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HR0595
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HOUSE RESOLUTION

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WHEREAS, Carmen K. Triche-Colvin has dedicated more than
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three decades of exemplary service to Cook County and the
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State of Illinois, demonstrating exceptional leadership,
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integrity, and innovation in procurement, fiscal management,
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organizational development, and public administration; and

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WHEREAS, Since 2018, Carmen Triche-Colvin has served as
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deputy clerk of the Board and Procurement for the Cook County
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Clerk's Office, where she has maintained all legislative
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records and the Code of Ordinances and successfully
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implemented a new office purchasing system that streamlined
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procurement across nine divisions, reducing processing time by
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42%, improving headcount efficiency by 20%, and achieving 18%
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in net savings; and

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WHEREAS, Carmen Triche-Colvin served as a senior election
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trainer for the Chicago Board of Elections from 2015 to 2022,
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training thousands of election judges and coordinators on
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election day procedures, equipment operations, voter services,
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and compliance protocols, ensuring efficient, safe, and
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accurate election administration for the residents of Chicago;
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and

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WHEREAS, Carmen Triche-Colvin served as chief executive

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officer of Next Level Strategies, a company that focused on
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strategic improvement for small business, from 2015 to 2018;
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she delivered transformative organizational results across
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both for-profit and non-profit sectors, achieving a 22% net
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income growth, expanding business partnerships by 18%,
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reducing procurement processing time by 27%, and securing
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significant cost savings and customer satisfaction
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improvements; and

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WHEREAS, During her service as deputy director of the
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Office of Urban Assistance at the Illinois Department of
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Commerce and Economic Opportunity from 2011 to 2015, Carmen
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Triche-Colvin administered and oversaw programs exceeding $450
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million, including the Urban Weatherization Initiative, the
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Illinois Fresh Food Fund, and the Employment Opportunity Grant
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Fund, while facilitating green jobs training for 18,000
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individuals; she also achieved a 75% certification rate,
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expanded county participation by 300%, improved energy
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efficiency for low-income households, restored equity and
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integrity to statewide grant-making processes, eliminated
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fiscal malfeasance, and further advanced statewide diversity
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compliance initiatives while producing annual reports to the
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Illinois General Assembly; and

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WHEREAS, As chief procurement officer for the Office of
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the President of the Cook County Board of Commissioners from

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2006 to 2011, Carmen Triche-Colvin administered procurement
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for 100 agencies with an annual budget of $345 million,
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achieving 35% commodity savings, 42% gains in supplier
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diversity, and 30 to 33% reductions in processing time, and
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she generated $30 million in total savings through audits and
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strategic sourcing, created the Cook County Business
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Opportunity Expo, and led countywide procurement training
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programs; and

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WHEREAS, Carmen Triche-Colvin served as chief procurement
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officer for the Forest Preserve District of Cook County from
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2002 to 2006, where she delivered major cost savings,
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including an average 37% savings through strategic vendor
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agreements, implemented procurement card programs, established
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an electronic surplus disposal process that generated
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$395,000, reduced procurement errors by 73%, and increased
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vendor engagement by 38%; and

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WHEREAS, During her tenure as deputy purchasing agent from
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1996 to 2002, Carmen Triche-Colvin oversaw procurement for 100
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agencies, reducing delivery time by 16%, increasing vendor
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participation by 34%, and implementing performance metrics
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that improved procurement efficiency by 22%; and

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WHEREAS, Carmen Triche-Colvin began her career as a senior
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budget analyst from 1990 to 1996; in this role, she supervised

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the development of 27 agency budgets totaling more than $115
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million, prepared leadership for budget hearings, reconciled
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financial data, and provided essential fiscal oversight that
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ensured accountability and transparency in county government;
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and

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WHEREAS, Throughout her distinguished career, Carmen
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Triche-Colvin has demonstrated unwavering commitment to
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ethical leadership, equity, operational excellence, and
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innovation, and she has made meaningful contributions that
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strengthened public trust, improved government efficiency, and
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enhanced the lives of residents across Cook County and the
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State of Illinois; therefore, be it

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RESOLVED, BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE ONE
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HUNDRED FOURTH GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that
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we commend Carmen K. Triche-Colvin for her extraordinary
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service, leadership, and dedication to public administration,
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procurement reform, community development, and government
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excellence; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That we thank Carmen K. Triche-Colvin for her
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more than three decades of transformative impact on government
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operations and the communities served; and be it further

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RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be

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presented to Carmen Triche-Colvin as a symbol of esteem and
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respect.

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