Congratulating the Portland City Council on its selection as the 2025 City Council of the Year by the Texas City Management Association.

89(R) HR 254 - Enrolled version - Bill Text

H.R. No. 254

R E S O L U T I O N

WHEREAS, The Portland City Council has been named the

recipient of the 2025 City Council of the Year Award from the Texas

City Management Association; and

WHEREAS, This prestigious accolade recognizes city councils

that have made significant contributions to local government in the

Lone Star State; the Portland council is being honored for its

commitment to ethics, citizen welfare, and financial management and

for achievements in strategic planning, community engagement, and

infrastructure development; and

WHEREAS, Among its many accomplishments, the Portland City

Council championed the Plan Portland 2040 Comprehensive Plan and

the 5-year Capital Improvement Plan, and it also implemented a 30

percent minimum fund balance requirement and a debt management

policy to ensure long-term financial stability; moreover, the

council played an instrumental role in the city being recognized as

the #1 Best Place to Raise a Family in the Corpus Christi Area by

Niche.com in 2024 and having a Top 25 Livability Score in Texas from

AreaVibes; and

WHEREAS, Led by Mayor Cathy Skurow and Mayor Pro Tem John

Green, the Portland council includes members Troy Bethel, Gary W.

Moore, John G. Sutton Jr., Bill T. Wilson II, and Zachary Albrecht;

and

WHEREAS, Committed champions of their community, the members

of the Portland City Council have demonstrated exemplary leadership

in behalf of their fellow citizens, and they are truly deserving of

this recent honor; now, therefore, be it

RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 89th Texas

Legislature hereby congratulate the Portland City Council on its

selection as the 2025 City Council of the Year by the Texas City

Management Association and extend to its members sincere best

wishes for the future; and, be it further

RESOLVED, That an official copy of this resolution be

prepared for the council as an expression of high regard by the

Texas House of Representatives.

Lozano

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Speaker of the House

I certify that H.R. No. 254 was adopted by the House on April

17, 2025, by the following vote: Yeas 127, Nays 13, 2 present, not

voting.

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Chief Clerk of the House