RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, The City Council of the City of Chicago wishes to congratulate Michael F. Sturtevant, Deputy Commissioner of the City of Chicago's Department of Water Management (DWM) on the occasion of his retirement; and
WHEREAS, A Professional Engineer, Mr. Sturtevant began working for the City of Chicago in May 1994 as a Civil Engineer IV for the Department of Water Management. He was responsible for various tasks in the Planning and Operation Section, such as reviewing plans and documents from other City agencies to determine involvement with water facilities; and
WHEREAS, In May 1996, Mr. Sturtevant became a Water Conservation Engineer with DWM, where he monitored and evaluated the effects of ongoing water conservation initiatives and provided recommendations to the Department to improve efficiencies in water use; and
WHEREAS, After seven years as a Water Conservation Engineer, Mr. Sturtevant was promoted to Coordinating Engineer I at DWM in April 2003. His responsibilities in this position included managing the Planning and Operations Section of the Bureau of Engineering water section and he was responsible for the overall selection and planning of the Department's water capital improvement program; and
WHEREAS, In September 2009, in recognition of his exceptional service and valuable skills, Mr. Sturtevant was named the Acting Deputy Commissioner and later the Deputy Commissioner of the Department of Water Management. In this important position, Mr. Sturtevant was responsible for overall management of the Department's $400 million water and $200 million sewer capital budgets, including the bureau's $7.5 million water and $3.5 million sewer operating budgets. His responsibilities also included all aspects of planning, design and construction of all projects, management of all water and sewer inspections as well as overall planning and operations of the water distribution system and sewer collection system; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Sturtevant is a well-respect...
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