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Cole Stanley

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Offices

City Councilmember (Place 1), City of Amarillo

Left the seat when sworn in as Mayor.

May 11, 2021 – May 16, 2023
Mayor, City of Amarillo

The May 16, 2023 minutes list the oath of office; ABC7 reported he was sworn in that day. Re-sworn May 13, 2025.

May 16, 2023 – present
Audit Committee member, City of Amarillo

Appointed Jul 11, 2023 through Dec 31, 2025; reappointed Nov 18, 2025 "to another term".

Jul 11, 2023 – present

Events

  1. Council votes 4-1 to publish notice of intent for up to $35 million in certificates of obligation
  2. Council proposes $0.48404 rate, above the voter-approval rate, triggering an election
  3. FY2021/22 budget adopted 4-1; election set for Nov 2
  4. Council approves City Hall funding plan that includes about $11 million in federal recovery funds
  5. Council votes 4-1 to approve $260 million in tax anticipation notes for the Civic Center
  6. FY2022/23 rate set at $0.40628 (4-0)
  7. Council awards $600,000 in ARPA senior-support funds to four nonprofits
  8. Seventh Court of Appeals affirms the judgment against the City
  9. LGC board recommends selling the garage retail space to Llano Group
  10. Council fires City Manager Jared Miller without cause (5-0)
  11. Council approves 5-0 the $1.9 million sale of the garage's commercial space to Llano Group
  12. FY2023/24 rate set at $0.39195 (5-0)
  13. October 2023 discharges lead to a $44,625 TCEQ penalty
  14. ARPA funds shown offsetting $277,000 for five library digital literacy coordinators
  15. Council tables AEDC budget and directs an internal audit of three years of AEDC finances
  16. FY2024/25 rate set at $0.38723 (4-0)
  17. Mayor Stanley characterizes the transfer as 'unlawful' but 'not illegal'
  18. City publishes AEDC audit; Mayor seeks board and CEO resignations
  19. Council approves more than $10 million to replace aging Hollywood Road equipment
  20. Council approves COs for parks and vehicles; $15.435 million issued
  21. Council approves Civic Center temporary staffing contract funded by event revenue and hotel tax
  22. FY2025/26 rate set at $0.43070 (5-0)
  23. FY2025/26 budget ordinance raises the landfill fee from $38.34 to $39.49 per ton
  24. Council approves enQuesta change order moving go-live from November 3, 2025 to March 30, 2026
  25. Council approves the Fermi water supply agreement on first reading
  26. Council approves the Fermi water supply agreement 4-1 on second reading
  27. City publishes notice of up to $30.31 million in Series 2026A COs
  28. City Council approves Amendment No. 2 to the AEDC-Texas Tech incentive agreement, 5-0
  29. Council tables the $30.31 million streets CO; approves fire apparatus and water-sewer debt
  30. Council tables a $30.31 million street certificate of obligation while the annual audit is under way
  31. Council approves Series 2026A COs for streets and a Colonies park
  32. Council approves the street certificates of obligation
  33. City says landfill superintendent no longer employed; mayor and councilmember hold news conference
  34. City reports TCEQ air monitoring found no harmful compounds
  35. FY2025 ACFR filed; public commenters ask for a forensic audit
  36. Council discusses a forensic audit and directs the audit committee to vet third-party firms
  37. Mayor lists ARPA monies among suggested areas for a forensic audit
  38. Phase Two engineering agreements for Hollywood Road II and River Road II go to council
  39. City issues a forensic-audit request for quotations; staff describe software-report errors and an ACFR footnote correction
  40. Staff propose a $0.44728 voter-approval rate for FY2026/27; NNR is $0.42170
  41. Rates recalculated after errors in figures sent to tax offices; ceiling set at $0.4307
  42. Council holds a long closed session on Path's employment; resignation letter submitted
  43. Council receives billing update ahead of the audit report
  44. Council accepts Path's resignation (4-1); Freeman named acting manager
  45. TCEQ adopts a $330,260 agreed order over 2022-2023 Hollywood Road violations
  46. Audit committee splits the forensic audit into water/sewer and community-improvement components
  47. Audit committee splits the forensic audit into water/sewer and community improvement components
  48. FY2026/27 rate adopted at $0.43070 (4-1)
  49. FY2026/27 budget adopted with an 11% water and sewer fee increase
  50. Fermi agreement raised at the FY2026/27 budget hearing on water and sewer fees
  51. State Fire Marshal's Office classifies the landfill fire cause as undetermined
  52. Consultant's water and sewer rate study expected back at an October 2026 council meeting
  53. Audit committee expected to recommend forensic-audit scope and firms