TABLE I: PERSONNEL
Ord./Res. No.
Date Passed
Description
Ord./Res. No.
Date Passed
Description
R. MET 23-03
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Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to Keri L. Holleb Hotaling, Board member since December 1, 2020
84-1
6-13-1984
The term of the Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board shall commence June 13, 1984 and run through and including July 1, 1986
84-2
6-13-1984
Appointing Jeffrey R. Ladd as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
84-3
6-13-1984
Appointing Lowell E. Anderson as Treasurer
84-4
6-13-1984
Appointing Jonathan B. Gilbert as Secretary
84-5
6-13-1984
Appointing Alan F. Pegg as Assistant Treasurer
84-6
6-13-1984
Appointing Edmund J. Wolf, Jr. as Acting Assistant Secretary
CRB 84-27
7-25-1984
Appointing Jon Patrick McAtee as Assistant Secretary of the Northeast Illinois Regional Commuter Railroad Corporation; repealing Ord. 84-6
CRB 84-48
10-12-1984
Appointing James E. “Jim” Cole as Executive Director of the Commuter Rail Division
R. MET 86-4
2-14-1986
Congratulating the District on investment policies and utilization of the earnings
MET 86-19
6-30-1986
New terms for Chairperson, Treasurer and Secretary shall commence on July 2, 1986 and run through and including June 30, 1988
MET 86-20
6-30-1986
Appointing Jeffrey R. Ladd as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 86-21
6-30-1986
Appointing Lowell E. Anderson as Treasurer
MET 86-22
6-30-1986
Appointing Jonathan B. Gilbert as Secretary
R. MET 86-40
12-12-1986
Honoring Edward F. Brabec in memoriam
R. MET 86-41
12-12-1986
Extending appreciation and best wishes to Ann Hintze who served on the Citizens Advisory Board for two years
R. MET 87-9
5-8-1987
Extending appreciation and best wishes to Edward W. Pirok
R. MET 87-16
7-10-1987
Honoring William J. Cummins in memoriam
MET 87-19
8-14-1987
Appointing Frank M. Racibozynski as Assistant Treasurer of the Board; rescinding Ord. 84-5
MET 87-20
8-14-1987
Appointing Maureen A. McClelland as Assistant Secretary of the Board; rescinding Ord. CRB 84-27
MET 88-25
6-10-1988
Appointing Jeffrey R. Ladd as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 88-26
6-10-1988
Appointing Lowell E. Anderson as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 88-27
6-10-1988
Appointing Jonathan B. Gilbert as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 88-28
6-10-1988
Appointing Gerald L. Porter as Vice- Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
R. MET 89-6
5-12-1989
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Bernard “Barney” Cunningham’s service as Department Head of General Development
R. MET 89-7
6-16-1989
Recognizing Conductor Fisher, Engineer Mullins, Trainman Evans and Trainman Gibson as recipients of the Edward F. Brabec Memorial Award
MET 90-10
6-15-1990
Appointing Jeffrey R. Ladd as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 90-11
6-15-1990
Appointing Gerald L. Porter as Vice-Chairperso n of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 90-12
6-15-1990
Appointing Lowell E. Anderson as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 90-13
6-15-1990
Appointing W. Warren Nugent as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board
R. MET 90-22
10-12-1990
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Paul Dillon’s service as the first Chairperson of the Citizens Advisory Board
MET 90-28
11-13-1990
Approving the retirement arrangements of James E. Cole
R. MET 90-29
11-13-1990
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to James E. “Jim” Cole
MET 92-11
8-14-1992
Appointing Jeffrey R. Ladd as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 92-12
8-14-1992
Appointing Gerald L. Porter as Vice- Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 92-13
8-14-1992
Appointing Lowell E. Anderson as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 92-14
8-14-1992
Appointing W. Warren Nugent as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 92-19
9-18-1992
Appointing Elisabeth Murphy as an Assistant Secretary of the Board
R. MET 93-1
1-12-1993
Honoring Daniel C. Bryant, Jr. in memoriam
R. MET 93-11
6-11-1993
Extending sincere appreciation and best wishes to Ted Schuster who served as a member of the Citizens Advisory Board
R. MET 93-18
11-9-1993
Extending sincere appreciation and best wishes to Stanley James Hallet who served as a member of the Commuter Rail Board since 1987
R. MET 94-2
2-11-1994
Honoring Jacqueline Vaughn in memoriam
MET 94-5
2-11-1994
Appointing Kathy Moran, Bernard Lynch, Linda Hoke, James Ferneborg and Lynn Walter as members of the Metra Accessibility Committee
MET 94-14
7-15-1994
Appointing Jeffrey R. Ladd as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 94-15
7-15-1994
Appointing Gerald L. Porter as Vice- Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 94-16
7-15-1994
Appointing W. Warren Nugent as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 94-17
