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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2    WHEREAS, After nearly 35 years of service to the City of
3Bloomington, Emily Bell is retiring from her position as Human
4Resources Director, having been instrumental in the
5establishment and development of the City's Human Resources
6Department; and
 
7    WHEREAS, Emily Bell is an expert in her field and a
8resource for many due to her wealth of institutional knowledge;
9she has championed fairness and equality and has responded to
10the ever-changing needs of the City and its workforce for the
11good of all; and
 
12    WHEREAS, Emily Bell began her career at the City in 1979 in
13a secretarial position; she later obtained the education and
14knowledge in Business Administration at Illinois State
15University that was needed to obtain the level of Human
16Resources Director; she has been responsible for Equal
17Employment Opportunity and Affirmative Action duties,
18workforce recruitment, employment and deployment, training and
19development, employee relations, labor relations, and the
20development and implementation of city policies and
21procedures; and
 
22    WHEREAS, Emily Bell received and maintained her Certified

 

 

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1Professional designation from the International Personnel
2Management Association; she served on the Bloomington-Normal
3Human Resource Council; she is also a member of the National
4Public Employer Labor Relations Association and the National
5City Bank Community Advisory Board; and
 
6    WHEREAS, Emily Bell has served beyond her position in the
7community in support of youth, women, and families as a board
8or committee member for many agencies, including Habitat for
9Humanity, Mid Central Community Action, the Baby Fold, United
10Way of McLean County, YWCA McLean County, the Women's Center,
11the Community Cancer Center, and the Mom and Me Camp Prison
12Ministry; and
 
13    WHEREAS, Emily Bell has been recognized by her community
14with the YWCA McLean County Harriett F. Rust Women of
15Distinction Community Service Award and the Illinois Heart and
16Lung Foundation Spirit of Success Award; and
 
17    WHEREAS, Emily Bell is well known as a woman of faith,
18giving freely and openly of her time and talent to her church;
19she and her husband Leonard, who is retired from State Farm
20Insurance Companies, have a beautiful family with many children
21and grandchildren to enjoy; therefore, be it
 
22    RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE

 

 

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1NINETY-EIGHTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
2we congratulate Emily Bell on the occasion of her retirement
3and wish her continued success and happiness in the future; and
4be it further
 
5    RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
6presented to Emily Bell as a symbol of our esteem and respect.