Senate Resolution 120 - Introduced SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 120 BY COMMITTEE ON RULES AND ADMINISTRATION A Resolution honoring Senator Robert (Bob) E. Dvorsky 1 for his 32 years of service in the General Assembly. 2 WHEREAS, Senator Bob Dvorsky was born in Burlington, 3 and has resided in Coralville and served the area most 4 of his adult life; and 5 WHEREAS, employment as a job developer and an 6 executive officer for the 6th Judicial District 7 Department of Correctional Services gave Senator 8 Dvorsky insight on matters relating to public and 9 private employment needs in the state; and 10 WHEREAS, Senator Dvorsky has devoted nearly 40 years 11 of his life to public service, serving seven years on 12 the Coralville City Council beginning in 1980; seven 13 years in the Iowa House of Representatives beginning 14 in 1987; and, beginning in 1994, 25 years in the Iowa 15 Senate; and 16 WHEREAS, never one to waste a minute, Senator 17 Dvorsky has served as chairperson for the Local 18 Government and Communications and Information Policy 19 Committees, and chaired the Senate Appropriations 20 Committee from 2005 through 2016; served 14 years on 21 the Legislative Council; served on the Criminal Justice 22 Information System Advisory Committee, the Medical 23 Assistance Projections and Assessment Council, the 24 School Finance Formula Review Committee, the Iowa 25 Accountability and Transparency Board, the State 26 Government Efficiency Review Committee, and the Sex 27 Offender Research Council; and served on numerous 28 -1- LSB 6253SV (9) 87 kh/rj 1/ 2
S.R. 120 interim study committees; and 1 WHEREAS, praised for his ability to work across 2 the aisle, Senator Dvorsky has promoted school aid 3 and postsecondary education funding; prioritized 4 infrastructure needs at the University of Iowa; worked 5 to make the Iowa Communications Network operational 6 statewide; and supported efforts to improve conditions 7 for Iowa’s workforce; and 8 WHEREAS, Senator Dvorsky received the Arthur Neu 9 Award for Exceptional Policy Development from the 10 American Parole & Probation Association in 2007; in 11 2011 he received the Hoover Uncommon Public Service 12 Award from the Herbert Hoover Presidential Library 13 Association; and in 2013 he received the Legislative 14 Friend of Housing Award from the Iowa Finance 15 Authority; NOW THEREFORE, 16 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE SENATE, That the Senate honors 17 and thanks Senator Robert E. Dvorsky for his many years 18 of service to the state and to his community and, in 19 his well-earned retirement, wishes him many happy, 20 healthy years to come. 21 -2- LSB 6253SV (9) 87 kh/rj 2/ 2