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RESOLUTION NO. 1053
A UNANIMOUS RESOLUTION OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY
OF BAYTOWN, TEXAS, COMMENDING AND THANKING FRITZ LANHAM
FOR HIS YEARS OF EXCELLENT LEADERSHIP AND MANY
ACCOMPLISHMENTS AS CITY MANAGER OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN.
WHEREAS, Fritz Lanham has served as City Manager for nearly
twenty-three years, being the period of 1963 to 1968 and from
1972 until 1989; and
WHEREAS, under Fritz Lanham' s administration the City of
Baytown grew from approximately 40,000 to over 60,000 in
population; and
WHEREAS, while Fritz Lanham has been City Manager, the City
of Baytown has built a new police and courts building, a fire
administration building, three new fire stations, and a new City
Hall/Civic Center Complex, to name just some of the more
prominent public projects; and
WHEREAS, Fritz Lanham was instrumental in the creation and
has been responsible for managing the Baytown Area Water
Authority, which resulted in the elimination of subsidence in
Baytown, ending a potentially devastating threat to the City of
Baytown ' s future, and
WHEREAS, as City Manager, Fritz Lanham has always promoted
improvements in the quality of life for the citizens of Baytown,
as demonstrated in the growth of the library from some 18, 000
books in 1963 to the present library of over 150, 000 books, and
the increase in parks from some 30 acres to over 400 acres
presently within the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, Fritz Lanham has demonstrated his excellent
leadership by guiding the City through its rapid recovery from
the ravages of Hurricane Alicia, with minimal costs to the
citizens of Baytown and the restoration of services in record
time; and
WHEREAS, under Fritz Lanham' s leadership, the City of
Baytown established a state of the art emergency medical service,
which provide the citizens of Baytown with the highest quality
ambulance care available; and
WHEREAS, with Fritz Lanham' s guidance, there has been growth
in the pride and integrity of City employees, as exemplified by
the mission statement adopted by the City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, Fritz Lanham is well known for his sound fiscal
management and problem solving ability, not only locally, but
amongst the City Managers, where he is known as a "professional ' s
professional; " and
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WHEREAS, Fritz Lanham' s accessibility to the public by his
open door policy has gained him the admiration and respect of the
citizens of City of Baytown; and
WHEREAS, in personal character, Fritz Lanham has led by
example, for his honesty and integrity in government has never
been questioned during his twenty-three years of service as City
Manager; and
WHEREAS, Fritz Lanham' s commitment to public service extends
beyond his duties as City Manager, and is shown through his many
civic activities locally and by his four years of public service
for the State of Texas with Governor Preston Smith and as
Executive Director of the Texas Department of Community Affairs;
and
WHEREAS, Fritz Lanham' s leadership, both as City Manager and
as an example to his staff, has provided the City of Baytown with
stable growth, development and improvements for the benefit of
the citizens of the community; and
WHEREAS, the debt of gratitude for Fritz Lanham's guidance
and leadership can never be fully expressed, much less repaid;
NOW THEREFORE,
BE IT RESOLVED BY THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF BAYTOWN,
TEXAS:
Section 1 : That the City of Baytown and its citizens hereby
thank Fritz Lanham for his many years of exemplary leadership as
City Manager for the City of Baytown and express their
appreciation for his twenty-three years of devoted service and
effort to promote and improve the City of Baytown.
Section 2 : That the City of Baytown and the citizens of
Baytown hereby commend Fritz Lanham for the example of leadership
he has set, for not only the City Council and employees of the
City of Baytown, but for all citizens of the community by means
of his fairness, his honesty, and his integrity during his tenure
as City Manager.
Section 3 : This resolution shall take effect immediately
from and after its passage by unanimous vote of the City Council
of the City of Baytown.
INTRODUCED, READ and PASSED by the affirmative vote of the
City Council of the City of Baytown, this the 27th day of April,
1989.
NIC
ETT 0. HUTTO, Mayor
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ATTEST:
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EILEEN P. HALL, City Clerk
RANDALL B. STRONG, C Attorney
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PERR M. SIMMONS, District No. 1 J Y J N6 N, District No. 4
TOY L. FULLER, District No. 2 R LAND PR ETT, District No. 5
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'FRED T. PHILIPS, D strict No. 3 PETE C. AL ARO, District No. 6