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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, Eddie Edwards, city manager of Borger, has received |
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the Goodwin Regional Public Administrator Award from the Panhandle |
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Regional Planning Commission; and |
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WHEREAS, Established in 1992, the Goodwin Regional Public |
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Administrator Award recognizes a public servant for his or her |
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contributions to the Texas Panhandle region; a native of Borger and |
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a graduate of Borger High School, Mr. Edwards began his career with |
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the city in 1980 as a laborer in its utilities department, and he |
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was later promoted to superintendent of water maintenance and then |
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to assistant utilities director; appointed assistant city manager |
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and human resources director in 2006, he was named city manager four |
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years later; and |
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WHEREAS, Mr. Edwards is actively involved with the Texas City |
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Management Association, and in January 2019, he will become chair |
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of the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of |
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Trustees, which he currently serves as vice chair; additionally, |
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his 12 years of membership with the Panhandle City Managers |
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Association included a term as president, and he has also chaired |
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the Alliance of Xcel Municipalities Steering Committee, which |
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addresses the region's electric utility rate structure; and |
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WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Mr. Edwards is an ex |
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officio member of the Borger Chamber of Commerce; he has further |
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shared his time and talents with the Borger Lions Club, and he |
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volunteered for nine years as the Band Boosters president at Borger |
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High; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his |
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wife, Cambden, and their sons, Thomas and James; and |
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WHEREAS, Eddie Edwards has demonstrated a long-standing |
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commitment to the residents of Borger and the Panhandle, and he may |
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reflect with pride on all that he has accomplished in their behalf; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas |
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Legislature hereby congratulate Eddie Edwards on receiving the |
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Goodwin Regional Public Administrator Award from the Panhandle |
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Regional Planning Commission and extend to him sincere best wishes |
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for continued success with his important work; and, be it further |
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RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be |
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prepared for Mr. Edwards as an expression of high regard by the |
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Texas House of Representatives. |
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Price |
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Speaker of the House |
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I certify that H.R. No. 490 was adopted by the House on March |
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13, 2019, by a non-record vote. |
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Chief Clerk of the House |
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