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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Denton County Tax Assessor-Collector Michelle |
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French was installed as president of the Tax Assessor-Collectors |
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Association (TACA) of Texas on June 18, 2018, and this achievement |
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represents a significant milestone in her impressive career; and |
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WHEREAS, A longtime resident of Denton County, Michelle |
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French joined the county tax office as a clerk in 1982, and since |
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then, she has distinguished herself in positions of increasing |
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responsibility, including assistant supervisor, supervisor, |
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comptroller, and chief deputy; she was elected county tax |
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assessor-collector in 2012, and she continues to earn the respect |
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and admiration of both her professional peers and the public; she is |
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certified as a class IV registered Texas assessor-collector and a |
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professional county collector; and |
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WHEREAS, TACA is the largest professional organization for |
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tax assessors and collectors in the state, and Ms. French has |
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served the association as secretary-treasurer and vice president |
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and as a member of the Program, Technology, By-Laws, Legislative, |
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and TxDMV Liaison Committees; she is also a member of the Texas |
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Association of Assessing Officers, and she has served her local |
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chapter as trustee, vice president, and president; and |
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WHEREAS, Despite her busy professional life, Ms. French has |
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also made time to hold leadership positions with the Denton |
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Breakfast Kiwanis Club and the Denton Republican Women's Club; she |
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has also been a Republican poll watcher, election judge, election |
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clerk, and delegate to the state convention; and |
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WHEREAS, Ms. French's dedication, professionalism, and |
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integrity have greatly benefited her profession and the people of |
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Denton County, and she may indeed reflect with pride on her record |
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of achievement as she continues to represent her fellow tax |
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assessors and collectors as leader of TACA; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Michelle French on her |
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installation as president of the Tax Assessor-Collectors |
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Association of Texas and extend to her sincere best wishes for |
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continued success; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Ms. French as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |