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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to congratulate Timothy E. Gillian
4 for his service as Commissioner of the Village of Forest Park;
5 and
 
6     WHEREAS, Commissioner Timothy E. Gillian was first elected
7 Commissioner of the Village of Forest Park on April 4, 1995; on
8 April 24, 1995, he was appointed to the Department of Streets
9 and Public Improvements; and
 
10     WHEREAS, As the Commissioner of the Department of Streets
11 and Public Improvements, Commissioner Gillian was charged with
12 overseeing the erection, making, and reconstruction of all
13 street improvements, paving, curbing, sewers and public
14 improvements, underground utilities, and the collection and
15 disposal of garbage and rubbish; and
 
16     WHEREAS, On April 13, 1999, Commissioner Gillian was
17 reelected and appointed to the Department of Accounts and
18 Finance and as the Commissioner of Accounts and Finance; he was
19 the Vice President of the Village Council and charged with
20 overseeing the finances of the Village, as well as the
21 operations of the Fire Department and Village Clerk's Office;
22 he also took on the role as village liaison to the Forest Park

 

 

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1 Main Street Redevelopment Association; and
 
2     WHEREAS, On April 1, 2003, Commissioner Gillian was once
3 again elected and reappointed to the position of Accounts and
4 Finance; and
 
5     WHEREAS, During his 12 years as an elected official,
6 Commissioner Gillian was influential in the reconstruction,
7 design and streetscape of Madison Street in Forest Park's
8 Downtown District, bringing about a much needed revitalization
9 and creating facade and business improvement grants to attract
10 new businesses, all the while encouraging existing businesses
11 to make aesthetic improvements; and
 
12     WHEREAS, The reconstruction of Madison Street earned the
13 Village of Forest Park the coveted Governor's Home Town Award
14 and nine Illinois Main Street Awards; and
 
15     WHEREAS, Commissioner Gillian staunchly supported the
16 creation of the positions of Village Administrator and Finance
17 Director/Comptroller, positions new to the Village that
18 require higher levels of education and professionalism; and
 
19     WHEREAS, Commissioner Gillian successfully negotiated an
20 agreement for the removal and disposal of garbage in which the
21 Village's residents received garbage "toters", thus improving

 

 

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1 the appearance of their alleys and providing for better waste
2 containment throughout the community; and
 
3     WHEREAS, Commissioner Gillian supported a 10 million
4 dollar water infrastructure upgrade project which resulted in
5 better water flow throughout the community and increased water
6 pressure to village fire hydrants; and
 
7     WHEREAS, Commissioner Gillian supported a number of Tax
8 Increment Financing Districts and Business Improvement
9 Districts to encourage business growth and was influential in
10 the creation and adoption of number of Economic Incentive
11 Agreements to establish new businesses; and
 
12     WHEREAS, Commissioner Gillian backed a local referendum
13 which allowed the Village to collect one half of one percent
14 from local sales taxes to support a 10 million dollar
15 infrastructure upgrade known as the Village Improvement
16 Program; and
 
17     WHEREAS, During his 12 years of service to the residents of
18 the Village of Forest Park, Commissioner Tim Gillian has been a
19 dedicated and thoughtful public servant who has conducted
20 himself in a highly professional manner, earning the respect of
21 those he has served with and those he has been entrusted to
22 serve, contributing to the betterment of his Departments and

 

 

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1 the community as a whole; his professionalism and dedication to
2 his duties as an elected official in the Village of Forest Park
3 has been exemplary; therefore, be it
 
4     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
5 NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we
6 congratulate Timothy E. Gillian for his public service and wish
7 him continued success and happiness in the future; and be it
8 further
 
9     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
10 presented to Timothy E. Gillian as a symbol of our esteem and
11 respect.