RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 1, 2017
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Sam D. Pulia’s 20 years of service to the Village of Westchester and congratulating him on his well-earned retirement (As Revised)
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WHEREAS, Sam D. Paulia has over 20 years of administrative leadership as President of the Village of Westchester and Westchester School District 92.5, Deputy Chief of the Westchester Police Department and Chief of the Willow Springs Police Department; and
WHEREAS, in these positions, he accomplished many things, including but not limited to: creating and implementing short and long term strategic plans; creating and implementing fiscally responsible budgets; securing various grant monies; and service on a multijurisdictional civil disturbance/mobile field force team; and
WHEREAS, Sam’s leadership success is attributed in some part to his academic success, having obtained his Associates Degree from Triton College, both his Bachelor of Arts and Master of Science Degrees from Lewis University and attendance at the prestigious Northwestern Staff and Command School, where he was elected and served as class president; and
WHEREAS, his service to the community extends past the village limits and includes his work as an Adjunct Faculty Member at the College of DuPage and his voluntary assignment as first responder to Ground Zero in the aftermath of the terrorist attacks on September 11, 2001; and
WHEREAS, his loving and loved family, including his wife Maureen Masterson-Pulia, his sons Joe and Steve, his daughters-in-law Melissa and Gianna, and his grandchildren Caprice, Sammy, Brooklyn, Gia, Milania and Romey have graciously shared Sam with the community for long enough, and
WHEREAS, the Board of Commissioners and staff of the District extend their heartfelt wishes for as much success in his retirement as Sam has enjoyed throughout his career and express our sincere gratitude to his family for allowing Sam to share his outstanding commitment and unparalleled talents; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, on behalf of ourselves and staff, do hereby recognize Sam D. Pulia’s dedicated service to the residents of Westchester and express our gratitude and appreciation for his work on behalf of the taxpayers of the District; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Record of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, and that a copy of same, suitably embossed, be presented to Sam D. Pulia.
Dated: June 1, 2017
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; TIMOTHY BRADFORD; MARTIN J DURKAN; JOSINA MORITA; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; DAVID J. WALSH; Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Susan Morakalis, Acting General Counsel