2 | 6 | | WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to pay |
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3 | 7 | | tribute to G. K. Maenius on the occasion of his retirement as |
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4 | 8 | | Tarrant County administrator on September 30, 2023; and |
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5 | 9 | | WHEREAS, G. K. Maenius began his distinguished career as |
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6 | 10 | | the Tarrant County administrator in 1988; prior to his tenure |
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7 | 11 | | with the county, he served as a police officer and held executive |
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8 | 12 | | positions with the Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council, the |
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9 | 13 | | Fort Worth Crime Commission, and the Fort Worth Chamber of |
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10 | 14 | | Commerce; and |
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11 | | - | WHEREAS, Mr. Maenius has been at the helm of Tarrant County |
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12 | | - | local government for 35 years, and he has helped guide the county, |
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13 | | - | whose population of 2.1 million residents has nearly doubled during |
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14 | | - | his years as administrator, through decades of exceptional change |
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15 | | - | and growth; a talented, energetic, and resourceful individual, |
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16 | | - | Mr. Maenius oversees more than 4,600 county employees and manages |
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17 | | - | an operating budget of $900 million; and |
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| 15 | + | WHEREAS, Mr. Maenius has been at the helm of Tarrant |
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| 16 | + | County local government for 35 years, and he has helped guide the |
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| 17 | + | county, whose population of 2.1 million residents has nearly |
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| 18 | + | doubled during his years as administrator, through decades of |
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| 19 | + | exceptional change and growth; a talented, energetic, and |
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| 20 | + | resourceful individual, Mr. Maenius oversees more than 4,600 |
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| 21 | + | county employees and manages an operating budget of $900 million; |
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| 22 | + | and |
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18 | 23 | | WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Maenius has been |
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19 | 24 | | highly regarded for his superior leadership and expertise; he |
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20 | 25 | | supervised the Tarrant County Commissioners Court with |
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21 | 26 | | exceptional efficiency, and he successfully led the county |
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22 | 27 | | through the uncertainty and stress caused by the COVID-19 |
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23 | 28 | | pandemic; and |
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24 | 29 | | WHEREAS, Mr. Maenius has been a trustworthy custodian of |
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25 | 30 | | the office's core values of integrity, sound management, and |
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26 | 31 | | fiscal stability, and he is known among his colleagues as a |
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27 | 32 | | dependable, committed, and hardworking administrator; he is |
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28 | 33 | | widely admired and respected, and his presence in Tarrant County |
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29 | 34 | | government will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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30 | 35 | | RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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31 | 36 | | Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend G. K. Maenius on |
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