Full Text of HJR0142 95th General Assembly
HJ0142eng 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| HOUSE JOINT RESOLUTION 142
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| WHEREAS, Subsection (b) of Section 25-10 of the State | 3 |
| Officials and Employees Ethics Act (5 ILCS 430/25-10) requires | 4 |
| that the Legislative Ethics Commission shall diligently search | 5 |
| out qualified candidates for the Legislative Inspector General | 6 |
| and make recommendations to the General Assembly, which shall | 7 |
| appoint a Legislative Inspector General by joint resolution; | 8 |
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| WHEREAS, Subsection (b) of Section 25-10 further states | 10 |
| that the Legislative Inspector General shall be selected solely | 11 |
| on the basis of integrity and demonstrated ability and sets | 12 |
| forth the necessary educational and employment criteria; and | 13 |
| WHEREAS, On July 24, 2004, the General Assembly appointed | 14 |
| Mr. Thomas J. Homer to serve as the Legislative Inspector | 15 |
| General, with his term to end June 30, 2008; and | 16 |
| WHEREAS, The Legislative Ethics Commission at its last | 17 |
| meeting voted to retain Mr. Thomas J. Homer as Legislative | 18 |
| Inspector General in a holdover capacity pending his | 19 |
| reappointment or the appointment of a new Legislative Inspector | 20 |
| General; and | 21 |
| WHEREAS, As the personification of integrity and ability, |
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| Mr. Thomas J. Homer has had an exemplary career of public | 2 |
| service that more than qualifies him to serve as the | 3 |
| Legislative Inspector General; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, A native of Illinois, Mr. Homer was admitted to | 5 |
| the Illinois bar in 1974 and has devoted his professional life | 6 |
| to the law in various capacities that provide him with a | 7 |
| thorough and well-rounded understanding of the ethical demands | 8 |
| of governmental endeavors; and | 9 |
| WHEREAS, After serving as an Assistant State's Attorney in | 10 |
| Lake County and as the Fulton County State's Attorney, Mr. | 11 |
| Homer was a member of the Illinois House of Representatives | 12 |
| from 1982 to 1994, during which time he also engaged in the | 13 |
| private practice of law; and | 14 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Homer was elected to the Illinois Third | 15 |
| District Appellate Court in 1996, thus adding to his skills in | 16 |
| interpreting legislative intent and human behavior; and | 17 |
| WHEREAS, Mr. Homer's lengthy resume of experience and | 18 |
| accomplishments uniquely qualifies him for the position of | 19 |
| Legislative Inspector General, an office that necessitates | 20 |
| both keen intellect and insight into the personal and | 21 |
| professional motivations of persons acting in the public realm; | 22 |
| therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 2 |
| NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, THE | 3 |
| SENATE CONCURRING HEREIN, that we reappoint Mr. Thomas J. Homer | 4 |
| as Legislative Inspector General in accordance with subsection | 5 |
| (b) of Section 25-10 of the State Officials and Employees | 6 |
| Ethics Act, endorsing him wholeheartedly as surpassing all | 7 |
| statutory requirements and ensuring that his sterling | 8 |
| character and dedication to government service will enhance the | 9 |
| office of Legislative Inspector General and benefit the | 10 |
| administration of the ethical foundation on which Illinois | 11 |
| legislators and legislative employees operate; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with subsection (b) of | 14 |
| Section 25-10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, | 15 |
| the reappointment of Mr. Thomas J. Homer takes effect upon the | 16 |
| adoption of this joint resolution by the affirmative vote of | 17 |
| three-fifths of the members elected to each house of the | 18 |
| General Assembly, the certification of this joint resolution by | 19 |
| the Speaker of the House of Representatives and the President | 20 |
| of the Senate, and the filing of this joint resolution with the | 21 |
| Secretary of State; and be it further | 22 |
| RESOLVED, That, in accordance with subsection (b) of | 23 |
| Section 25-10 of the State Officials and Employees Ethics Act, |
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| the term of Legislative Inspector General Homer shall run | 2 |
| through June 30, 2013; and be it further | 3 |
| RESOLVED, That copies of this resolution be delivered to | 4 |
| Mr. Thomas J. Homer and the Legislative Ethics Commission. |
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