H.R. No. 746
                                  R E S O L U T I O N
    1-1        WHEREAS, The Texas House of Representatives is proud to honor
    1-2  Sterling R. Pruitt for his outstanding service to the City of
    1-3  Beaumont as assistant city manager; and
    1-4        WHEREAS, Since assuming the myriad responsibilities of this
    1-5  demanding office in 1990, Mr. Pruitt has presided over the city's
    1-6  planning, management information systems, and community development
    1-7  division with enviable skill and in a manner that has enabled this
    1-8  thriving Gulf Coast city to operate smoothly and efficiently;
    1-9  during his exceptional tenure, he has provided invaluable
   1-10  assistance to the city on a host of vital issues and has played an
   1-11  integral role in contract negotiations with the local police and
   1-12  fire departments, ensuring the continued delivery of these
   1-13  fundamental emergency services to local citizens; and
   1-14        WHEREAS, This accomplished professional brings to his current
   1-15  role a wealth of fiscal and public administration experience that
   1-16  he gained from a long and distinguished tenure with the City of
   1-17  Phoenix; first employed by that city in 1974 as a management
   1-18  assistant in the management and budget department, he soon
   1-19  distinguished himself through his adroit handling of various work
   1-20  assignments that ranged from directing the evaluation of the city
   1-21  vehicle maintenance program to working with local citizens to
   1-22  develop city service priorities; and
   1-23        WHEREAS, In 1979, he became the senior management assistant
   1-24  of the department, gaining the respect of his professional
    2-1  colleagues for his wise supervision of a number of important
    2-2  budgeting tasks that included the development of multiyear revenue
    2-3  and expenditure forecasts; during this period he also was tapped to
    2-4  serve as a staff liaison to the larger community, in which capacity
    2-5  he provided vital input to groups working to enhance social
    2-6  services and government efficiency; and
    2-7        WHEREAS, Widely recognized for his impressive management
    2-8  skills, Mr. Pruitt was considered a natural choice to fill the
    2-9  position of assistant to the deputy city manager of Phoenix in
   2-10  1987; in this highly visible role, he helped to manage and
   2-11  coordinate the review of the city's operating and capital budgets
   2-12  and worked closely with department heads and council members to
   2-13  ensure that city goals were being met; his many other duties
   2-14  included monitoring women-owned and minority-owned business
   2-15  participation in public works projects, implementing city audit
   2-16  report recommendations, and serving on numerous city task forces,
   2-17  committees, and boards charged with improving government
   2-18  performance; and
   2-19        WHEREAS, A graduate of Kansas State College with a degree in
   2-20  social science, Mr. Pruitt earned his master's degree in city
   2-21  management from the University of Kansas in 1974, and began his
   2-22  extraordinary public service career in that midwestern state,
   2-23  serving as the general services program director of Southeast
   2-24  Kansas Community Action Agency, Inc., while attending graduate
   2-25  school; and
   2-26        WHEREAS, This remarkable gentleman is highly regarded by his
   2-27  peers in the field of public administration, many of whom he has
    3-1  come to know through his involvement as an associate member of the
    3-2  International City Management Association and the Urban Land
    3-3  Institute and as a member of the National Forum for Black Public
    3-4  Administrators; and
    3-5        WHEREAS, Since assuming his post as assistant city manager of
    3-6  Beaumont, Sterling R. Pruitt has provided outstanding service to
    3-7  local citizens in the public affairs arena, and the city and its
    3-8  residents are indeed fortunate to have secured the talents of this
    3-9  accomplished administrator; now, therefore, be it
   3-10        RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 74th Texas
   3-11  Legislature hereby commend Sterling R. Pruitt for his exceptional
   3-12  public service career and extend to him sincere best wishes for
   3-13  continued success and happiness; and, be it further
   3-14        RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
   3-15  prepared for Mr. Pruitt as an expression of highest regard by the
   3-16  Texas House of Representatives.