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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
A RESOLUTION HONORING THE 2018 LUMINARY LEADERS OF THE YEAR
WHEREAS, ENCLAVE for Entrepreneurs at O’Hare is a local-to-global welcome-to-work gateway for the world's entrepreneurs and their influencers; and
WHEREAS, ENCLAVE O’Hare will honor five Luminary Leaders who earned significant awards or noteworthy distinction from major organizations, on a state, regional, and national level of recognition; and
WHEREAS, to extend the educational and motivational value of stories of such success, on Thursday, December 13, 2018, those five luminaries among top educators, entrepreneurs, and civic leaders will come to the stage at ENCLAVE O’Hare to speak, and to be suitably recognized; and
WHEREAS, Luminary Leaders 2018 honorees will also be inducted into the inaugural Class of 2018 for ENCLAVE’s Luminary Leaders League, which will grow as a local-to-global thought leadership collaboration and resource hub; and
WHEREAS, Elk Grove Fire Chief Richard Mikel has shown exemplary leadership since being hired in 2012; and
WHEREAS, Fire Chief Mikel was recognized as the 2018 Fire Chief of the Year by the Illinois Fire Chief Association; and
WHEREAS, Fire Chief Mikel oversees a department of 94 full-time employees and four fire stations that provides fire protection to 33,000 residents, 22 shopping centers and the largest industrial park in North America; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the Board of Commissioners of Cook County hereby honor the 2018 Luminary Leader Illinois Fire Chief of the Year recipient, Richard Mikel for his extraordinary achievements this year; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED a suitable copy be prepared and presented to Illinois Fire Chief of the Year, Richard Mikel to thank him for his dedication to public safety in his community.
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