RESOLUTION FOR BOARD MEETING OF MAY 6, 2021
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RESOLUTION sponsored by the Board of Commissioners honoring Mayor Arlene A. Juracek of Mount Prospect, Illinois
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WHEREAS, Mayor Arlene A. Juracek was first elected to office on April 9, 2013, to succeed Mayor Irvana Wilks. As a result of her superior leadership, she was re-elected in 2017. On May 4th, she will officially retire from office; and
WHEREAS, due to her extensive background in corporate business, Mayor Juracek was able to successfully create a strategic plan for the Village of Mount Prospect (Village) which can be utilized long into the future. The plan focuses on long term goals including economic development, diversity, and reconfiguring the Village to achieve maximum benefit; and
WHEREAS, one of the most significant accomplishments of Mayor Juracek’s tenure was the completion of the Levee 37 floodwall along River Road. With the completion of this project, neighborhoods to the west of River Road which had been previously overwhelmed by flooding will now be protected. This project was in partnership with the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago, the Army Corp of Engineers, the Cook County Forest Preserve, as well as other government entities; and
WHEREAS, in addition to serving as the Mayor, she has also served as the Village trustee and as both a member and chairperson of the Village zoning commission; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Juracek has a Bachelor of Science degree in Mechanical and Aerospace Engineering from the Illinois Institute of Technology and a Masters in Management degree from the Northwestern University Kellogg School of Management. Prior to her tenure as Mayor, she had a long and illustrious career with Exelon Corporation, from which she retired in 2007; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Juracek’s commitment to outreach is evidenced by her service as a board member of the Jane Addams Hull House Association and her service on the Illinois Institute of Technology Armour College Board of Overseers; and
WHEREAS, Mayor Juracek has been a resident of the Village of Mount Prospect since 1977; 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 our staff, do hereby honor Mayor Arlene A. Juracek for her hard work and dedication to the residents of Mount Propspect, Illinois; 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 Mayor Arlene A. Juracek.
Dated: May 6, 2021