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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bruce D. Glasscock was appointed city manager of |
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Plano by the Plano City Council on February 17, 2011; and |
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WHEREAS, A veteran of the U.S. Air Force, Mr. Glasscock |
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served as chief of police in Fort Collins, Colorado, before being |
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named chief of police in Plano in 1990; under his leadership, the |
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department was accredited by the Commission on Accreditation for |
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Law Enforcement Agencies, which it maintains today; and |
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WHEREAS, In 1998, while continuing to oversee the police |
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department, Mr. Glasscock was appointed assistant city manager, |
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and he served concurrently in those roles until 2001, when he |
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stepped down as chief of police; that same year, he accepted the |
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post of deputy city manager; his civic responsibilities have |
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included coordinating the City Council Strategic Plan and the City |
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Council Community Outreach programs, as well as federal and state |
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legislative activities, and he has supervised such key departments |
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as police, fire, emergency management, and health services; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Glasscock holds a bachelor's degree in criminal |
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justice management from Metropolitan State College of Denver and a |
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master's degree in public administration from the University of |
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Colorado at Denver; he is a former president of the International |
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Association of Chiefs of Police and has contributed greatly to his |
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community as a board member and past president of the Children's |
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Advocacy Center of Collin County and as an advisory board member of |
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the Rape Crisis Center of Collin County; moreover, he has served as |
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a board member of the Texas Municipal League and Special Olympics |
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Texas; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than two decades, Bruce Glasscock has |
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diligently worked in behalf of the citizens of Plano, and his |
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experience, vision, and commitment to excellence are sure to |
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continue to improve their quality of life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 82nd Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bruce D. Glasscock on his |
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appointment as Plano city manager and extend to him sincere best |
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wishes for continued success and happiness; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Glasscock as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |