H.R. No. 827
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Brenda Eivens, the city manager of Cedar Park, has
been named the 2012 Central Texas Public Administrator of the Year
by the Central Texas Chapter of the American Society for Public
Administration in recognition of her significant contributions to
her community; and
WHEREAS, Ms. Eivens joined the City of Cedar Park in 1996 as
director of human resources and became assistant city manager in
2002; she assumed the office of city manager in 2005, and since that
time she has won the high regard of city officials and residents
alike for helping the city to maintain and improve services while
undergoing a period of explosive growth; and
WHEREAS, In her role as the city's chief administrative
officer, Ms. Eivens manages the city's day-to-day affairs and
implements policies set by the mayor and city council; her
responsibilities include preparing and administering a budget
totaling more than $100 million and leading a staff of over 400;
along with fiscal responsibility, she has consistently made
responsiveness to residents and businesses a top priority; and
WHEREAS, During her tenure as city manager, Ms. Eivens has
played an instrumental role in a number of projects that have been
critical to addressing the needs of the area; her notable list of
achievements includes the acquisition and development of a new city
hall campus, which opened in 2012; in addition, her leadership of
the strategic planning process has been decisive in helping to
establish and carry out the city's vision for the future; aided by
her meticulous work, Cedar Park has expanded economic opportunity
in the community through development programs that have led to the
construction of both the Cedar Park Center, a state-of-the-art
sports and entertainment venue, and the 1890 Ranch shopping center;
the city has also acquired a vital asset with the creation of the
Cedar Park Regional Medical Center, and it has gained a major
recreational resource with the opening of Veterans Memorial Park;
and
WHEREAS, Ms. Eivens received a bachelor's degree from Sam
Houston State University and earned a master's degree in public
administration from Texas State University; she and her husband,
Scott, reside in Cedar Park with their two children; and
WHEREAS, An exemplary, innovative public administrator,
Brenda Eivens can reflect with justifiable pride on accomplishments
that will benefit the city of Cedar Park for generations to come;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Cedar Park city manager Brenda
Eivens on being named the 2012 Central Texas Public Administrator
of the Year by the Central Texas Chapter of the American Society for
Public Administration and extend to her best wishes for continued
success; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Ms. Eivens as an expression of high regard by the Texas
House of Representatives.
Dale
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Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 827 was adopted by the House on March
20, 2013, by a non-record vote.
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Chief Clerk of the House