Editor’s Note: The first four resolutions passed by the CJCAT are presented below. The remaining resolutions at right have been renumbered for ease of reference.
Thanks to the Host Court
WHEREAS, the Annual Conference of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas was conducted in Montgomery County, Texas, on Oct. 8-11, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the Honorable Commissioners Court of Montgomery County has hosted the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas in the most entertaining and excellent manner;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas expresses its wholehearted thanks and deep appreciation to the Honorable Court of Montgomery County for its courteous and warm hospitality extended to each of us.
Thanks to the Conference Sponsors and Exhibitors
WHEREAS, the Annual Conference of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas was conducted in Montgomery County, Texas, on Oct. 8-11, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the many sponsors and exhibitors provide significant financial support for the conference and the Association; and
WHEREAS, the sponsors and exhibitors provide valuable information to our members;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas expresses its deep appreciation to our generous conference sponsors and exhibitors.
Thanks to State and Local Associations and Friends of County Government
WHEREAS, the Annual Conference of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas was conducted in Montgomery County, Texas, on Oct. 8-11, 2018; and
WHEREAS, the members of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas wish to acknowledge the expertise of and thank the staff of: James Allison of Allison, Bass & Magee, LLP; the Texas Association of Counties and Executive Director Gene Terry; the Texas Association of Regional Councils and Executive Director Ginny Lewis; the V.G. Young Institute of County Government, a part of Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service, and Executive Director Dr. Peter McGuill; the Texas A&M AgriLife Extension Service agents’ professional associations; County Progress Magazine and Editor Julie Anderson; and the many other state and local associations and people who have all been so helpful to county government;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that this Association thanks all of these individuals and their staffs for their past, present and future help on behalf of county government.
Memorial to Deceased Officials and Special Friends
WHEREAS, the following highly regarded members and friends of the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas are deceased; and
WHEREAS, the Association desires to pay appropriate respect to these members and friends; and
WHEREAS, since our last conference, the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas has mourned the passing of:
West Texas Region
Former Ector County Commissioner Bob Bryant
Former Taylor County Commissioner Nowlin ‘Corky’ Cox
Crane County Judge John Farmer
Former Lipscomb County Commissioner John David Fritzlen
Hall County Commissioner James Fuston Sr.
Wilbarger County Commissioner Richard Jacobs
Former Hutchinson County Commissioner Murry Jennings
Former Potter County Commissioner Iris Elaine Sanders Lawrence
Former Terry County Judge and Commissioner Don Robertson
Former Irion County Commissioner Elder Wayne Smith
Lipscomb County Commissioner Johnie Dale Steele
Former Palo Pinto County Judge Mickey Dayle West
North & East Texas Region
Hunt County Judge John Lyman Horn
Grimes County Commissioner Gary Alan Husfeld
Cooke County Commissioner Billy Carl “B.C.” Lemons
Former Trinity County Commissioner Jessie Dean Price
Former Kaufman County Commissioner Jerry Rowden
Former Hamilton County Commissioner Raymond Eldor Wenzel
Former Lamar County Commissioner Jackie Wheeler
South Texas Region
Atascosa County Commissioner Lon “Lonnie” Gillespie
Former Blanco County Commissioner Robert Arvene Mauck Sr.
Starr County Commissioner Raul (Roy) Pena, Jr.
Former Jim Wells County Judge L. Arnoldo Saenz
NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the County Judges and Commissioners Association of Texas members pause for a moment of silence and meditation to honor the memory of these respected individuals.
