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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Grand Prairie city manager Tom Hart has been named |
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Public Administrator of the Year by the North Texas chapter of the |
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American Society for Public Administration; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hart has been the community's city manager for |
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16 years, and under his leadership, the city has been included on |
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the "Best Places to Live" list published by Money magazine, earned a |
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"Playful City USA" designation from the national nonprofit KaBOOM!, |
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and earned "Best in Nation" status for its parks from the National |
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Recreation and Parks Association; in addition, Mr. Hart has played |
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a vital role in the construction of the Verizon Theatre, the AirHogs |
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Ballpark, the Ruthe Jackson Center and Gardens, the Public Safety |
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Building, the Summit Active Adult Center, the Grand Prairie |
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Memorial Gardens, the Prairie Paws Animal Adoption Center, and the |
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Municipal Court Building, as well as the forthcoming waterpark, |
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recreation center, and library; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Hart was previously a city manager in Euless and |
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Denison, and at the age of 23, he was The Colony's first city |
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manager; he is a cofounder of the Grand Prairie Rotary Club's annual |
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charity golf tournament, and he serves on the board of the Lone Star |
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Park Charitable Foundation; his previous awards include the Zeus |
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Man of the Year Award from the Grand Prairie Chamber of Commerce, |
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the Texas City Management Association Mentoring Award, and the |
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NAACP President's Award; and |
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WHEREAS, Tom Hart's dedication, professionalism, and |
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commitment to public service have greatly benefited the citizens of |
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Grand Prairie, and he may indeed take great pride in this |
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prestigious award from his professional peers; now, therefore, be |
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it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 84th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Grand Prairie city manager Tom Hart |
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on being named the 2015 Public Administrator of the Year by the |
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North Texas chapter of the American Society for Public |
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Administration 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. Hart as an expression of high regard by the Texas |
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House of Representatives. |