RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 2, 2018
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners congratulating Rocco Terranova on his retirement
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WHEREAS, Rocco Terranova has been a sheet metal worker and proud member of SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 73 since 1978; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terranova started his career as an apprentice at Dessent Sheet Metal, and spent time as a journeyman, foreman, and superintendent; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terranova was appointed as delegate to the Chicago Federation of Labor in 1994, was elected as Union Trustee in 1997 and as Organizer in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terranova was elected as Business Agent of SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 73 in 2004, and elected as President and Business Manager in 2009; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terranova was elected at a time of severe financial strain for his union local, but through wise management and energetic organizing, has been able to leave Local 73 with sound finances and steadily growing membership; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terranova served on the Executive Board of the Chicago and Cook County Building and Construction Trades Council, and continues to serve on the Executive Board of the Chicago Federation of Labor and the Board of Directors of the Italian American Labor Council of Greater Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terranova’s service to his community extends beyond his service to the organized labor movement, and includes service as a Patrol Officer for the Harwood Heights Police Department, as a Commissioner for the Harwood Heights Youth Commission, as a member of several committees at Hoffman Estates Park District, and as Democratic Committeeman for Schaumburg Township; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terranova has been married to Sue Terranova for 42 years, and has three married children and ten grandchildren; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Terranova retired as President and Business Manager of SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 73 on July 1, 2018, after 40 years as a member of the union and 9 years as President and Business Manager; 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 congratulate Rocco Terranova on his retirement and thank him for his many years of service to SMART Sheet Metal Workers Local Union 73 and the American labor movement; 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.
Dated: August 2, 2018
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; KEN DUNKIN; 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 T. Morakalis, General Counsel