CONSENT CALENDAR
RESOLUTION IN RECOGNITION OF EXEMPLARY PUBLIC SERVICE
WHEREAS, on the 20th of May 2019, the 40th Ward Office transitioned to a new Alderperson and team, for the first time in 36 years, and
WHEREAS, Jessica Peters served the City of Chicago and the 40th Ward as the Alderperson Andre Vasquez's Chief of Staff, and
WHEREAS, Jessica Peters helped to build accountable processes, bring open government, and deliver services to the 55,000 neighbors of the 40th Ward, and
WHEREAS, under Jessica's leadership, the 40th Ward was introduced to Participatory Menu Budgeting, a democratic method of appropriating City Funds every year, and
WHEREAS, beginning in 2020, the City of Chicago faced an unprecedented crisis in the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, the suspension of many normal civil services, in conjunction with the requirements ofthe pandemic, created an urgent need for creative new support service networks and services,
WHEREAS, under Jessica's leadership, the 40th Ward Office vaccinated 1300 neighbors at one event at the outset ofthe pandemic and established the Neighbor Network, and
WHEREAS, the Neighbor Network provided over the course ofthe pandemic, and continues to provide today, innumerable services to the local community, and
WHEREAS, the City of Chicago, Alderman Andre Vasquez, the 40th Ward office, and the residents of our community are indebted to Jessica Peters for her three years of diligent and excellent community-focused public service
BE IT RESOLVED, That we, the City Council of the City of Chicago, assembled here on this 15th day of December, 2021, do applaud, honor, and commend Jessica Peters for her service and wish her well in all of her future endeavors.
