| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 232 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, A notable career in public service is drawing to a |
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| 6 | 6 | | close on January 30, 2009, with the retirement of Judy Womack as the |
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| 7 | 7 | | Mesquite city secretary; and |
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| 8 | 8 | | WHEREAS, Ms. Womack began her tenure with the City of |
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| 9 | 9 | | Mesquite in 1984 as a secretary in the city's engineering division, |
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| 10 | 10 | | where her ability and dedication were quickly recognized; she |
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| 11 | 11 | | earned a promotion to administrative secretary five years later and |
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| 12 | 12 | | became assistant city secretary in 1996; and |
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| 13 | 13 | | WHEREAS, Effective February 1, 2003, Ms. Womack undertook the |
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| 14 | 14 | | position of city secretary and has served admirably in that |
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| 15 | 15 | | capacity for six years; skilled in administrative duties, she ably |
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| 16 | 16 | | coordinated numerous city events such as elections, banquets, and |
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| 17 | 17 | | Student Government Day; she also succeeded in increasing public |
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| 18 | 18 | | access to municipal information by posting relevant documents on |
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| 19 | 19 | | the city's website, and she worked jointly with the city council's |
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| 20 | 20 | | information technology department to streamline city operations by |
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| 21 | 21 | | making agenda packets available electronically to members and |
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| 22 | 22 | | staff; and |
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| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, This diligent Texan has supported her community in |
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| 24 | 24 | | other ways as well, serving as co-chair of the United Way committee, |
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| 25 | 25 | | volunteering consistently to help with Christmas in the Park, and |
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| 26 | 26 | | assisting in the city's relief efforts following Hurricane Katrina; |
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| 27 | 27 | | her remarkable record of service prompted Mayor John Monaco to |
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| 28 | 28 | | proclaim January 20, 2009, as Judy Womack Day in the city of |
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| 29 | 29 | | Mesquite; and |
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| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, In all of her endeavors, Ms. Womack has enjoyed the |
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| 31 | 31 | | love and support of her husband, Bobby, and their two children, Matt |
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| 32 | 32 | | and Hillary; following her retirement, she looks forward to |
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| 33 | 33 | | traveling and spending more time with her family; and |
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| 34 | 34 | | WHEREAS, Judy Womack has earned the respect and admiration of |
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| 35 | 35 | | council members and her other colleagues over the course of a |
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| 36 | 36 | | quarter-century of service to the citizens of Mesquite, and she may |
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| 37 | 37 | | indeed reflect with pride on a career well spent as she embarks on |
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| 38 | 38 | | the next exciting chapter of her life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 81st Texas |
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| 40 | 40 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Judy Womack on the occasion of her |
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| 41 | 41 | | retirement as Mesquite city secretary and extend to her sincere |
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| 42 | 42 | | best wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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| 43 | 43 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 44 | 44 | | prepared for Ms. Womack as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 45 | 45 | | House of Representatives. |
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| 46 | 46 | | Miklos |
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| 47 | 47 | | ______________________________ |
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| 48 | 48 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 49 | 49 | | I certify that H.R. No. 232 was adopted by the House on |
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| 50 | 50 | | February 9, 2009, by a non-record vote. |
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| 51 | 51 | | ______________________________ |
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| 52 | 52 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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