Public official

Eddy Sauer

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Offices

City Councilmember (Place 3), City of Amarillo Re-sworn in 2019 and 2021. Term ended when the successor was sworn in.	May 16, 2017 – May 16, 2023
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Amarillo Still listed as Mayor Pro Tem on May 8, 2018.	May 23, 2017 – end not yet sourced
Board member (council appointee), Amarillo Local Government Corporation	May 23, 2017 – end not yet sourced

Events

May 22, 2017KVII reports camera inconsistencies at Amarillo's eight red-light camera intersections
Jun 11, 2019City Council approves the AEDC's $3,517,405 land purchase at South Georgia Street and Loop 335
Apr 14, 2020Council approves $617,620 DSHS contract for the COVID-19 public health response
Dec 8, 2020 – Dec 15, 2020City Council adopts Ordinance No. 7898 rezoning the 110.39 acres
Jan 26, 2021Council creates Reinvestment Zone No. 12 and approves Amazon tax abatement and incentive agreement, each 4-1
Mar 23, 2021City Council approves Cacique tax abatement and AEDC location incentive agreement, 5-0
May 25, 2021Council lists a "Sanctuary City for the Unborn Ordinance" for an executive session with the City Attorney
Jun 22, 2021Council hires Garfield Public/Private for Civic Center pre-development services, up to $494,200, 5-0
Jun 29, 2021Council votes 4-1 to hire Sims Architects to design City Hall, fees up to $2 million
Sep 28, 2021Council approves $8,572,024 COVID-19 vaccine Round 4 grant, 3-1
Oct 12, 2021Council grants GoBrands Texas a variance to the 300-foot school distance rule, 4-1, on first reading
Oct 26, 2021Council adopts the GoBrands Texas variance (Ordinance No. 7938) on second reading, 3-1
Jan 25, 2022Council votes 4-1 to publish notice of up to $7 million in certificates of obligation after a park-lighting discussion
Feb 8, 2022Council awards COVID-19 vaccination marketing contract of up to $2,446,000, 4-1
Feb 22, 2022City Council approves $1 million AEDC job-creation agreement with Caviness Beef Packers, 5-0
Mar 22, 2022Council approves four utility-relocation contracts for the City Hall site, each 4-1
Apr 12, 2022Council awards $139,700 contract to demolish three warehouses at the City Hall site, 4-1
May 24, 2022City Council approves AEDC incentive and land agreements with Producer Owned Beef and CVMR (Texas)
Aug 2, 2022City Council approves hydraulic hose plant incentive with 20.7 acres in the South Georgia park area, 4-0
Aug 2, 2022City Council approves $8 million AEDC incentive and 30-acre conveyance for Albers Aerospace, 4-0
Aug 16, 2022Council adopts Ordinance 8003 authorizing $7.345 million in Series 2022B tax notes, 4-1
Sep 13, 2022Council awards $116,003 contract to remove railroad tracks and paving for City Hall utility work, 4-1
Sep 13, 2022Council votes 4-1 to buy 501, 509 and 517 S. Grant Street for $1.3 million
Oct 11, 2022Council awards $7.55 million LED field lighting contract for seven parks to Musco Sports Lighting, 4-0
Oct 25, 2022Council selects Western Builders as construction manager at risk for City Hall, up to $28 million, 3-1
Jan 31, 2023Council approves 5-0 a $525,000 Populous contract for Hodgetown renovation design
Mar 14, 2023City Council approves $3.75 million AEDC incentive and 400-acre conveyance for Plant AS, 5-0
Apr 3, 2023Council approves an amended employment agreement for City Manager Jared Miller, 4-1
Apr 11, 2023 – Apr 25, 2023Council narrows the downtown open-container rule (Ordinance No. 8056), 5-0

Council votes

Roll calls recorded in the City Council's minutes, May 11, 2021 – Aug 25, 2026. All members' votes · How these are counted

Period	Votes	Aye	Nay	Lone nay	Abstain	Absent	With majority
May 2021 – May 2023	444	419	6	2	0	19	99.1%
May 2023 – May 2025	1	1	0	0	0	0	100%

By topic

Debt & taxes16 aye · 0 nay
Development incentives25 aye · 0 nay · 3 absent
Major projects10 aye · 0 nay
Audits & financial reports1 aye · 0 nay · 1 absent

