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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
RESOLUTION CELEBRATING PRECIOUS BRADY-DAVIS ON HER APPOINTMENT AS A COMMISSIONER FOR THE METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT OF GREATER CHICAGO
WHEREAS, Precious Brady-Davis was appointed as Commissioner to the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District of Greater Chicago in July 2023; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brady-Davis is the first Black, transgender woman appointed to public office in Cook County; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brady-Davis is the first transgender person to serve on a water reclamation board in U.S. history; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Brady-Davis will make decisions on land use and conservation, stormwater and wastewater management, and green infrastructure; and
WHEREAS, Precious Brady-Davis is a dedicated climate activist including serving as a communications director at Sierra Club; and
WHEREAS, Precious Brady-Davis has been a longtime LGBTQ+ leader and activist; and
WHEREAS, Precious Brady-Davis launched and led a Centers for Disease Control HIV Prevention program at Center On Halsted, a LGBTQ+ center in Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Precious Brady-Davis wrote a bestselling book, I Have Always Been Me, detailing her life as a Black, trans woman; and
WHEREAS, Precious Brady-Davis is a loving and dedicated spouse to Myles Brady-Davis and parent to two beautiful children; and
WHEREAS, Precious Brady-Davis is paving an inspiring and groundbreaking path in making history with her appointment; and
THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Cook County Board of Commissioners do hereby offer our congratulations to Precious Brady-Davis on her historic appointment; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this resolution be presented to Precious Brady-Davis.
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