HR5999 100TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY

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HOUSE RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, The members of the Illinois House of Representatives wish to congratulate Jeffrey Berman on his 30 years of distinguished service to the Village of Buffalo Grove; and

WHEREAS, Jeffrey Berman served as a dedicated member of the Buffalo Grove Plan Commission for nearly a decade prior to becoming a Village Trustee; during his time on the Plan Commission, he facilitated the controlled and deliberate growth of the community; and

WHEREAS, Jeffrey Berman was first elected to the Buffalo Grove Village Board in 1999; he uninterruptedly served until his retirement, making him Buffalo Grove's longest-serving trustee; during his tenure, he was the Chairman of the Village Zoning Ordinance Review Committee from 2000 until 2002; he leveraged his years of professional expertise through his longstanding appointments as the Village Board's liaison for legal and transportation policy issues; he further served as the Village President Pro Tem from 2011 until his retirement; and

WHEREAS, Jeffrey Berman dedicated a great deal of his career in public service to ensuring that all residents of Buffalo Grove had access to quality transportation; this steadfast work included his service as the Vice Chairman, Board of Directors, Citizens to Protect Quality of Life Through Better Transportation from 1999 until 2004; he was the Village Representative to the Lake County Transportation Improvement Project from 1999 until 2003; he served on the Metropolitan Mayors' Caucus Transportation Task Force as a Representative of the Lake County Municipal League from 2002 until 2004 and is a current member of the Board of Directors of the Lake County Transportation Alliance; he represented Lake County from 2010 until 2013 as a member of the Metra Citizens Advisory Board and also served as Chairman from 2001 until 2013; and

WHEREAS, Since 2000, Jeffrey Berman has proudly given his time and energy as the Village's Team Captain for the American Cancer Society's Relay for Life; and

WHEREAS, Jeffrey Berman, an attorney with a nationwide practice in complex commercial litigation, has been a resident of Buffalo Grove since 1988; he and his wife, Jane, are the parents of two daughters, Laura and Claire; he earned a Bachelor of Science Degree in Accounting with Honors in 1984 from the University of Illinois and a Juris Doctorate from the University of Illinois College of Law in 1987, where he served as an associate editor of the Law Review; therefore, be it

RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE HUNDREDTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we congratulate Jeffrey Berman on his years of humble and faithful service to the Village of Buffalo Grove, as well as his role as an inspiration for all those who seek to make their communities stronger and more vibrant; and be it further

RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Jeffrey Berman as an expression of our esteem and respect.