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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Victor A. Flores retired as tax assessor-collector |
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| 6 | 7 | | of El Paso County on March 1, 2015, concluding an exemplary tenure |
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| 7 | 8 | | in office that spanned nearly two decades; and |
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| 8 | 9 | | WHEREAS, First elected to the post of tax assessor-collector |
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| 9 | 10 | | in 1996, Mr. Flores was subsequently returned to that office by the |
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| 10 | 11 | | voters for four additional terms; in 2011, this esteemed Texan |
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| 11 | 12 | | received the Best Practices Award from the Texas Association of |
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| 12 | 13 | | Counties in recognition of his implementation of the county's |
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| 13 | 14 | | scofflaw program; the initiative has helped the county collect more |
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| 14 | 15 | | than $4 million in overdue fines and fees by withholding vehicle |
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| 15 | 16 | | registration renewals for residents with outstanding balances; and |
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| 16 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Flores brought to his position a |
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| 17 | 18 | | quarter-century of experience in tax office operations; a Vietnam |
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| 18 | 19 | | veteran, he was working for a car dealership in 1971--and looking |
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| 19 | 20 | | forward to finishing school and beginning a career in education-- |
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| 20 | 21 | | when the chief deputy assessor offered him a job with the title of |
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| 21 | 22 | | "office boy"; he was promoted to title clerk and then moved to the |
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| 22 | 23 | | assessing department, where he rose to become assistant supervisor; |
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| 23 | 24 | | subsequently, he was appointed office manager in the purchasing |
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| 24 | 25 | | department, and he spent 17 years in that section before assuming |
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| 25 | 26 | | the duties of tax assessor-collector; and |
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| 26 | 27 | | WHEREAS, In all his endeavors, Victor Flores has enjoyed the |
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| 27 | 28 | | support and encouragement of his wife of 46 years, Juana Flores, and |
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| 28 | 29 | | their sons, Victor and Benjamin; his retirement will allow him to |
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| 29 | 30 | | spend more time with his treasured family, which has grown to |
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| 30 | 31 | | include daughters-in-law Monica and Michelle and four |
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| 31 | 32 | | grandchildren, Aaron, David, Natalia, and Lihiana; and |
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| 32 | 33 | | WHEREAS, Through his leadership, skill, and dedication, |
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| 33 | 34 | | Victor Flores greatly benefited his fellow citizens over the course |
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| 34 | 35 | | of a long career in public service, and he may indeed reflect with |
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| 35 | 36 | | pride on his outstanding accomplishments; now, therefore, be it |
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| 36 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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| 37 | 38 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Victor Flores on his retirement as |
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| 38 | 39 | | El Paso County tax assessor-collector and extend to him sincere |
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| 39 | 40 | | best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 40 | 41 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 41 | 42 | | prepared for Mr. Flores as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 42 | 43 | | House of Representatives. |
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