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WHEREAS, the City Council of the City of Denton wishes to recognize one
of its most valued members, Ray Stephens, who served as a
Councilmember of the C~ty from 1975 to 1977 and 1979 to 1986,
as Mayor Pro Tempore from 1979 to 1980 and 1981 to 1983, and
as Mayor from 1986 to 1990; and
WHEREAS, Ray Stephens' service to the community is evidenced by h~s
participation over the years as a member of the Denton Public
Library Board of Trustees, the Texas L~brary Association, the
American Legion Post No. 71, the Denton Committee for the
Texas 1986 Sesquicentennial Commission, and the Denton Chamber
of Commerce, and
WHEREAS, During his tenure as Mayor, Ray Stephens established the
Denton County Mayors and C~ty Managers Association to dis-
seminate ~nformatton regarding county-w~de ~ssues and foster
cooperation between governmental entitles He was elected
president of the Association ~n January of 1989. Ray
tiated semi-annual joint meetings between the Denton Inde-
pendent School District and the City Councll which enhanced
communications and cooperation between these two entities, and
WHEREAS, Ray Stephens served as President of Region 8 of the Texas
Municipal League from 1989 to 1990, and as a member of the
Board of Directors of Region 8 from 1987 to 1990, and
WHEREAS, the C~ty of Denton has been extremely fortunate in having en-
3oyed the dedicated and outstanding services of Ray Stephens
and seeks his continued support, which we know wlll be forth-
coming, and
WHEREAS, Ray Stephens has consistently demonstrated the klnd of dynamic
leadership and unselfish servlce to Denton whlch has helped
keep the City of Denton "runnlng smoothly",
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED BY THE COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF DENTON
That the sincere and warm appreciation of Ray Stephens, felt by the
citizens and staff of the City of Denton, be formally conveyed to
n a permanent manner by spreading th~s Resolution upon the official
m~nutes of the City of Denton, and forwardang to h~m a true copy there-
of, and
BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED
That the City of Denton does hereby off~cially and s~ncerely extend ~ts
best w~shes to the Honorable Ray Stephens for a long and successful
career as a member of our communlty.
HUGH- AY~R* CO~CILMEMBER J MBER
JU TRENT, COUNCILMEMBER
ATTEST APPROVED AS TO LEGAL FORM
JENNI~R WAL~ERS,CITY SECRETARY DEBRA DRAYOVITCH, CITY ATTORNEY