H.R. No. 956 R E S O L U T I O N WHEREAS, The Mansfield City Council has been named the recipient of the 2023 City Council of the Year Award from the Texas City Management Association; and WHEREAS, This notable accolade recognizes city councils that have made significant contributions to local government in the Lone Star State; the Mansfield council is being honored for its commitment to ethics, citizen welfare, policy-making, and financial management and for fostering positive community relations; and WHEREAS, Led by Mayor Michael Evans and Mayor Pro Tem Todd Tonore, the Mansfield council includes council members Tamera Bounds, Casey Lewis, Julie Short, and Larry Broseh; among their responsibilities, the council members serve as liaisons to a number of advisory committees, and they play an instrumental role in guiding the economic development of Mansfield, a fast-growing city of more than 74,000 people that is bolstered by its health care, retail trade, and manufacturing industries; and WHEREAS, Committed champions of their community, the members of the Mansfield City Council have demonstrated exemplary leadership in behalf of their fellow citizens, and they are truly deserving of this recent honor; now, therefore, be it RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas Legislature hereby congratulate the Mansfield City Council on its selection as the 2023 City Council of the Year by the Texas City Management Association and extend to its members sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it further RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be prepared for the Mansfield City Council as an expression of high regard by the Texas House of Representatives. Cook ______________________________ Speaker of the House I certify that H.R. No. 956 was adopted by the House on April 13, 2023, by a non-record vote. ______________________________ Chief Clerk of the House