RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 12, 2010
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners commemorating the induction of Hugh H. McMillan into the NACWA Hall of Fame
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WHEREAS, the National Association of Clean Water Agencies (“NACWA”), formerly the Association of Municipal Sewerage Agencies (“AMSA”) was established in 1970 by a founding group of individuals representing 22 large municipal sewerage agencies including the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago (“the District”); and
WHEREAS, NACWA initially came together to secure federal funding for municipal wastewater treatment and discuss emerging national interests in improving the quality of the nation’s waters; and
WHEREAS, NACWA is now a nationally recognized leader in the development of environmental policy and a sought after technical resource on water quality and ecosystem protection issues; and
WHEREAS, Hugh H. McMillan, former two-time General Superintendent of the District, served as a member of NACWA’s Board of Directors and as Treasurer from 1981 through 1983; and
WHEREAS, Mr. McMillan was committed to the organization and was largely responsible for NACWA’s continued and growing success; and
WHEREAS, Hugh McMillan was an exceptional employee and unmatched leader at the District and NACWA and one in which the District takes great pride in having employed; and
WHEREAS, NACWA has established a Hall of Fame to commemorate the accomplishments of its exemplary members and officers; and
WHEREAS, NACWA has announced the inclusion of Mr. Hugh H. McMillan in the Inaugural Class of Admission to the NACWA Hall of Fame; 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 commemorate the induction of Hugh H. McMillan into the Inaugural Class of the NACWA Hall of Fame; 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 engrossed, be presented to the family of Mr. Hugh H. McMillan.
Dated: August 12, 2010
Approved: TERRENCE J. O’BRIEN, President; KATHLEEN THERESE MEANY, Vice-President; GLORIA ALITTO MAJEWSKI, Chairman, Committee on Finance; FRANK AVILA; PATRICIA HORTON; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN; CYNTHIA M. SANTOS; Mariyana T. Spyropoulos; DEBRA SHORE Commissioners of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago
Approved as to Form and Legality: Frederick M. Feldman, General Counsel