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