Bill Text: TX SR94 | 2011-2012 | 82nd Legislature | Enrolled
Bill Title: Recognizing Joe Gieselman on the occasion of his retirement from the Travis County Transportation and Natural Resources department.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2011-01-26 - Reported enrolled [SR94 Detail]
Download: Texas-2011-SR94-Enrolled.html
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| WHEREAS, The Senate of the State of Texas is pleased to | ||
| recognize Joe Gieselman on the occasion of his retirement as | ||
| executive manager of the Travis County Transportation and Natural | ||
| Resources department after 36 years of loyal service with the | ||
| county; and | ||
| WHEREAS, After originally studying to become a priest at | ||
| Saint Mary's University, Joe Gieselman graduated with a bachelor's | ||
| degree in economics and began his career with the San Antonio | ||
| city manager's office; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Working with local government and developing | ||
| cities appealed to him, and he went on to earn a master's degree | ||
| in urban planning at Texas A&M University; after working as an | ||
| urban planner in Venezuela for a year as part of an internship, he | ||
| returned to Texas and worked for the state as a planner for two | ||
| years; and | ||
| WHEREAS, He became Travis County's first transportation | ||
| analyst in April of 1975 at a time when each of the four county | ||
| commissioner precincts had a road-and-bridge department; he | ||
| conducted the first countywide survey to assess the condition of | ||
| county roads; he became the county's director of planning and | ||
| director of the Austin Transportation Study, now known as the | ||
| Capital Area Metropolitan Planning Organization, or CAMPO, a | ||
| position he held from 1979 to 1989; and | ||
| WHEREAS, When the Commissioners Court consolidated the | ||
| road-and-bridge departments and combined them with parks and | ||
| engineering, Mr. Gieselman became deputy director of the | ||
| consolidated department, which later grew to include the | ||
| environmental department and fleet maintenance as well; in 1993, | ||
| he earned a master of business administration degree from The | ||
| University of Texas and became executive manager of the | ||
| Transportation and Natural Resources department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, As Travis County's population has grown from | ||
| 250,000 to more than one million, Joe Gieselman has played an | ||
| integral role in the development of the county's transportation | ||
| system and infrastructure; an exemplary public servant, he was | ||
| instrumental in the acquisition of Reimers Ranch and Hamilton | ||
| Pool and in increasing transparency and professionalism at the | ||
| department; and | ||
| WHEREAS, A visionary leader, Joe Gieselman has earned the | ||
| respect and admiration of his colleagues and the public, and his | ||
| presence at the county's transportation department will be | ||
| greatly missed; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 82nd | ||
| Legislature, hereby commend Joe Gieselman for his outstanding | ||
| service and his many contributions to the Travis County | ||
| Transportation and Natural Resources department and the citizens | ||
| of Travis County and extend to him best wishes for the retirement | ||
| years ahead; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That a copy of this Resolution be prepared for | ||
| him as an expression of esteem from the Texas Senate. | ||
| Watson | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| President of the Senate | ||
| I hereby certify that the | ||
| above Resolution was adopted by | ||
| the Senate on January 26, 2011. | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Secretary of the Senate | ||
| ________________________________ | ||
| Member, Texas Senate | ||
