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RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The Members of this Chamber are proud and honored to congratulate our dear friend and colleague, Alderman Ariel Reboyras on his twenty years of dedicated and outstanding service to the people of the 30th Ward, and the City of Chicago; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Reboyras was born in New York City in 1953. At the age of 12, he and his parents moved to Chicago. Mr. Reboyras attended the University of Illinois at Chicago and graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in Education. He was Co-captain of the UIC Flames baseball team; and
WHEREAS, Following college, Mr. Reboyras taught at Roberto Clemente High School in Chicago's Humboldt Park neighborhood. Afterwards, Mr. Reboyras began his career with the City of Chicago as a truck driver. His dedication to his job with the City did not go unrecognized and he quickly became an Equipment Dispatcher with the Tank Remediation Program for the Department of Fleet Management; and
WHEREAS, Then Mr. Reboyras became an Equipment Coordinator for the Department of Water, where he assisted with design specifications for the Fleet Management Division. Soon afterwards, Mr. Reboyras was promoted to be a Deputy Commissioner at the Department of General Services; and
WHEREAS, After his many years of service to the City of Chicago, Mr. Reboyras decided to take the next logical step in his career and run for City Council. In 2003, Mr. Reboyras ran for Alderman of the 30th Ward and was successful in defeating the incumbent. He was sworn into office on May 7, 2003; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Reboyras has done a magnificent job of improving the lives of the residents of the 30th Ward. He is much respected by his constituents who have re-elected him four times. As Chairman of the Immigrant and Refugee Rights committee, he has championed the rights of those who are exceedingly vulnerable. Most recently, Alderman Reboyras served in the City Council committees on Aviation, the Budget and Government Operations, Committees and Rules, Contracting Oversight and Equity, Economic, Capital and Technology Development, Finance, Public Safety, Transportation and Public Way, and Zoning, Landmarks and Building Standards; and
WHEREAS, Even with all of his dedicated work for the City of Chicago, Alderman Reboyras has still found the time for his family. Alderman Reboyras and his loving wife of 43 years, Allie, raised two caring children; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Reboyras has served in a number of Chicago charities and non-profit organizations, including the Active Transportation Alliance, Test Positive Aware Network's Ride for AIDS Chicago, the Healthy Streets Campaign, as well as local little league baseball and youth football programs. He was also the co-founder of the Northwest Youth Basketball Association and "Maraton San-Juan," an 8K Road Race held in conjunction with the Chicago Puerto Rican Parade; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Reboyras has had a long and distinguished career working for the City of Chicago and improving the lives of the residents of the 30th Ward. His hard work for the City has set a standard for the City workforce to emulate; now, therefore,
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the Mayor and Members of the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled this nineteenth day of April 2023, do hereby extend to Alderman Ariel Reboyras, 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 Ariel Reboyras, as a token of our appreciation and esteem.