| 1 | 1 | | H.R. No. 2372 |
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| 4 | 4 | | R E S O L U T I O N |
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| 5 | 5 | | WHEREAS, William H. Lindley is retiring as Highland Park town |
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| 6 | 6 | | administrator on May 26, 2023, drawing to a close a distinguished |
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| 7 | 7 | | career in municipal government that has spanned more than four |
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| 8 | 8 | | decades; and |
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| 9 | 9 | | WHEREAS, Over the course of his 15 years as town |
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| 10 | 10 | | administrator, Bill Lindley has played an instrumental role in |
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| 11 | 11 | | assisting the town council in implementing a 10-year operating and |
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| 12 | 12 | | capital budget; he was integral to the renovation of the town's |
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| 13 | 13 | | parks and town hall, as well as improvements to the roads and |
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| 14 | 14 | | utility systems; during his tenure, he has ably guided Highland |
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| 15 | 15 | | Park through many difficult challenges, including the West Nile |
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| 16 | 16 | | virus outbreak, Winter Storm Uri, and the COVID-19 pandemic; and |
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| 17 | 17 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Lindley holds a bachelor's degree and has |
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| 18 | 18 | | completed coursework toward a master's degree in public |
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| 19 | 19 | | administration, and he received continuing education certification |
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| 20 | 20 | | in public management and mediation; prior to joining the Highland |
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| 21 | 21 | | Park staff, he held several senior leadership positions with local |
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| 22 | 22 | | governments in Gladewater, Rusk, Cedar Hill, DeSoto, and |
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| 23 | 23 | | Colleyville, which was the recipient of the 2006 Municipal |
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| 24 | 24 | | Excellence Award from the Texas Municipal League while he was city |
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| 25 | 25 | | manager; he has been honored with the Jay Sansom Mentor Award from |
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| 26 | 26 | | the North Texas City Management Association and the Mentoring Award |
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| 27 | 27 | | in Memory of Gary Gwyn from the Texas City Management Association; |
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| 28 | 28 | | and |
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| 29 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Through his skill and dedication, Bill Lindley has |
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| 30 | 30 | | greatly benefited the Highland Park community, and he may reflect |
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| 31 | 31 | | with pride on his many contributions as he begins the next exciting |
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| 32 | 32 | | chapter of his life; now, therefore, be it |
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| 33 | 33 | | RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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| 34 | 34 | | Legislature hereby congratulate William H. Lindley on his |
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| 35 | 35 | | retirement as Highland Park town administrator and extend to him |
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| 36 | 36 | | sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further |
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| 37 | 37 | | RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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| 38 | 38 | | prepared for Mr. Lindley as an expression of high regard by the |
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| 39 | 39 | | Texas House of Representatives. |
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| 40 | 40 | | Meyer |
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| 41 | 41 | | ______________________________ |
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| 42 | 42 | | Speaker of the House |
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| 43 | 43 | | I certify that H.R. No. 2372 was adopted by the House on May |
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| 44 | 44 | | 29, 2023, by a non-record vote. |
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| 45 | 45 | | ______________________________ |
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| 46 | 46 | | Chief Clerk of the House |
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