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Council delays permanent Amarillo EDC appointments, asks city appointees to stay through hiring process
Summary
Council discussed replacing temporary Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) board members and agreed to keep current council-appointed members in place until the search firm selection and initial steps of director recruitment are finished; no permanent appointments were made.
The Amarillo City Council discussed whether to replace temporary members of the Amarillo Economic Development Corporation (AEDC) board and decided to delay permanent appointments while the AEDC completes a search‑firm selection and early director‑recruitment work.
Mayor and council members debated whether to wait until after the upcoming municipal election or allow the council’s current appointees to continue through the AEDC’s search‑firm selection and director hiring process. City staff reminded council that municipal code prescribes staggered three‑year terms and allows appointees to remain until successors are named.
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