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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CELEBRATING THE CAREER OF ANDREW KRUZEL
WHEREAS, after seventeen (17) years of dedicated service to the Department of Real Estate Management, Mr. Andrew Kruzel has retired from his position as Senior Real Estate Analyst, effective June 30, 2017; and
WHEREAS, he was born in Chicago and is a lifelong Cook County resident; and
WHEREAS, his customer service and dedication to the community started at the young age of 10 while working in his family’s store, Kruzel Certified market, in Bridgeport; and
WHEREAS, in 1978, he started in property management and became a Licensed Real Estate Broker; and
WHEREAS, in 2000, he left a position as property manager and began work at the County under the direction of John Davis; and
WHEREAS, he was one of the last employees out of the Cook County Administration Building after the fire in 2003; and
WHEREAS, after the fire he met with Director Davis to find solutions for the impending crisis; and
WHEREAS, he was instrumental in identifying space for relocations of the displaced workers after the fire; and
WHEREAS, he has extensive work negotiating leases, licenses and contracts maintained by the Department of Real Estate Management; and
WHEREAS, he has overseen the department’s deposition process of surplus County property, which has resulted in increased revenue for the County; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the President and the Cook County Board of Commissioners, on behalf of the residents of Cook County, do recognize Andrew Kruzel for all that he has contributed to the Department of Real Estate Management.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, that a suitable copy of this Resolution be tendered to Andrew Kruzel as a means of communicating our appreciation for his service.
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