7-15-1994
Appointing Lowell E. Anderson as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board
R. MET 95-1
1-13-1995
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Joyce Macdonald Stephen’s service as the Department Head - External Affairs
R. MET 95-7
4-21-1995
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Michael Goodman Schneiderman, Esq.’s years of service as the Chief Legal Officer
R. MET 95-12
8-11-1995
Extending sincere appreciation and best wishes to Frank Bucaro who served on the Citizens Advisory Board
R. MET 94-26
12-16-1995
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to James Rakow who served on the Citizens Advisory Board
R. MET 96-6
3-11-1996
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Jonathan B. Gilbert who served as a prescient shaper of improved suburban public transportation
MET 96-17
8-16-1996
Appointing Delores Ellison as an Assistant Secretary to the Board
R. MET 96-21
10-11-1996
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Christopher Knapton who served as the Director of Media Relations
R. MET 97-1
1-15-1997
Honoring Dennis J. Gallivan in memoriam
R. MET 97-11
9-12-1997
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Robert A. Wislow who served as an advocate for improved public transportation for the city and the entire metropolitan region
R. MET 98-07
3-13-1998
Honoring James E. Cole in memoriam
MET 98-17
8-14-1998
Appoints Jeffrey R. Ladd as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 98-18
8-14-1998
Appointing Gerald L. Porter as Vice- Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 98-19
8-14-1998
Appointing Lowell E. Anderson as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 98-20
8-14-1998
Appointing W. Warren Nugent as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board
R. MET 98-21
8-14-1998
Honoring Chris Knapton
R. MET 98-29
12-8-1998
Honoring Stanley J. Hallett in memoriam
R. MET 99-04
2-12-1999
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Florence Boone who served nearly 15 years as Chairperson of Pace, the RTA’s suburban bus division
R. MET 01-11
5-11-2001
Applauding the assistance, support and cooperation of the Mobility Limited Advisory Committee
R. MET 02-11
5-15-2002
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Donald A. Udstuen who served for 17 years as a representative of the counties of Lake, McHenry, Kane and Will
R. MET 03-03
2-14-2003
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Gerald L. Porter who served on the Board for 18 years
MET 03-14
6-6-2003
Appointing Lowell E. Anderson as Vice- Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 03-15
6-6-2003
Appointing Larry A. Huggins as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board
R. MET 03-17
8-8-2003
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Joseph A. Tecson who served for eight years as representative of Suburban Cook County
R. MET 03-18
8-8-2003
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Lowell E. Anderson who served on the Board for 19 years
MET 03-19
8-8-2003
Appointing W. Warren Nugent as Vice- Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 03-20
8-8-2003
Appointing Carole R. Davis as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board
R. MET 04-02
2-20-2004
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Brad S. O’Halloran who served on the Board for the past nine months
R. MET 05-09
9-16-2005
Honoring W. Warren Nugent in memoriam
MET 06-01
1-13-2006
Increasing salary of the Executive Director by 2%
MET 06-07
8-25-2006
Appointing Carole R. Doris to a two-year term as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 06-08
8-25-2006
Appointing Elonzo W. Hill to a two-year term as Vice-Chairperso n of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 06-09
8-25-2006
Appointing Larry A. Huggins to a two-year term as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 06-10
8-25-2006
Appointing Arlene J. Mulder to a two- year term as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board
R. MET 06-11
8-25-2006
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Vaughn L. Stoner’s 25 years of service
R. MET 06-12
8-25-2006
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Jeffrey R. Ladd’s service as the first Chairperson, which he maintained for over 20 years
R. MET 06-14
11-17-2006
Awarding Officer Thomas Alan Cook the Edward F. Brabec Memorial Award
R. MET 06-18
12-15-2006
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to John J. Case who served as Chairperson of the PACE Board of Directors since December 1998
MET 07-01
1-12-2007
Increasing the salary of the Executive Director by 3%
MET 08-03
8-27-2008
Appointing Carole R. Doris to a four-year term as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 08-04
8-27-2008
Appointing Elonzo W. Hill to a four-year term as Vice-Chairperso n of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 08-05
