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SENATE RESOLUTION
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WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to pay |
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tribute to G. K. Maenius on the occasion of his retirement as |
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Tarrant County administrator on September 30, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, G. K. Maenius began his distinguished career as |
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the Tarrant County administrator in 1988; prior to his tenure |
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with the county, he served as a police officer and held executive |
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positions with the Texas Organized Crime Prevention Council, the |
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Fort Worth Crime Commission, and the Fort Worth Chamber of |
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Commerce; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maenius has been at the helm of Tarrant |
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County local government for 35 years, and he has helped guide the |
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county, whose population of 2.1 million residents has nearly |
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doubled during his years as administrator, through decades of |
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exceptional change and growth; a talented, energetic, and |
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resourceful individual, Mr. Maenius oversees more than 4,600 |
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county employees and manages an operating budget of $900 million; |
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and |
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WHEREAS, Throughout his career, Mr. Maenius has been |
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highly regarded for his superior leadership and expertise; he |
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supervised the Tarrant County Commissioners Court with |
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exceptional efficiency, and he successfully led the county |
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through the uncertainty and stress caused by the COVID-19 |
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pandemic; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Maenius has been a trustworthy custodian of |
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the office's core values of integrity, sound management, and |
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fiscal stability, and he is known among his colleagues as a |
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dependable, committed, and hardworking administrator; he is |
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widely admired and respected, and his presence in Tarrant County |
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government will be greatly missed; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, 2nd Called Session, hereby commend G. K. Maenius on |
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his outstanding service as Tarrant County administrator and |
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extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; and, be it |
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further |
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RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for |
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him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. |