REAPPOINTMENT OF MICHAEL L. CHILDRESS TO THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF
THE DU PAGE COUNTY HISTORICAL MUSEUM FOUNDATION
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WHEREAS, Resolution GE-0002-04, dated March 23, 2004, established a governing board of the DuPage County Historical Museum (“Museum”) and outlined the duties to be performed by said Board, which was referred to as the DuPage County Historical Museum Advisory Board (“Advisory Board”); and
WHEREAS, Resolution CB-0026-04, dated April 13, 2004 made initial appointments to said Advisory Board, and subsequent resolutions, adopted by the County Board from time to time, added to and modified the membership of said Advisory Board; and
WHEREAS, said Advisory Board created the DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation (“Foundation”) and assumed the role of the Board of Directors for the Association; and
WHEREAS, Resolution DC-0002-08, dated June 24, 2008, adopted an agreement between DuPage County (“County”) and the Wheaton Park District (“Park District”) whereby the Park District assumed the operation of the Museum to employ its expertise in operating recreational and educational facilities to present the history and culture of DuPage County; and
WHEREAS, said agreement between the County and the Park District recognized the Foundation Board of Directors as the advisory and fundraising board of the Museum and established that the County and the Park District shall each appoint fifty percent (50%) of the Directors of the Foundation, the total number being in accordance with Foundation Bylaws, and in accordance with Foundation Bylaws, the Board of Directors may elect one additional Director; and
WHEREAS, on July 9, 2014, the DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation Board of Directors authorized an expansion of its board from seven (7) to as many as thirteen (13) members pursuant to the Bylaws of the Foundation; and
WHEREAS, in accordance with the agreement between the County and the Park District, Deborah A. Conroy, Chair of the DuPage County Board, has submitted to the DuPage County Board her appointment of Michael L. Childress to serve as a member of the Foundation Board of Directors, term expiring April 30th, 2030; and
WHEREAS, the Bylaws of the DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation require the Board of Directors to stagger member terms and report the subsequent terms to the County Board Office; and
WHEREAS, such appointments require the advice and consent of the County Board.
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED by the DuPage County Board that the County Board does hereby advise and consent to the reappointment of Michael L. Childress to serve as a member of the DuPage County Historical Museum Foundation Board of Directors; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the “Notice of Appointment” be attached hereunto and made a part of this resolution; and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the County Clerk shall transmit certified copies of this resolution to: Michael L. Childress; Michelle Podkowa, Museum Manager and Educator, 102 E Wesley St, Wheaton, IL 60187; and the County Board Office.
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Enacted and approved this 10th day of March, 2026 at Wheaton, Illinois.
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DEBORAH A. CONROY, CHAIR
DU PAGE COUNTY BOARD
Attest: ___________________________________
JEAN KACZMAREK, COUNTY CLERK