8-27-2008
Appointing Larry A. Huggins to a four-year term as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board
MET 08-06
8-27-2008
Appointing Arlene J. Mulder to a four-year term as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board
R. MET 09-02
3-13-2009
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to G. Richard “Rick” Tidwell’s 35 years of service
R. MET 09-03
3-13-2009
Honoring Elonzo W. Hill in memoriam
R. MET 09-11
8-14-2009
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Michael K. Smith who served on the Board from 2003 until 2009
R. MET 11-10
5-13-2011
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Richard L. Soukup’s over 37 years of experience
R. MET 10-05
6-11-2010
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to James R. “Jim” Reilly who served for 30 years, most recently as Chairperson of the Regional Transportation Authority since June 2005
R. MET 10-18
10-15-2010
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Vallorie O’Neil’s 22 years of experience with Metra and serving as the first female locomotive engineer
R. MET 10-22
12-17-2010
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Sandi Llano’s 30 years of service
R. MET 10-23
12-17-2010
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Jack Groner’s 34 years of service
R. MET 10-24
12-17-2010
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Frank Racibozynski’s 23 years of service
R. MET 11-04
4-15-2011
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Edward W. Paesel who served on the Board from 2008 until 2011
MET 11-08
4-15-2011
Designating Michele Mussatto as an additional Assistant Secretary to the Board
R. MET 11-09
5-13-2011
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Mayor Richard M. Daley
R. MET 11-11
5-13-2011
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Bill Tupper
R. MET 11-15
7-15-2011
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to James V. Dodge who served on the Board from 2004 until 2011
MET 11-17
7-15-2011
Suspending the 90-day timeframe for electing a new Chairperson for 60 days, thus extending the time to elect a new Chairperson to 150 days
R. MET 11-18
8-12-2011
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Caryl J. Van Overmeiren who served on the Board from 2008 until 2011
MET 11-23
9-16-2011
Suspending the 90-day timeframe for electing a new Chairperson for an additional 90 days, thus extending the time to elect a new Chairperson to 240 days
R. MET 11-29
11-11-2011
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Tom Less’s over 20 years of service
MET 11-34
12-16-2011
Suspending the 90-day timeframe for electing a new Chairperson for an additional 90 days, thus extending the time to elect a new Chairperson to 330 days
R. MET 12-04
2-17-2012
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Willis E. Pennington, Jr. who served on the Board from 2009 until 2012
MET 12-06
3-16-2012
Suspending the 90-day timeframe for electing a new Chairperson for an additional 90 days, thus extending the time to elect a new Chairperson to 330 days
MET 12-13
6-8-2012
Suspending the 90-day timeframe for electing a new Chairperson for an additional 90 days, thus extending the time to elect a new Chairperson to 420 days
R. MET 12-16
7-13-2012
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to George Hardwidge’s 40 years of service
R. MET 12-17
9-14-2012
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Ben W. Heineman’s nearly 15 years of service
MET 12-20
9-14-2012
Suspending the 90-day timeframe for electing a new Chairperson for an additional 90 days, thus extending the time to elect a new Chairperson to 420 days
R. MET 12-24
10-12-2012
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Gail M. Washington’s 32 years of service
MET 12-26
11-2-2012
Appointing Brad S. O’Halloran as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board for a four-year term
MET 12-27
11-2-2012
Appointing Jack E. Partelow as Vice- Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board for a four-year term
R. MET 13-10
4-19-2013
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to James C. LaBelle who served on the Board from 2008 until 2013
R. MET 13-13
5-17-2013
Class and compensation study results and adjusting employee pay
R. MET 13-23
9-20-2013
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Joseph L. Lorenzini’s 29 years of service
R. MET 13-24
9-20-2013
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Theresa A. Barnett’s 31 years of service
R. MET 13-27
10-18-2013
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to William A. Widmer III who served on the Board from 2008 until 2013
MET 13-32
11-15-2013
Extending the 90-day period granting the Vice-Chairperso n the Chairperson’s authority to act in all capacities until the appointment of a Cook County Director as Chairperson
MET 14-02
2-11-2014
