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13-R-93
A RESOLUTION
HONORING THOMAS S. FULLER
PRESIDENT OF THE METROPOLITAN WATER RECLAMATION DISTRICT
WHEREAS, THOMAS S. FULLER was elected President of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District on
January 7, 1993; and
WHEREAS, THOMAS S. FULLER was elected Commissioner of the Metropolitan Water Reclamation District
(MWRD) in 1978, and during his term worked for the inclusion of minorities and women in all construction contract
let by the District; and
WHEREAS, prior to his election to as a Commissioner of the MWRD, he served as an Assistant to the Sheriff of
Cook County; as Director of the State Equal Employment Opportunity Program, where he became the architect
of the State of Illinois Affirmative Action Plan which assures fairness in employment for minorities and women,
and the Chicago Plan which provides for minorities and women to serve as sub -contractors on all contracts awarded
by the City of Chicago; and served as Affirmative Action Officer for the State of Illinois; and
WHEREAS, prior to working in government, THOMAS S. FULLER was Director of Community Relations and
Communications for the American Hospital Association, the former Executive Vice President of the Independent
Union of Social Service Employees of Illinois, the past President of the Community and Economic Development
Association and served as Democratic Committeeman of Evanston Township from 1974-1982; and
WHEREAS, THOMAS S. FULLER is a long-time Evanston resident who has always worked on behalf of the
welfare of its citizens and has been responsive to their concerns and needs;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that Mayor Joan W. Barr and the City Council of the City of Evanston
extend their heartiest congratulations to Mr. Fuller on his election as President of the Metropolitan Water
Reclamation District and wish him a successful term.
Mayor
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ADOPTED: ,1993