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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Paul Voelker is concluding his service as mayor of |
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Richardson in May 2023, drawing to a close an exemplary tenure in |
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municipal government that has spanned 10 years; and |
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WHEREAS, Mayor Voelker first joined the Richardson City |
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Council in 2013, and after being elected as mayor pro tempore by his |
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fellow council members, he was appointed to serve as mayor in May |
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2015; he was elected to that office in 2017 and went on to be |
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reelected in 2019 and 2021; demonstrating strong leadership over |
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the course of his tenure as mayor, he helped guide Richardson during |
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a period of tremendous growth and excelled in his duties as the |
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presiding officer of the city council and as the official head of |
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government and representative for the city; and |
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WHEREAS, Deeply dedicated to his community, Mayor Voelker is |
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a member of the Richardson Police Department Breckenridge Park West |
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crime watch patrol; he has also served on the Richardson Chamber of |
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Commerce ex officio board and as an ex officio member of the |
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Leadership Richardson advisory board, and he is active in the |
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Leadership Richardson Alumni Association, having been a member of |
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the program's Class XVI; in addition, he has previously given |
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generously of his time to a number of other organizations, boards, |
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and committees, including the Metroplex Mayors Association, the |
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Richardson Zoning Board of Adjustments, and the Richardson |
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Independent School District Foundation; and |
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WHEREAS, A graduate of William Penn University, Mayor Voelker |
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is the CEO of TrenData Inc. and has more than three decades of |
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experience working in the Richardson Telecom Corridor; in |
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recognition of his expertise in the field, he was appointed to the |
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IT Cluster Committee by Governor Rick Perry; in all his endeavors, |
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he enjoys the love and support of his wife, Kris, and their son, |
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Ryan; and |
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WHEREAS, The dedication, expertise, and commitment to |
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excellence demonstrated by Paul Voelker have greatly benefited the |
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citizens of Richardson, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a |
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job well done; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 88th Texas |
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Legislature hereby commend Paul Voelker on his service as mayor of |
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Richardson and extend to him sincere best wishes for the future; |
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and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mayor Voelker as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |