H.R. No. 196 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, Rick Smith was elected as the Place 8 representative on the Plano City Council in June 2017; and WHEREAS, A resident of Plano for more than three decades, Rick Smith serves as president of Advanced Home Theater Systems, which he founded in 1995; prior to starting his own company, he worked in the business development sector of the health care industry; and WHEREAS, Mr. Smith has further contributed to his community as a member of the Plano Citizens Police Academy Alumni Association, Citizens Assisting Plano Police, and the Community Emergency Response Team, and he is a graduate of the Plano Citizens Academy as well as the Collin County Citizens Sheriff's Academy; moreover, he shares his time and expertise with the boards of his homeowner's association and AARP Chapter 2304; and WHEREAS, Appreciative of Plano's exceptional potential, Rick Smith is committed to making economic opportunity and a high quality of life available to all its citizens; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby congratulate Rick Smith on his election to the Plano City Council and extend to him sincere best wishes for a successful tenure; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for Mr. Smith as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Leach ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 196 was adopted by the House on August 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House