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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Bobby Rountree is retiring as city manager of |
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Brownwood on June 23, 2015, drawing to a close an exemplary career |
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in municipal government that has spanned nearly four and a half |
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decades; and |
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WHEREAS, A native of Goldthwaite and a member of the |
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Goldthwaite High School Class of 1967, Mr. Rountree earned his |
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bachelor's degree in recreation and park administration from Texas |
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Tech University in 1971; soon thereafter, he began a distinguished |
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30-year career in public service in Baytown, first as parks and |
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recreation director and later as assistant city manager and city |
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manager; returning to Goldthwaite, he went on to serve as its city |
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manager for six years; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2007, Mr. Rountree became the city manager of |
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Brownwood, and his leadership in that office has been instrumental |
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in the community's growth and progress; during his tenure, he has |
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played a key role in the completion of numerous civic projects, |
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including the renovation of Fisk Street, improvements to the |
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airport, and the construction of the Bert V. Massey II Sports |
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Complex, the Central Fire Station, the Corinne T. Smith Animal |
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Center, and an aquatics facility; and |
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WHEREAS, Retirement will undoubtedly afford Mr. Rountree the |
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opportunity to spend more time with his beloved family, including |
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his wife, Jana Petty Rountree, his children, Cory and Mika, and his |
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three grandsons, as well as to work with the cattle he keeps in |
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Goldthwaite and to handle home improvement projects; and |
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WHEREAS, With his skill, professionalism, and commitment to |
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excellence, Bobby Rountree has helped make Brownwood an even better |
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place in which to live, and he may reflect with satisfaction on all |
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that he has achieved as he embarks on the next exciting chapter of |
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his life; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Bobby Rountree on his retirement as |
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city manager of Brownwood and extend to him sincere best wishes for |
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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. Rountree as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Keffer |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 2524 was adopted by the House on May |
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21, 2015, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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