OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
CITY OF CHICAGO
RAHM EMANUEL
MAYOR
May 6, 2015
TO THE HONORABLE, THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF CHICAGO
Ladies and Gentlemen:
I transmit herewith a congratulatory resolution regarding our departing colleague Alderman Natashia Holmes.
Your favorable consideration of this resolution will be appreciated.
Mayor
Very truly yours,
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resented by MAYOR RAHM EMANUEL n^ >.v MAY 6, 2015
,-, The Members of this Chamber are proud to congratulate our friend and colleague. Alderman Natashia Holmes, on her two years of dedicated and outstanding service to the people of the T Ward and the City of Chicago; and :
WHEREAS, Born and raised in Florida, Alderman Holmes earned a bachelor of science degree from Alabama State. University's College of Education in 1997; a master's degree in . community planning from Auburn University's College of Architecture, Design and Construction in 2000; and a juris doctor degree and certificate in environmental and energy law from the Illinois Institute of Technology's Chicago-Kent College of Law in 2011. She was admitted to the Illinois Bar in November 2014; and
WHEREAS, Appointedto the City Council on February 13, 2013 to fill a Vacant aldermanic seat, Alderman Holmes was Mayor Rahm Emanuel's first City Council appointment. After filling out an on-line application. for the position, and being evaluated, along with 65 other applicants, by a blue-ribbon committee charged with responsibility for identifying the best candidate for the 7th Ward job, Alderman Holmes emerged as the winner; and
WHEREAS, A newcomer to Chicago politics. Alderman Holmes brought to her new position a passion for public service and a wealth of experience in urban planning and related public policy .fields; and
WHEREAS, Alderman Holmes began her professional career in 2000 working as a transportation planning liaison with the DuPage Mayors and Managers Conference, where she prepared, pr...
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