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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Karen Burns has served Van Zandt County for 30 |
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years, and her knowledge and dedication have earned her the respect |
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of many people along the way; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Burns first joined the county in March 1992 as |
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a part-time employee with the Van Zandt County Community |
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Supervision and Corrections Department, and she became a full-time |
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employee the following year; she eventually began serving as a |
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probation officer, and in July 2011, she was promoted to deputy |
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director of the Van Zandt County CSCD; and |
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WHEREAS, Since her appointment as director in March 2017, |
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Mrs. Burns has worked tirelessly with other agencies, departments, |
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and community organizations to further the CSCD's mission of |
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reducing the impact of crime in the community; under her able |
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leadership, the department offers a range of probation services, |
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including Pre and Post Sentence Investigations, Civil Supervision, |
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Criminal Supervision, and GPS monitoring, in an effort to balance |
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the needs of its clients with the safety of the public; and |
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WHEREAS, Mrs. Burns holds a bachelor's degree in criminal |
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justice from The University of Texas at Tyler, and she has furthered |
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her professional development by earning numerous certifications, |
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including a Community Supervision Officer certification, an SCS |
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certification, and a Texas Risk Assessment System certification; in |
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all her endeavors, she enjoys the love and support of her husband, |
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Magee, and her three children, Nathan, Ashley, and Blake; and |
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WHEREAS, Karen Burns has greatly benefited the residents of |
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Van Zandt County through her professionalism and commitment to |
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excellence, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her many |
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achievements as she celebrates this impressive milestone in her |
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career; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Karen Burns for her three decades of |
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service to Van Zandt County and extend to her sincere best wishes |
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for continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mrs. Burns as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |