RESOLUTION FOR THE BOARD MEETING OF AUGUST 2, 2018
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners recognizing Alderman Ricardo Munoz’s 25 years of service to the City of Chicago
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WHEREAS, Alderman Munoz was born in Monterrey, Mexico and immigrated to the United States with his family when he was a child; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Munoz graduated from Northern Illinois University with a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Political Science; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Munoz was appointed to serve as the Alderman of the 22nd Ward in 1993 by Mayor Richard M. Daley. At the time of his appointment, he was the youngest member of the City Council; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Munoz and his 22nd Ward office serve over 60,000 residents in the neighborhoods of Little Village, South Lawndale, LeClaire/Hearst, Vittum Park, and Sleepy Hollow; and
WHEREAS, during his 25 years of service, Alderman Munoz has been an outspoken advocate of education. During his time in office, more new schools were built in the 22nd Ward than in any other ward in the City of Chicago, including the Little Village Lawndale High School Campus, which is composed of four small individual schools each with its own academic focus; and
WHEREAS, including the addition of new schools, Alderman Munoz has also brought $5 billion worth of infrastructure projects to this ward; and
WHEREAS, as a reformer within City Council, Alderman Munoz has advocated to increase funding for the Chicago Transit Authority, improve response times at the 911 call center, and end ethical abuses by city officials; and
WHEREAS, after retirement, Alderman Munoz is looking forward to spending more time with his wife Betty, and their two children; 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 Alderman Munoz’s dedicated service to the City of Chicago and express our gratitude and appreciation for his many years of work on behalf of the taxpayers; 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 Alderman Ricardo Munoz.
Dated: August 2, 2018
Approved: MARIYANA T. SPYROPOULOS, President; BARBARA J. MCGOWAN, Vice President; FRANK AVILA, Chairman, Committee on Finance; KENNETH 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