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HOUSE RESOLUTION

 
2     WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of
3 Representatives are pleased to honor Gary E. Parrin, Village
4 Manager of Elk Grove, Illinois; and
 
5     WHEREAS, Mr. Parrin will be retiring on February 28, 2007;
6 and
 
7     WHEREAS, He received his Bachelor's degree from the
8 University of Illinois at Champaign; he received his Master of
9 Arts degree in Public Administration from Ohio State
10 University; and
 
11     WHEREAS, In the summer of 1973 he began his career with the
12 Village of Elk Grove by serving as an Administrative Intern;
13 after graduating from Ohio State University he returned to Elk
14 Grove and took a full-time position as an Administrative
15 Assistant; and
 
16     WHEREAS, He was promoted to Assistant Village Manager in
17 May of 1977; on August 3, 1992 he was appointed Village
18 Manager, becoming the third Chief Administrative Officer in the
19 history of Elk Grove; and
 
20     WHEREAS, Gary Parrin has also served as the Treasurer, Vice
21 President, and President of the Illinois Association of
22 Municipal Management Assistants; he is a member of the Board of
23 Directors for the Northwest Central Dispatch System/9-1-1; he
24 is a member of the Executive Committee of the Northwest
25 Municipal Joint Action Water Agency; he is the Alternate
26 Director of the Northwest Municipal Conference; he is the
27 Alternate Director of the Solid Waste Agency of Northern Cook
28 County; he is a member of the Board of Directors of the Elk
29 Grove Chamber of Commerce; and he is a member of the
30 Superintendent's Advisory Finance Committee; and
 

 

 

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1     WHEREAS, Gary Parrin is also a full member of the
2 International City/County Management Association, the Illinois
3 City Management Association, and the Metropolitan Managers
4 Association; therefore, be it
 
5     RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE
6 NINETY-FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
7 we congratulate Gary Parrin on his retirement, and we thank him
8 for his hard work and dedication to the Village of Elk Grove
9 and the citizens of this fine community; and be it further
 
10     RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be
11 presented to Gary Parrin.