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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, The Central Illinois Economic Development
3Authority was created by Public Act 94-995 to coordinate the
4development of infrastructure and job-creation efforts in the
5central Illinois region; and
 
6    WHEREAS, The Central Illinois Economic Development
7Authority, by law, is responsible for supervising public
8efforts by the State and units of local government to develop
9infrastructure and create jobs within the counties of Macon,
10Sangamon, Menard, Logan, Christian, DeWitt, Macoupin,
11Montgomery, Calhoun, Greene, and Jersey; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Many of these counties are suffering from high
13rates of unemployment and other negative effects stemming from
14the worldwide economic recession; and
 
15    WHEREAS, The Central Illinois Economic Development
16Authority Act requires that the Board of Directors of the
17Central Illinois Economic Development Authority consist of 15
18members including the Director of Commerce and Economic
19Opportunity, or a designee of that Department, 3 members
20appointed by the Governor, and one member appointed by the
21county board chairperson of each of the following counties:
22Macon, Sangamon, Menard, Logan, Christian, DeWitt, Macoupin,

 

 

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1Montgomery, Calhoun, Greene, and Jersey; and
 
2    WHEREAS, Although the Central Illinois Economic
3Development Authority was created in 2006, the Governor has not
4appointed his 3 members of the Board of Directors of the
5Central Illinois Economic Development Authority as of November
619, 2010; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Because the Board of Directors is not fully
8constituted, the Central Illinois Economic Development
9Authority is not able to effectively help persons and entities
10who are being negatively affected by the economic recession;
11therefore, be it
 
12    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
13NINETY-SEVENTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
14we urge the Governor to make his appointments to the Board of
15Directors of the Central Illinois Economic Development
16Authority, so that the Authority may commence full operations
17and carry out the responsibilities assigned to it by law; and
18be it further
 
19    RESOLVED, That a copy of this resolution be presented to
20the Governor.