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File #: 13-0542    Version: 1
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
File created: 5/15/2013 In control: Miscellaneous & New Business
On agenda: 6/6/2013 Final action: 6/6/2013
Title: RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Charles C. Koules for his achievement in earning the rank of Eagle Scout
RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF JUNE 6, 2013
Title
RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Charles C. Koules for his achievement in earning the rank of Eagle Scout
Body
 
WHEREAS, Charles C. Koules of Boy Scout Troop 3 in Wilmette, Illinois has completed the demanding requirements necessary to be awarded the rank of Eagle Scout, the highest honor given by the Boy Scouts of America; and
 
WHEREAS, Eagle Scouts must earn at least 21 merit badges, demonstrate leadership skills and Scout Spirit through the Boy Scout Oath and Law, and plan and develop a community service project; and
 
WHEREAS, for his community service project, Charles built birdhouses for the North Shore Improvement Association to help address the loss of habitat for birds due to deforestation; and
 
WHEREAS, the birdhouses will help sustain native bird populations by providing a safe place for birds to nest; and
 
WHEREAS, Charles C. Koules will receive his Eagle Scout Rank at a ceremony on June 1, 2013; and
 
WHEREAS, former Senator and Eagle Scout Lloyd Bentsen said, "I have never forgotten my days as an Eagle Scout. I didn't know it at the time, but what really came out of my Scouting was learning how to lead and serve the community"; 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, hereby recognize Charles C. Koules for his service to the community, his dedication to native wildlife and the hard work and commitment he demonstrated in earning the rank of Eagle Scout; and
 
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that this Resolution be spread upon the permanent Records of Proceedings of the Board of Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago and that a copy of same, suitably engrossed, be presented to Charles C. Koules.
 
Dated: June 6, 2013
Approved: KATHLEEN THERESE MEANY, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice-President; MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, Chairman, Committee on Finance; MICHAEL A. ALVAREZ; FRANK AVILA; CYNTHIA M. SANTOS; DEBRA SHORE; KARI K. STEELE; PATRICK D. THOMPSON, Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality:  Ronald M. Hill, General Counsel