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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING PATRICK M. BLANCHARD FOR HIS YEARS OF SERVICE AND DEDICATION TO THE RESIDENTS OF COOK COUNTY
WHEREAS, Patrick M. Blanchard has enjoyed a long and highly successful career as an attorney serving the public, and particularly Cook County, in multiple ways; and
WHEREAS, Patrick M. Blanchard was appointed Cook County's first Independent Inspector General in October 2008, after a nation-wide search; and
WHEREAS, prior to his confirmation as Inspector General, Mr. Blanchard served as a Cook County Assistant State's Attorney from March 1993 to October 2008. During his tenure, Mr. Blanchard was assigned Division Chief of the Special Litigation Division and held several other supervisory positions within the Civil Actions Bureau of the office. There his practice included Employment Law, Civil Rights, Complex Litigation and Federal Litigation. His practice encompassed all aspects of trial and appellate litigation in both the State and Federal Court system and included numerous high-profile matters. In all of these positions. he provided expert legal assistance to the members of the Cook County Board; and
WHEREAS, for the past fourteen years, Mr. Blanchard has overseen Cook County's Office of Independent Inspector General which was established to detect, deter, and prevent public corruption, fraud, waste, mismanagement, unlawful political discrimination, and misconduct in the operation of Cook County government and the offices of the separately elected Cook County officials; and
WHEREAS, under the leadership of Mr. Blanchard, the Office of the Independent Inspector General expanded its jurisdiction pursuant to intergovernmental cooperation agreements to include the Forest Preserve District of Cook County and the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Blanchard is a Certified Inspector General of the National Association of Inspectors General. Mr. Blanchard has previously served as the President of the Association...
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