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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
CONGRATULATING KATHY WEISS BOTICA ON THE OCCASION OF HER RETIREMENT FROM COOK COUNTY GOVERNMENT
WHEREAS, Kathy Weiss Botica has been a dedicated, loyal public servant employee for Cook County Government for 33 years; and
WHEREAS, Kathy Weiss Botica began her career at Cook County in 1986 as a Clerk V for the Department of Construction, Maintenance and Operations under President George W. Dunne, and subsequently worked under President’s Richard Phalen, John H. Stroger, Bobbie L. Steele, Todd Stroger and Toni Preckwinkle; and
WHEREAS, Kathy Weiss Botica remained with Construction, Maintenance and Operations through the Chicago River Flood in 1992 and Y2K in 2000; and
WHEREAS, Kathy Weiss Botica became the Business Manager for Facilities Management Business Group in 1994, where she developed and managed contracts that allowed Facilities Management to ethically maintain and operate Cook County Facilities in a safe and cost-effective manner, all while ensuring vendors were paid in a timely manner; and
WHEREAS, Kathy is known for her countless hours volunteering for Special Olympics, helping those with special needs; and
WHEREAS, Kathy is grateful for all of her co-workers who have turned into lifelong friends; and
WHEREAS, Kathy Weiss Botica appreciates many things, but her greatest love is the love she has for her family, including her husband, Marty, her children, Marti, Danie and Toni, her mother Mariann, siblings and in-laws, 26 nieces and nephews, and 10 great nieces and nephews; and
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED, that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby wish Kathy Weiss Botica well in her retirement.
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