Record #: R2022-681   
Type: Resolution Status: Adopted
Intro date: 6/22/2022 Current Controlling Legislative Body:
Final action: 6/22/2022
Title: Congratulations extended to Alderman Michael Scott on seven years of dedicated and outstanding service
Sponsors: Lightfoot, Lori E. , Waguespack, Scott, Martin, Matthew J. , Sadlowski Garza, Susan, O'Shea, Matthew J., Rodriguez, Michael D., Villegas, Gilbert, Brookins, Jr., Howard, Osterman, Harry, Sposato, Nicholas, Coleman, Stephanie D. , Hadden, Maria E. , Silverstein, Debra L., Dowell, Pat
Attachments: 1. R2022-681.pdf

 

 

OFFICE OF THE MAYOR

CITY OF CHICAGO

LORI E. LIGHTFOOT

MAYOR

June 22, 2022

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO

 

 

Ladies and Gentlemen:

 

I transmit herewith, together with Aldermen Waguespack, Martin, Garza, O'Shea, Rodriguez, Villegas, Brookins, Osterman, Sposato, Coleman, Hadden, Silverstein and Dowell, a resolution honoring Michael Scott for his service as alderman of the 24th Ward.

 

Your favorable consideration ofthis resolution will be appreciated.

 

 

Very truly yours,

 

RESOLUTION

WHEREAS, the Members of this Chamber are proud to congratulate our friend and colleague, Alderman Michael Scott, Jr., on his seven years of dedicated and outstanding service to the people ofthe 24th Ward, and the City of Chicago; and

WHEREAS, Alderman Scott is a native of the North Lawndale neighborhood, where he continues to reside with his wife, Natashee, and three children: Morgan, Nicholas, and Michael III; and

WHEREAS, Alderman Scott graduated from Whitney M. Young Magnet High School in 1994 and earned a Bachelor of Arts degree in political science from Morehouse College in 1998; and

WHEREAS, Alderman Scott is the son of prominent Chicago leaders Michael Scott, Sr., the former president of the Chicago Board of Education, and Millicent Scott, former 24th Ward superintendent; and

WHEREAS, Alderman Scott previously served the Chicago Park District for 12 years, first as a Park Supervisor at the Douglass Cultural Center and later as Area Manager forthe Central Region where he managed 35 staffed and unstaffed facilities; and

WHEREAS, over the course of his career, Alderman Scott also served at the Chicago Public Schools as Citywide Sports Coordinator, the Public Building Commission, and the nonprofit organization After School Matters; and

WHEREAS, initially elected in 2015 as Alderman ofthe 24th Ward, Alderman Scott was re-elected by his constituents for an additional term in 2019; and

WHEREAS, during his tenure in office, Alderman Scott diligently worked to create an economic engine forthe community, dedicate more than 300 million dollars to capital and human infrastructure, beautify the 24th Ward, improve the relationship between the Chicago Department of Police and the community, and develop job training for residents; and

WHEREAS, Alderman Scott served with distinction on many Chicago City Council committees, including most recently as Chairman of the Committee on Education and Child Development, and as a member of the Committee on the Budget and Government Operations, the Committee on Committees and Rules, the Committee on Contracting Oversight and Equity, the Committeeon Economic, Capital and Technology Development, the Committee on Ethics and Government Oversight, the Committee on Finance, the Committee on License and Consumer Protection, the Committee on Public Safety, and the Committee on Transportation and Public Way; now, therefore,

BE IT RESOLVED, that we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this twenty-second day of June, 2022, do hereby extend to Alderman Michael Scott, Jr., our deepest gratitude and thanks for his many years of exceptional service to the people of Chicago, and our best wishes for continued success in all of his future endeavors; and

BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be prepared and presented to Alderman Michael Scott, Jr., as a token of our appreciation and esteem.