Full Text of HR1247 99th General Assembly
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| 1 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION
| 2 | | WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of | 3 | | Representatives wish to recognize the career and dedication to | 4 | | public safety of Addison Fire Protection District Chief, Donald | 5 | | E. Markowski; and
| 6 | | WHEREAS, Chief Markowski has dedicated his career to public | 7 | | safety and the firefighter profession; and
| 8 | | WHEREAS, Chief Markowski served over 26 years on the | 9 | | Glenside Fire Protection District, including 12 years as Chief | 10 | | Officer and three as Fire Chief; and | 11 | | WHEREAS, Chief Markowski has served as the Chief Negotiator | 12 | | for all labor contracts, representing both the fire district | 13 | | and the union, always reaching agreements without the need for | 14 | | mediation or arbitration; and | 15 | | WHEREAS, Chief Markowski was elected to serve as President | 16 | | of the Illinois Fire District Employee Cooperative Insurance | 17 | | Program, which consists of ten fire districts and insures 455 | 18 | | lives; and | 19 | | WHEREAS, Chief Markowski has served as past President and | 20 | | Vice-President of the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association; and |
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| 1 | | WHEREAS, In 2008, Chief Markowski became the Chief of the | 2 | | Addison Fire Protection District, which protects over 41,000 | 3 | | residents and employs a staff of 75; and
| 4 | | WHEREAS, Chief Markowski has worked diligently to protect | 5 | | the residents of Addison Township, as well as the firefighters | 6 | | who serve; and
| 7 | | WHEREAS, Chief Markowski will be retiring on June 1, 2016 | 8 | | after a long and distinguished career dedicated to protecting | 9 | | the lives and property of his neighbors; and
| 10 | | WHEREAS, Chief Markowski was awarded the Fire Chief of the | 11 | | Year Award by the Illinois Fire Chiefs Association for 2016; | 12 | | therefore, be it
| 13 | | RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE | 14 | | NINETY-NINTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we | 15 | | recognize the career and dedication to public safety of Addison | 16 | | Fire Protection District Chief, Donald E. Markowski; and be it | 17 | | further
| 18 | | RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 19 | | presented to Chief Markowski as an expression of our esteem and | 20 | | respect.
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