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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Richard Briley is retiring as managing director of |
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Health and Code Compliance for the City of Garland on June 30, 2017, |
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concluding a distinguished career that has spanned 28 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to public and environmental health, |
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Mr. Briley has guided the department with skill, vision, and a |
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spirit of innovation; he has launched a number of effective |
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initiatives, and the risk-based food service inspection |
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methodology he developed and implemented in Garland has been |
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adopted as the national standard used in all U.S. Food and Drug |
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Administration training manuals for health inspectors; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Briley has benefited his profession at the state |
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level in a number of leadership roles; he was an officer of the |
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Texas Environmental Health Association for 15 years and served as |
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president in 2004; in addition, he was president of the Texas |
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Association of Municipal Health Officials and served on the board |
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of the Texas Municipal League; and |
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WHEREAS, In 2009, Mr. Briley assisted State Representative |
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Angie Chen Button with H.B. 1530, transferring licensure of public |
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health mosquito spraying to the Texas Department of Agriculture; |
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the passage of this bill allowed health departments across the |
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state to ramp up mosquito control activities to confront the threat |
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of West Nile, Dengue, and Zika virus outbreaks; Mr. Briley is the |
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author or co-author of numerous journal articles, and he has |
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written several policy opinions at the request of the Office of the |
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Texas Attorney General; among other accolades, he received the 2005 |
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I. E. Scott Award, recognizing him as the state's top health |
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professional, and he was awarded a Certificate of Merit from the |
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National Environmental Health Association as one of the nation's |
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top-performing environmental health professionals; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Briley was previously employed by Hunt County |
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for five years as county sanitarian; he holds both a bachelor's and |
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a master's degree in biological sciences from Texas A&M |
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University--Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, For more than a quarter century, Richard Briley has |
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devoted himself to the health, safety, and well-being of his fellow |
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citizens in Garland and beyond, and his outstanding contributions |
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will continue to resonate in the years to come; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Richard Briley on his retirement as |
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managing director of Health and Code Compliance for the City of |
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Garland and extend to him sincere best wishes for continued |
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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. Briley as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |