86R2928 CW-D
By: Price H.R. No. 490
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, Eddie Edwards, city manager of Borger, has received
the Goodwin Regional Public Administrator Award from the Panhandle
Regional Planning Commission; and
WHEREAS, Established in 1992, the Goodwin Regional Public
Administrator Award recognizes a public servant for his or her
contributions to the Texas Panhandle region; a native of Borger and
a graduate of Borger High School, Mr. Edwards began his career with
the city in 1980 as a laborer in its utilities department, and he
was later promoted to superintendent of water maintenance and then
to assistant utilities director; appointed assistant city manager
and human resources director in 2006, he was named city manager four
years later; and
WHEREAS, Mr. Edwards is actively involved with the Texas City
Management Association, and in January 2019, he will become chair
of the Texas Municipal League Intergovernmental Risk Pool Board of
Trustees, which he currently serves as vice chair; additionally,
his 12 years of membership with the Panhandle City Managers
Association included a term as president, and he has also chaired
the Alliance of Xcel Municipalities Steering Committee, which
addresses the region's electric utility rate structure; and
WHEREAS, Dedicated to his community, Mr. Edwards is an ex
officio member of the Borger Chamber of Commerce; he has further
shared his time and talents with the Borger Lions Club, and he
volunteered for nine years as the Band Boosters president at Borger
High; in all his endeavors, he enjoys the love and support of his
wife, Cambden, and their sons, Thomas and James; and
WHEREAS, Eddie Edwards has demonstrated a long-standing
commitment to the residents of Borger and the Panhandle, and he may
reflect with pride on all that he has accomplished in their behalf;
now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 86th Texas
Legislature hereby congratulate Eddie Edwards on receiving the
Goodwin Regional Public Administrator Award from the Panhandle
Regional Planning Commission and extend to him sincere best wishes
for continued success with his important work; and, be it further
RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be
prepared for Mr. Edwards as an expression of high regard by the
Texas House of Representatives.