| 1 | 1 | | 88R19610 AMB-D |
|---|
| 2 | 2 | | By: Slaton H.R. No. 1115 |
|---|
| 3 | 3 | | |
|---|
| 4 | 4 | | |
|---|
| 5 | 5 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
|---|
| 6 | 6 | | WHEREAS, Karen Burns has served Van Zandt County for 30 |
|---|
| 7 | 7 | | years, and her knowledge and dedication have earned her the respect |
|---|
| 8 | 8 | | of many people along the way; and |
|---|
| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Burns first joined the county in March 1992 as |
|---|
| 10 | 10 | | a part-time employee with the Van Zandt County Community |
|---|
| 11 | 11 | | Supervision and Corrections Department, and she became a full-time |
|---|
| 12 | 12 | | employee the following year; she eventually began serving as a |
|---|
| 13 | 13 | | probation officer, and in July 2011, she was promoted to deputy |
|---|
| 14 | 14 | | director of the Van Zandt County CSCD; and |
|---|
| 15 | 15 | | WHEREAS, Since her appointment as director in March 2017, |
|---|
| 16 | 16 | | Mrs. Burns has worked tirelessly with other agencies, departments, |
|---|
| 17 | 17 | | and community organizations to further the CSCD's mission of |
|---|
| 18 | 18 | | reducing the impact of crime in the community; under her able |
|---|
| 19 | 19 | | leadership, the department offers a range of probation services, |
|---|
| 20 | 20 | | including Pre and Post Sentence Investigations, Civil Supervision, |
|---|
| 21 | 21 | | Criminal Supervision, and GPS monitoring, in an effort to balance |
|---|
| 22 | 22 | | the needs of its clients with the safety of the public; and |
|---|
| 23 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Mrs. Burns holds a bachelor's degree in criminal |
|---|
| 24 | 24 | | justice from The University of Texas at Tyler, and she has furthered |
|---|
| 25 | 25 | | her professional development by earning numerous certifications, |
|---|
| 26 | 26 | | including a Community Supervision Officer certification, an SCS |
|---|
| 27 | 27 | | certification, and a Texas Risk Assessment System certification; in |
|---|
| 28 | 28 | | all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, |
|---|
| 29 | 29 | | Magee, and her three children, Nathan, Ashley, and Blake; and |
|---|
| 30 | 30 | | WHEREAS, Karen Burns has greatly benefited the residents of |
|---|
| 31 | 31 | | Van Zandt County through her professionalism and commitment to |
|---|
| 32 | 32 | | excellence, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her many |
|---|
| 33 | 33 | | achievements as she celebrates this impressive milestone in her |
|---|
| 34 | 34 | | career; now, therefore, be it |
|---|
| 35 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
|---|
| 36 | 36 | | Legislature hereby commend Karen Burns for her three decades of |
|---|
| 37 | 37 | | service to Van Zandt County and extend to her sincere best wishes |
|---|
| 38 | 38 | | for continued success; and, be it further |
|---|
| 39 | 39 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
|---|
| 40 | 40 | | prepared for Mrs. Burns as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
|---|
| 41 | 41 | | House of Representatives. |
|---|