Appointing Martin J. Oberman as Chairperson of the Commuter Rail Board with a term to expire November 1, 2016
MET 14-05
2-21-2014
Appointing Karen M. Hullinger as an additional Assistant Secretary of the Board
R. MET 14-10
6-20-2014
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Arlene J. Mulder who served on the Board from September 2005 through July 2014
R. MET 14-11
6-20-2014
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Jack Shaffer who served on the Board from 2006 until 2014
R. MET 14-17
10-17-2014
Appreciating the volunteers for the Family Day Events held at Metra’s Rock Island Division 47th Street Shops, Metra’s CUS Milwaukee District Western Avenue Coach Yard and Metra’s Electric District KYD shop
MET 14-20
10-17-2014
Selection of Rodney S. Craig as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board for a four-year term
MET 14-21
10-17-2014
Selection of John Plante as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board for a four-year term
R. MET 15-09
8-26-2015
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Marc J. Munareto who served on the Board from 2014 until 2015
R. MET 15-10
8-26-2015
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Brenda H. Smith’s 23 years of service
R. MET 16-08
10-14-2016
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Brian K. Reaves who served on the Board from 2013 until 2016
R. MET 16-09
11-11-2016
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Elisabeth M. Murphy, who served as the Assistant Secretary to the Board from 1992 until 2016
R. MET 16-10
11-11-2016
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Monica C. Peffer who served as a Director of Corporate Administration from 2009 until 2016
R. MET 17-07
6-21-2017
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Martin J. Oberman who served as Chairperson or Director on the Board from 2013 to 2017
R. MET 17-12
10-6-2017
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Jack Partelow who served on the Board from 2009 to 2017
R. MET 17-13
10-6-2017
Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to Manuel Barbosa who served as a Director from 2013
R. MET 17-15
10-6-2017
Appointing William “Skip” Benz to the permanent position of Chief Audit Officer; repealed by Ord. MET 22-05
MET 17-19
12-13-2017
Appointing Anne Baird as an additional Assistant Secretary to the Board
R. MET 17-20
12-13-2017
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Donald A. Orseno’s 44 years of service
MET 18-09
8-15-2018
Appointing Sonserese Hatch as an additional Assistant Secretary of the Board as long as she continues to serve in the executive office
MET 18-10
9-12-2018
Selection of Rodney S. Craig as Secretary of the Commuter Rail Board for a four-year term
MET 18-11
9-12-2018
Selection of John Plante as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board for a four-year term
R. MET 18-16
12-12-2018
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Peter J. “Pete” Zwolfer’s 35 years of service
R. MET 18-17
12-12-2018
Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to Alex Holt who served on the Board from September 2017 until December 2018
R. MET 19-10
8-14-2019
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect and best wishes to Tim Balderman who served on the Board from May 2018 until August 2019
R. MET 19-18
12-11-2019
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Edward “Ed” R. Gower’s over 30 years of service
R. MET 20-04
5-20-2020
Acknowledging the retirement of and extending appreciation and profound gratitude to Martin J. “Marty” Ryan’s 41 years of service
R. MET 20-08
7-15-2020
Honoring Lawrence M. “Larry” Walsh in memoriam
R. MET 20-09
7-15-2020
Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to Cory Thames who served on the Board from January 2019 to July 2020
R. MET 20-15
11-13-2020
Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to John Plante who served on the Board starting October 1, 2013 and had 35 years of service
MET 20-16
11-13-2020
Selection of Kenneth Koehler as Treasurer of the Commuter Rail Board to complete the four-year term of the previous Treasurer through October 31, 2022
R. MET 20-17
12-16-2020
Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to Steven Messerli who was appointed to the Board on October 10, 2017
R. MET 21-09
6-16-2021
Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to Don DeGraff, Suburban Cook County Board Director since 2011
R. MET 21-10
6-16-2021
Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to John Zediker, who served on the Board starting September 10, 2013
R. MET 21-11
6-16-2021
Extending great appreciation, gratitude and profound respect to Bruce Marcheschi, Deputy Executive Director from 2019 until 2021, for his 33 years of service to Metra and sincere best wishes for the future
R. MET 22-13
12-14-2022
Extending great appreciation, profound respect and best wishes to Director and Vice Chair Norman Carlson, who served on the Board starting April 2013