| 1 | 1 | | SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 543 |
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| 2 | 2 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to |
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| 3 | 3 | | recognize Rob Franke, who is retiring as mayor of Cedar Hill |
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| 4 | 4 | | after 25 years of outstanding service to the city; and |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, Rob Franke was elected mayor in 1997 after having |
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| 6 | 6 | | served for three years on the Cedar Hill City Council; under his |
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| 7 | 7 | | outstanding leadership, the city has experienced unprecedented |
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| 8 | 8 | | growth and economic expansion and has more than doubled in |
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| 9 | 9 | | population and tripled its tax base; and |
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| 10 | 10 | | WHEREAS, A respected businessman who has built two |
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| 11 | 11 | | successful engineering firms, Mr. Franke is a firm believer in |
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| 12 | 12 | | regional cooperation and has held leadership positions in such |
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| 13 | 13 | | organizations as the North Central Texas Council of Governments, |
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| 14 | 14 | | the Dallas Regional Mobility Commission, and the Texas Municipal |
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| 15 | 15 | | League Board of Directors for Region 13; and |
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| 16 | 16 | | WHEREAS, He has played an important role in addressing |
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| 17 | 17 | | public safety issues throughout the area and has advocated for |
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| 18 | 18 | | such improvements as regional centers for public safety |
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| 19 | 19 | | dispatch, fire protection, firearms training, and emergency |
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| 20 | 20 | | management; and |
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| 21 | 21 | | WHEREAS, An exemplary public servant, Mayor Franke is |
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| 22 | 22 | | respected and admired by colleagues and citizens alike, and his |
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| 23 | 23 | | presence as mayor of Cedar Hill will be greatly missed; now, |
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| 24 | 24 | | therefore, be it |
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| 25 | 25 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 86th |
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| 26 | 26 | | Legislature, hereby commend Rob Franke on his outstanding |
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| 27 | 27 | | service to Cedar Hill and extend to him best wishes for continued |
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| 28 | 28 | | success in all his endeavors; and, be it further |
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| 29 | 29 | | RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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| 30 | 30 | | him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |
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| 31 | 31 | | West |
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| 32 | 32 | | ________________________________ |
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| 33 | 33 | | President of the Senate |
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| 34 | 34 | | I hereby certify that the |
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| 35 | 35 | | above Resolution was adopted by |
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| 36 | 36 | | the Senate on April 4, 2019. |
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| 37 | 37 | | ________________________________ |
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| 38 | 38 | | Secretary of the Senate |
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| 39 | 39 | | ________________________________ |
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| 40 | 40 | | Member, Texas Senate |
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