SR0276 104TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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SENATE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois Senate wish to congratulate Anne Flanigan Bassi on the occasion of her retirement as Moraine Township Supervisor; and

WHEREAS, Township Supervisor Flanigan Bassi possesses a Master of Science in Taxation; outside of her duties to the township, she works professionally as a certified public accountant (CPA) and operates a private tax practice; and

WHEREAS, Township Supervisor Flanigan Bassi has served as Moraine Township Supervisor since 2013; during her tenure, she has implemented a number of programs and initiatives, including Volunteer Income Tax Assistance in conjunction with the IRS, access to health care through the Affordable Care Act, special food access and deliveries for Food Pantry clients during the COVID-19 pandemic, and the Hunger Summit to assess the food insecurity epidemic within the township, leading to expanded food programs, particularly for students and families with children; she also spearheaded the efforts to create the Community Mental Health Board; and

WHEREAS, Anne Flanigan Bassi has served her community and Lake County in a number of other roles over the decades; she currently serves on the Lake County Housing and Community Development Commission, a position she has held since 2017, and as a member of the First Bank of Chicago Community Advisory Committee; she previously served as a member of the Highland Park Hospital Community Advisory Committee from 2007 to 2022, serving as chair for ten years, as a member of the Lake County Board from 2002 to 2012, and on the school board of Highland Park-Highwood School District 111 from 1984 to 1986, later taking part in a public committee that led to the district's consolidation in the early 1990s into what is now North Shore School District 112; she also previously served on the Lake County Forest Preserves Board of Commissioners and the Lake County Stormwater Management Commission, and she was president of the Highland Park-Highwood League of Women Voters; and

WHEREAS, Township Supervisor Flanigan Bassi has been the recipient of a number of accolades, including being named the 2013 Lake County Affordable Housing Advocate of the Year and the 2014 City of Highland Park Humanitarian of the Year; and

WHEREAS, Township Supervisor Flanigan Bassi and her husband, Victor Bassi, have been residents of Highland Park since 1973, and they raised their two daughters there; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE ONE HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Anne Flanigan Bassi on her retirement as Moraine Township Supervisor, and we thank her for her years of public service to Moraine Township, the City of Highland Park, the City of Highwood, and Lake County; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Township Supervisor Flanigan Bassi as an expression of our esteem and respect.