Bill Text: TX HR367 | 2017 | 85th Legislature 1st Special Session | Enrolled
Bill Title: Commending Jerry McTernan for his contributions to El Paso County.
Spectrum: Partisan Bill (Democrat 1-0)
Status: (Passed) 2017-08-17 - Reported enrolled [HR367 Detail]
Download: Texas-2017-HR367-Enrolled.html
| H.R. No. 367 | ||
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| WHEREAS, Jerry McTernan retired from the El Paso County | ||
| Commissioners Court in January 2017, and his exemplary career in | ||
| public service is indeed deserving of special recognition; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. McTernan earlier served his nation in the | ||
| U.S. Air Force, where he was named Military Person of the Year for | ||
| the 37th Tactical Fighter Wing in 1982 and earned an honorable | ||
| discharge at the rank of sergeant in 1984; he received his | ||
| bachelor's degree in business management from The University of | ||
| Texas at El Paso in 1988, and from 1990 to 2000, he ran his own | ||
| company, A. V. Electronic Service Center; and | ||
| WHEREAS, In 2000, Mr. McTernan became the administrator of | ||
| the El Paso County Medical Examiner's Office, where he supervised | ||
| the non-physician staff and oversaw the office's administrative | ||
| functions; from 2001 to 2006, he served as case manager at the | ||
| public defender's office, supervising the support staff and | ||
| providing daily assistance to more than 30 attorneys; he accepted a | ||
| post as senior administrative assistant at the commissioners court | ||
| in 2007, and over the course of his tenure there, he worked closely | ||
| with three commissioners for Precinct 4, Dan Haggerty, Pat Abeln, | ||
| and Andrew Haggerty; in addition to his involvement in the | ||
| day-to-day activities of the Precinct 4 office, he represented the | ||
| commissioner on several committees and stood in for him at meetings | ||
| of the Rio Grande Council of Governments and at various public | ||
| gatherings; and | ||
| WHEREAS, During his outstanding career with the county, | ||
| Mr. McTernan was responsible for several special projects, | ||
| including the comprehensive evaluation of the medical examiner's | ||
| office and the establishment of policy and procedures for property | ||
| donations and guidelines for juror donations; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Long active in his community, Mr. McTernan has given | ||
| freely of his time and talents as vice chair of the El Paso County | ||
| Risk Pool Board, as co-chair of the El Paso County Employees | ||
| Combined Charities Campaign, as a board member for the El Paso | ||
| Better Business Bureau and the Northeast Rotary Club, and as a | ||
| mentor for young people for Sun City Behavioral Health; and | ||
| WHEREAS, Mr. McTernan's consummate professionalism and deep | ||
| commitment to public service have greatly benefited his fellow | ||
| citizens while earning him the respect and appreciation of his many | ||
| colleagues, and he may indeed reflect with pride on a career well | ||
| spent; now, therefore, be it | ||
| RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 85th Texas | ||
| Legislature, 1st Called Session, hereby commend Jerry McTernan for | ||
| his myriad contributions to the people of El Paso County and extend | ||
| to him sincere best wishes for continued success in all his | ||
| endeavors; and, be it further | ||
| RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be | ||
| prepared for Mr. McTernan as an expression of high regard by the | ||
| Texas House of Representatives. | ||
| Moody | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Speaker of the House | ||
| I certify that H.R. No. 367 was adopted by the House on August | ||
| 15, 2017, by a non-record vote. | ||
| ______________________________ | ||
| Chief Clerk of the House | ||
