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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, An exemplary tenure in public service is drawing to |
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a close with the retirement of Jan Klinck as a McAllen city |
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commissioner in 2007; and |
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WHEREAS, Having served as both a commissioner and as a member |
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of the public utility board of trustees, Mr. Klinck has been a |
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prominent civic leader in McAllen for three decades and has |
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provided sound guidance and judgment during a period of tremendous |
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growth for the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Jan Klinck's participation in local government |
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began in 1977, when he joined the board of trustees of McAllen |
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Public Utility; he served that organization until 1995 and chaired |
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its board from 1981 to 1993; elected a city commissioner in 1993, he |
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was mayor pro tem for the first four years of his tenure and later |
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returned to that role; in addition, he has been a member of the |
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Audit/Investment Committee for more than a decade, including eight |
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years as its chair; and |
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WHEREAS, Both as a trustee and as a commissioner, Mr. Klinck |
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helped bring about essential improvements to the city's |
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infrastructure that have aided McAllen's prosperity, and he has |
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promoted sound financial policies and low tax rates; and |
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WHEREAS, The careful attention Commissioner Klinck has given |
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to the city's budgetary issues may stem from his background as a |
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successful business owner; he was president of Klinck Drug Stores |
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from 1967 to 1999 and currently heads Globe Properties and Jan's |
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Fine Wines and Spirits; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Klinck's commitment to improving McAllen is also |
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reflected in his participation in a broad range of civic |
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activities; he has volunteered his time to benefit the McAllen |
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Jaycees, the American Cancer Society, and drug-abuse programs in |
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the McAllen schools, and he has served as chair of the McAllen |
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Traffic Commission; moreover, he is active in area business groups |
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such as the Downtown Merchants' Association, the McAllen Chamber of |
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Commerce, and the McAllen Industrial Board and is a senior warden at |
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Trinity Episcopal Church; and |
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WHEREAS, This lifelong McAllen resident and his wife, Sally |
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Sue, look forward to having more free time for travel and other |
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pursuits once Mr. Klinck's responsibilities as a commissioner come |
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to an end; as he looks back on his years in public office, Jan Klinck |
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may take justifiable pride in his myriad contributions to the city, |
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which will continue to benefit its residents for many years to come; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 80th Texas |
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Legislature hereby honor Jan Klinck for his service to the city of |
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McAllen and extend to him best wishes for happiness and success in |
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his future endeavors; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Klinck as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |
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Gonzales |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1048 was adopted by the House on April |
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3, 2007, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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