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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Mark McDaniel is retiring as Kerrville city manager |
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on June 1, 2021, drawing to a close an exemplary 35-year career in |
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municipal government; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. McDaniel took office in 2017, and since that |
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time, he has worked tirelessly to implement sound fiscal policies, |
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improve infrastructure, promote community engagement, and prepare |
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the city for the future; his many achievements include helping the |
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city maintain its AA bond rating and leading efforts to develop the |
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Kerrville 2050 Comprehensive Plan; he has also overseen the |
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creation of a tax increment reinvestment zone, the construction of |
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a water reuse system for irrigation, and the opening of the |
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Kerrville Sports Complex; and |
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WHEREAS, Prior to his tenure in Kerrville, Mr. McDaniel |
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worked as a budget officer for the City of Denton, and he went on to |
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serve in city management positions in Lake Jackson, Woodway, Corpus |
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Christi, Tyler, and Dallas; a graduate of the University of North |
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Texas, he holds a master's degree in public administration, and he |
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completed the Harvard Kennedy School Senior Executives in State and |
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Local Government program; and |
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WHEREAS, A leader in his profession, Mr. McDaniel has served |
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as president of the Texas City Management Association and as vice |
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president of the International City/County Management Association, |
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and he is an ICMA credentialed manager; among his many accolades, he |
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was named the 2007 University of North Texas MPA alumnus of the |
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year, and he was selected as the 2010 Administrator of the Year by |
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TCMA; and |
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WHEREAS, Through his vision, skill, and commitment to |
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excellence, Mark McDaniel has contributed immeasurably to the high |
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quality of life enjoyed by Kerrville residents, and he may indeed |
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reflect with pride on a career well spent; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 87th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Mark McDaniel on his retirement as |
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Kerrville city manager and extend to him sincere best wishes for the |
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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. McDaniel as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Murr |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 1249 was adopted by the House on May |
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23, 2021, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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