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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Stafford City Council member Felecia Evans-Smith |
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has been selected as mayor pro tem for 2011-2012, and she brings to |
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her new post a proven record of leadership in the community; and |
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WHEREAS, During her tenure in municipal government, Ms. |
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Evans-Smith has ably guided the city with an eye to the future, and |
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her expertise in a range of civic issues has earned her widespread |
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respect; among her present duties are service on the computer and |
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audit committees; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. Evans-Smith began her tenure on the city council |
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in May 2009; a resident of Stafford since 2001, she also serves on |
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the board of the Stafford Youth Basketball Association and is a |
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member of the Arcott Homeowners Association and Alpha Kappa Alpha |
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Sorority, Incorporated, and she is a former member of the Stafford |
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Municipal School District Facility Advisory Committee; a valued |
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member of Brentwood Baptist Church, she serves as secretary of its |
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children's work ministry and is on the usher board; Ms. Evans-Smith |
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holds both a bachelor's degree in political science and a master's |
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degree in urban planning from Alabama A&M University, and she is the |
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public relations and communications manager for Fort Bend County |
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Precinct No. 2; moreover, she is CEO of a local consulting firm; and |
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WHEREAS, Each day, public servants improve the quality of |
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life for their fellow citizens in innumerable ways, and the efforts |
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of Felecia Evans-Smith have helped to make Stafford an even better |
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place in which to live and work; 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 Felecia Evans-Smith on her |
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selection as mayor pro tem of the City of Stafford for 2011-2012 and |
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commend her for her committed public service; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. Evans-Smith as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |