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PROPOSED RESOLUTION
HONORING COMMISSIONER LUIS ARROYO JR.
WHEREAS, Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. was first elected in 2014 to represent the 8th district and sworn in as the youngest Commissioner to serve in the Cook County Board; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Luis Arroyo Jr. will vacate his seat on the Cook County Board of Commissioners after nearly eight years of public service to the residents of the 8th district, and
WHEREAS, during Commissioner Arroyo's second term as Commissioner for the 8th Cook County District. With the start of the new term, he was appointed by President Preckwinkle as floor leader for the Board of Commissioners; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Arroyo's has had great impact on the life of many residents and improved County operations through his various leadership roles most notably as Chairperson of the Labor Committee, where he has been in instrumental in ensuring that services for the residents of the County are offered by well trained and appropriately compensated workers while at the same time maintaining the right size of workforce and a balanced overall budget.
WHEREAS, Commissioner Arroyo has made great impact in his other leadership roles as Vice Chairperson of Asset Management, Health and Hospitals, and Transportation committee, as well as is a member of the Criminal Justice, Emergency Management and Regional Security, Finance, Veterans, and Zoning and Building Committees; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Arroyo most notably has secured several multi-million dollars for transportation and road resurfacing projects, and advocated for the new Belmont-Cragin Health Center a 25,000-square-foot health center offers pediatric and adult primary care and women's health, as well as specialty care services such as cardiology and endocrinology for residents, more recently the Belmont-Cragin Health Center has recently been used to provide health services for recently arrived asylum seekers; and
WHEREAS, Commissioner Arroyo is a lifelong Chi...
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