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| 4 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Odis Jones was named city manager of Missouri City |
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| 6 | 7 | | in July 2020; and |
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| 7 | 8 | | WHEREAS, A Detroit native, Mr. Jones brings to his role more |
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| 8 | 9 | | than two decades of experience in managing complex governmental |
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| 9 | 10 | | operations and economic development organizations; and |
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| 10 | 11 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Jones holds a bachelor's degree in sociology |
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| 11 | 12 | | from Central Michigan University and a master's degree in public |
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| 12 | 13 | | administration from Western Michigan University; after beginning |
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| 13 | 14 | | his career as special projects manager in Battle Creek, Michigan, |
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| 14 | 15 | | he worked to elevate Obetz, Ohio, as a logistics hub and became |
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| 15 | 16 | | president of the Urban Growth Corporation in Columbus, Ohio; he |
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| 16 | 17 | | went on to serve as director of urban and site development for the |
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| 17 | 18 | | New Jersey Economic Development Authority and then became economic |
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| 18 | 19 | | development director for the City of Cincinnati; in 2013, he |
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| 19 | 20 | | returned to his hometown as executive director of its Public |
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| 20 | 21 | | Lighting Authority, tasked with restoring reliable illumination to |
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| 21 | 22 | | city streets; he subsequently served as city manager of Hutto for |
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| 22 | 23 | | years; and |
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| 23 | 24 | | WHEREAS, A strong and dynamic leader, Odis Jones is committed |
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| 24 | 25 | | to bringing progress and positive change to Missouri City, and his |
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| 25 | 26 | | expertise and wide-ranging background are an asset to the |
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| 26 | 27 | | community; now, therefore, be it |
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| 27 | 28 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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| 28 | 29 | | Legislature hereby congratulate Odis Jones on his appointment as |
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| 29 | 30 | | city manager of Missouri City and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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| 30 | 31 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
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| 31 | 32 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 32 | 33 | | prepared for Mr. Jones as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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| 33 | 34 | | House of Representatives. |
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