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Les Simpson

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Offices

City Councilmember (Place 4), City of Amarillo

Sworn in after the June 24, 2023 runoff; re-sworn May 13, 2025.

Jul 5, 2023 – present
Mayor Pro Tem, City of Amarillo

Listed as Mayor Pro Tem in council minutes of Jan 14 and May 27, 2025.

dates not yet sourced

Events

  1. Council approves 5-0 the $1.9 million sale of the garage's commercial space to Llano Group
  2. FY2023/24 rate set at $0.39195 (5-0)
  3. FY2024/25 rate set at $0.38723 (4-0)
  4. Council approves Civic Center temporary staffing contract funded by event revenue and hotel tax
  5. FY2025/26 rate set at $0.43070 (5-0)
  6. FY2025/26 budget ordinance raises the landfill fee from $38.34 to $39.49 per ton
  7. Council approves enQuesta change order moving go-live from November 3, 2025 to March 30, 2026
  8. Council members respond to questions about Fermi's reported letter of intent
  9. Council approves the Fermi water supply agreement on first reading
  10. Council approves the Fermi water supply agreement 4-1 on second reading
  11. Council votes to close Southwest Pool permanently and Southeast Pool temporarily
  12. City Council approves Amendment No. 2 to the AEDC-Texas Tech incentive agreement, 5-0
  13. FY2025 ACFR filed; public commenters ask for a forensic audit
  14. Council discusses a forensic audit and directs the audit committee to vet third-party firms
  15. Mayor lists ARPA monies among suggested areas for a forensic audit
  16. Phase Two engineering agreements for Hollywood Road II and River Road II go to council
  17. Staff propose a $0.44728 voter-approval rate for FY2026/27; NNR is $0.42170
  18. Rates recalculated after errors in figures sent to tax offices; ceiling set at $0.4307
  19. Council accepts Path's resignation (4-1); Freeman named acting manager
  20. Audit committee splits the forensic audit into water/sewer and community-improvement components
  21. FY2026/27 rate adopted at $0.43070 (4-1)
  22. FY2026/27 budget adopted with an 11% water and sewer fee increase
  23. Billing audit results not yet released; results expected later in October