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APPOINTMENT OF MELISSA MARTINEZ
TO VACANT COUNTY BOARD DISTRICT 6 SEAT
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WHEREAS, on May 27, 2025, pursuant to 10 ILCS 5/25-11, the County Board of DuPage County declared a vacancy in County Board District 6, effective upon the adjournment of the County Board meeting on August 26, 2025, (CB-R-0047-25); and
WHEREAS, pursuant to CB-R-0047-25 and all applicable statutes, notice was provided by the County Clerk to Reid McCollum, Chair, DuPage County Democratic Central Committee (885 E. Geneva Road, Carol Stream, IL 60188); and Kevin Coyne, Chairman, DuPage County Republican Central Committee (P.O. Box 893, Wheaton, IL 60187); and
WHEREAS, the appointee shall be appointed by the Chair of the County Board with the advice and consent of the County Board, and the appointee shall be a member of the same political party as the person she succeeds and shall be otherwise eligible to serve. 10 ILCS 5/25-11; and
WHEREAS, Melissa Martinez meets the statutory requirements for appointment to the office; and
WHEREAS, Chair Deborah A. Conroy hereby appoints Melissa Martinez to fill the vacancy; and
WHEREAS, pursuant to 10 ILCS 5/25-11 and CB-R-0047-25, the appointee shall serve effective August 26, 2025, after the adjournment of the County Board meeting and shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, ending December 7, 2026.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the County Board of DuPage County that the County Board hereby consents to the appointment of Melissa Martinez to County Board District 6 to fill the vacancy declared, effective after the adjournment of the August 26, 2025, County Board meeting, and Melissa Martinez shall serve for the remainder of the unexpired term, ending December 7, 2026.
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Enacted and approved this 12th day of August, 2025 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK