Proclamation - Gary Hartwell, Director of Public Works

WHEREAS, Gary Hartwell, husband of Pam, father to three daughters and grandfather to three grandchildren, has been a resident of Frisco since 1991 and employed with the City of Frisco for 20 years; and

WHEREAS, Gary Hartwell was hired as Director of City Services beginning his service to our citizens on March 5th, 1990 and became Director of Public Works on January 1, 1997; and

WHEREAS, Gary Hartwell received a B.S. in Civil Engineering and an M.S. in Environmental Engineering from the University of Texas at Arlington; and

WHEREAS, Gary Hartwell is a Professional Engineer licensed in the State of Texas; TCEQ Class B Water Operator; TCEQ Class B Wastewater Operator; TCEQ certified instructor for water/wastewater courses and recently presented water conservation papers for the Tarrant Regional Water District in Fort Worth and Texas Water 2008 Conference in San Antonio. He also presented the Frisco ET program at the WaterSmart Innovations Conference in Las Vegas in October 2008.

WHEREAS, Gary Hartwell and the Public Works Department received the 2009 Municipal Excellence Award from the Texas Municipal League which recognizes the City for its Smart Irrigation Program.

WHEREAS, Gary Hartwell has been described as a huge “movie guy” who generally gives a movie review to his employees about once a week. He can also name the song and artist of popular music from the 50’s, 60’s and 70’s like no other person who doesn’t even play an instrument. He loves his boat and spending time at the lake. He is very proud of the fact that when he was hired the town was very small and he had a hand in everything from trash collection to water production.

NOW, THEREFORE, I, Maher Maso, Mayor of the City of Frisco, on behalf of the City Council and the Citizens of Frisco, do hereby proclaim March 2nd, 2010 as

“GARY HARTWELL DAY”

And encourage all to congratulate Gary on his 20 years of service faithfully rendered to the City of Frisco and its Citizens and thank him for his dedication to our community.