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3 | 3 | | State of Arkansas 1 |
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4 | 4 | | 95th General Assembly 2 |
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5 | 5 | | Regular Session, 2025 HR 1091 3 |
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7 | 7 | | By: Representative Steele 5 |
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10 | 10 | | HOUSE RESOLUTION 8 |
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11 | 11 | | TO HONOR HERBERT M. SCOTT FOR HIS SERVICE TO THE 9 |
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12 | 12 | | STATE OF ARKANSAS. 10 |
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15 | 15 | | Subtitle 13 |
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16 | 16 | | TO HONOR HERBERT M. SCOTT FOR HIS 14 |
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17 | 17 | | SERVICE TO THE STATE OF ARKANSAS. 15 |
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19 | 19 | | WHEREAS, Herbert M. Scott worked for the Office of Personnel Management 17 |
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20 | 20 | | from June 25, 1979, until his retirement on January 1, 2020; and 18 |
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22 | 22 | | WHEREAS, Herbert Scott is universally beloved by those in government in 20 |
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23 | 23 | | the State of Arkansas for his caring, diligence, talent, and warmth; and 21 |
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25 | 25 | | WHEREAS, in his work for the Office of Personnel Management, Herbert 23 |
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26 | 26 | | Scott handled training critical to performance evaluations, was active with 24 |
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27 | 27 | | the grievance process, and was a trusted resource for all employees; and 25 |
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29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Kay Barnhill of the Office of Personnel Management, who worked 27 |
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30 | 30 | | closely with Herbert Scott during virtually his entire career with the 28 |
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31 | 31 | | agency, said of his career, "So many people responded to him because they'd 29 |
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32 | 32 | | had him in class, so he was a familiar face for them all. I put him in tough 30 |
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33 | 33 | | situations, but he wasn't afraid; he's a very straightforward person. He 31 |
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34 | 34 | | managed so many employees that have gone through OPM. He rose to a higher ed 32 |
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35 | 35 | | position, working with colleges and universities, and he was very respected 33 |
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36 | 36 | | within those halls. In the old days, he did a lot of overtime and late nights 34 |
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37 | 37 | | during session. Legislators hold him in high respect. Also, he was the 35 |
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38 | 38 | | historian of our office; he could always go back and find memos or anything 36 HR1091 |
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41 | 41 | | at all we needed"; and 1 |
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43 | 43 | | WHEREAS, Kay Barnhill said of Herbert Scott personally, "I used to call 3 |
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44 | 44 | | Herb my ambassador of goodwill. He was one of those who could effortlessly 4 |
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45 | 45 | | defuse tense situations. Everybody loved him. Employees talked very, very 5 |
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46 | 46 | | highly of him. He's affable; he just has this immediate quality that 6 |
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47 | 47 | | everybody likes. He was very hardworking and never shied away from anything. 7 |
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48 | 48 | | He was our communicator, and just a fun person", 8 |
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50 | 50 | | NOW THEREFORE, 10 |
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51 | 51 | | BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES OF THE NINETY -FIFTH GENERAL 11 |
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52 | 52 | | ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS: 12 |
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54 | 54 | | THAT the House of Representatives honor Herbert M. Scott for his 14 |
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55 | 55 | | service to the State of Arkansas. 15 |
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57 | 57 | | BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED THAT upon adoption, a copy of this resolution be 17 |
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58 | 58 | | presented to Herbert M. Scott by the Chief Clerk of the House of 18 |
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59 | 59 | | Representatives. 19 |
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