Decisions where Eddy Sauer did not vote aye

Aug 10, 2021
Motion to table the North Heights neighborhood rezoning (432.90 acres)
Aye = table the item · Passed 3-2
- Nelson Aye
- Powell Nay
- Sauer Nay
- Smith Aye
- Stanley Aye
Minutes
Oct 12, 2021
Variance allowing alcohol sales within 300 feet of a school (Ord. 7938, both readings)
Aye = grant the variance · Passed 4-1, 3-1 (2 votes)
- Nelson Aye
- Powell Aye
- Sauer Nay
- Smith Aye
- Stanley Aye
Minutes 1 · Minutes 2 · Storyline event
Oct 12, 2021
Project plan for the first $19.8 million installment of ARPA funds
Aye = approve the project plan · Passed 3-2
- Nelson Aye
- Powell Aye
- Sauer Nay
- Smith Nay
- Stanley Aye
Minutes
Oct 12, 2021
Motion to reconsider postponing two agenda items
Aye = reconsider the postponement · Failed 2-3
- Nelson Nay
- Powell Nay
- Sauer Nay
- Stanley Aye
Minutes · roll call partly illegible in the scan; members not listed were not legible
Apr 25, 2023
Motion to table discussion of a council member's conduct under the council's code of conduct
Aye = table the discussion · Failed 2-3
- Nelson Nay
- Powell Nay
- Sauer Nay
- Smith Aye
- Stanley Aye
Minutes

Sources

1.Hello, Goodbye: New Amarillo mayor, council sworn in, current council says farewell — ABC7 Amarillo (KVII), May 16, 2023 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026newsIndependentStates: "Mayor-elect Cole Stanley and newly elected councilmembers Don Tipps and Tom Scherlen were sworn in."
2.ABC 7 investigation finds inconsistencies in Amarillo red light cameras — KVII ABC 7 Amarillo, May 22, 2017 · retrieved Oct 9, 2026newsIndependent
3.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2017-05-16 — City of Amarillo, May 16, 2017 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "ITEM 4: The Oath of Office for the incoming Mayor and Councilmembers was conducted by the Honorable Nancy Tanner."
4.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2019-05-14 — City of Amarillo, May 14, 2019 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "ITEM 3B: The Oath of Office for the incoming Mayor and Councilmembers was conducted by the Honorable Laura Hamilton, Amarillo Municipal Court."
5.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2021-05-11 — City of Amarillo, May 11, 2021 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "ITEM 2C: The Oath of Office for the incoming Councilmembers was conducted by the Honorable Laura Hamilton."
6.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Agenda packet, 2017-05-30 (includes minutes of May 23, 2017) — City of Amarillo, May 30, 2017 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "Motion was made by Councilmember Powell to appoint Councilmembers Eddy Sauer and Howard Smith to replace Councilmembers Lisa Blake and Randy Burkett to the Amarillo Local Government Corporation ... such terms to expire September 30, 2020."
7.Amarillo City Council Agenda packet, 2018-05-15 (includes minutes of May 8, 2018) — City of Amarillo, May 15, 2018 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredStates: "Mayor Pro Tem Sauer presented the consent agenda and asked if any item should be removed for discussion or separate consideration."
8.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2021-08-10 — City of Amarillo, Aug 10, 2021 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned minutes read with OCR. States: "CONSIDER AWARD — IDCU COVID-19 CONTACT SUPPLEMENT ... Grant Amount: $311,847", "CONSIDER AWARD — PHWF WORKFORCE ... Grant Amount: $1,000,000" and "CONSIDER AWARD — HEALTH EQUITY ... Grant Amount: $500,000", each from the Texas Department of State Health Services. The consent agenda (except Item F) passed 5:0.
9.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2021-10-12 — City of Amarillo, Oct 12, 2021 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned minutes read with OCR. States: "Voting AYE were Mayor Nelson and Councilmembers Powell, Stanley, and Smith; voting NO was Councilmember Sauer; the motion carried by a 4-1 vote."
10.Amarillo City Council Regular Meeting Minutes, 2021-10-26 — City of Amarillo, Oct 26, 2021 · retrieved Oct 14, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned minutes read with OCR. States: "Voting AYE were Mayor Nelson and Councilmembers Powell and Stanley; voting NO was Councilmember Sauer; the motion carried by a 3-1 vote." Councilmember Howard Smith is listed as absent.
11.City Council minutes, regular meeting of April 25, 2023 — City of Amarillo, Apr 25, 2023 · retrieved Oct 10, 2026primarySubject-authoredScanned minutes read from the page images; consent agenda (item 6) approved 5:0.