent reduction in the | ||||||
| 21 | Treasurer's Office staff; the Treasurer's budget has also been | ||||||
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| 1 | completely offset by fees and penalties generated by the tax | ||||||
| 2 | process; and
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| 3 | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh has been a local leader in | ||||||
| 4 | consolidating and eliminating duplicative government | ||||||
| 5 | functions, successfully pursuing State legislation to | ||||||
| 6 | eliminate redundant Township Collectors in Sangamon County and | ||||||
| 7 | spearheading an initiative to merge the Capital Township into | ||||||
| 8 | Sangamon County, which should save over half a million dollars | ||||||
| 9 | in tax payer money and reduce the Township tax levy by 26 | ||||||
| 10 | percent; and
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| 11 | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh has also been instrumental in the | ||||||
| 12 | Illinois County Treasurer's Association, serving as President | ||||||
| 13 | for Zone 2 Treasurers, mentoring multiple Treasurers over the | ||||||
| 14 | years, and twice being named Zone 2 Treasurer of the Year; and
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| 15 | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh was elected Sangamon County Auditor | ||||||
| 16 | in 1996 and served as a watchdog for taxpayer dollars, | ||||||
| 17 | overseeing a streamlining and modernization in that office; and
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| 18 | WHEREAS, Tom Cavanagh also served the public as a State | ||||||
| 19 | employee; he was elected to the Springfield Park District three | ||||||
| 20 | times, including as Park District Vice President, a position he | ||||||
| 21 | held for six years; therefore, be it
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| 1 | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE | ||||||
| 2 | HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | ||||||
| 3 | congratulate Tom Cavanagh on his retirement as Sangamon County | ||||||
| 4 | Treasurer and on his distinguished career of over 30 years as a | ||||||
| 5 | public servant; and be it further
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| 6 | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | ||||||
| 7 | presented to Tom Cavanagh as an expression of our esteem and | ||||||
| 8 | respect.
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