File #: 19-4209    Version: 1 Name: Michael Tierney Retirement Resolution
Type: Consent Calendar Resolution Status: Approved
File created: 6/19/2019 In control: Board of Commissioners
On agenda: 6/26/2019 Final action: 6/26/2019
Title: PROPOSED RESOLUTION CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF MICHAEL T. TIERNEY AS DIRECTOR OF POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, CHICAGO JOURNEYMAN PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION 130 UA WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Michael T. Tierney has retired as the Director of Political and Municipal Affairs of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA; and WHEREAS, Michael Tierney began his career in 1975 as a laborer in the City of Chicago's Water Department, was promoted to Foreman in 1986 and four years later received another promotion as an assistant Superintendent of Water Distribution; and WHEREAS, in 1990, Michael Tierney became the District Superintendent of Water Distribution and Sewers for the City of Chicago; and WHERAS, in 2012, Michael Tierney became the Director of Political and Municipal Affairs for the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 UA; and WHEREAS, the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA, with over 6,100 members ...
Sponsors: JOHN P. DALEY, TONI PRECKWINKLE (President), ALMA E. ANAYA, LUIS ARROYO JR, SCOTT R. BRITTON, DENNIS DEER, BRIDGET DEGNEN, BRIDGET GAINER, BRANDON JOHNSON, BILL LOWRY, DONNA MILLER, STANLEY MOORE, KEVIN B. MORRISON, SEAN M. MORRISON, PETER N. SILVESTRI, DEBORAH SIMS, LARRY SUFFREDIN, JEFFREY R. TOBOLSKI
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PROPOSED RESOLUTION

CELEBRATING THE RETIREMENT OF MICHAEL T. TIERNEY AS DIRECTOR OF POLITICAL AND MUNICIPAL AFFAIRS, CHICAGO JOURNEYMAN PLUMBERS LOCAL UNION 130 UA

WHEREAS, it has come to the attention of the Cook County Board of Commissioners that Michael T. Tierney has retired as the Director of Political and Municipal Affairs of the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA; and

WHEREAS, Michael Tierney began his career in 1975 as a laborer in the City of Chicago's Water Department, was promoted to Foreman in 1986 and four years later received another promotion as an assistant Superintendent of Water Distribution; and

WHEREAS, in 1990, Michael Tierney became the District Superintendent of Water Distribution and Sewers for the City of Chicago; and

WHERAS, in 2012, Michael Tierney became the Director of Political and Municipal Affairs for the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 UA; and

WHEREAS, the Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local Union 130 UA, with over 6,100 members is one of the largest straight-line plumbing locals in the United Association (UA) which represents 350,000+ building tradesmen across the United States and Canada; and

WHEREAS, Michael Tierney represented all Chicago Journeymen Plumbers Local 130 employees at the City, County and State levels; and

WHERAS, Michael Tierney's lifelong work has been important to protecting the health of Cook County residents and those in the surrounding communities by providing the highest quality plumbing craftsmen to ensure clean water and proper waste water removal; and

BE IT RESOLVED that the Cook County Board of Commissioners does hereby extend its warmest wishes and congratulations to Michael T. Tierney on the occasion of his retirement and join all who have had the pleasure of his friendship in wishing him still more years of good health and richly deserved happiness with his wife, children, grandchildren, family and friends; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that this text be spread upon the...

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