District 1 City Council Member Anna Eby resigned from her position on the council on Friday.

“With regret, I am announcing my resignation from the Georgetown City Council,” said Eby. “I have unexpectedly had the opportunity to fulfill my dream of moving out to the nonprofit animal sanctuary in north Georgetown that I have built over the last two years. Because I will no longer be living in my district, the City Charter requires me to resign. This was not an easy decision to make, as I had every intention of completing my second term of service on Council. However, despite the timing, moving was ultimately the best decision for me. Serving Georgetown and District 1 has been one of the greatest honors of my life, and I am very grateful to everyone who has supported and encouraged me over the last four years. This job is not easy, but it is very important.  Thank you to my colleagues on Council, both past and present, with whom I have had the pleasure of serving. I would also like to recognize and thank City staff for their tireless work on behalf of our community. I urge all Georgetown voters to vote and all current and future council members to continue to prioritize public service founded in nonpartisanship and integrity. Thank you to the voters of District 1 for giving me the opportunity to serve in this role. I look forward to being active in other capacities and continuing to support the Council’s vision for Georgetown.”

Eby was elected to the District 1 city council seat in 2015 and was re-elected in 2018.

“The giving and public servant genes are a large part of Anna Eby’s DNA,” said Mayor Dale Ross. “From her public service on the Georgetown City Council and Georgetown Animal Shelter Board to starting the Blue Moon Sanctuary, an animal rescue organization, Anna’s contributions to her community have been significant. In short, as a result of her hard work and talent, she has left Georgetown a better place than she found it. It has been an honor and privilege to serve with Anna on council and I wish her all the best.”

At the city council meeting on August 6, the city council will review the process to fill the District 1 seat, which will include a special election in November.

The City of Georgetown was recently recognized by the Government Finance Officers Association with the Distinguished Budget Presentation Award. The award is for the budget document for the fiscal year that runs Oct. 1, 2018, through Sept. 30, 2019. This was the thirtieth consecutive year that the City has received this recognition.

According to GFOA, this award reflects a commitment by the governing body and staff in meeting the highest principles of governmental budgeting. To receive the award, the City had to satisfy nationally recognized guidelines for effectively presenting a budget. The guidelines center on ensuring the budget is an effective policy document, financial plan, operations guide, and communication device.

“We work very hard on putting together the budget document every year,” Georgetown Finance Director Leigh Wallace said. “It’s great to be recognized for continuous improvement. We couldn’t have won this award without the great support from employees across the City, as well as the City Council.”

The award is given based on an examination of the City’s budget document by a panel of independent reviewers. To review the budget document, visit finance.georgetown.org.

About GFOA

The Government Finance Officers Association is a professional association serving more than 19,000 appointed and elected local, state, and provincial-level government officials and other finance practitioners. It provides publications, training programs, services, and products designed to enhance the skills and performance of those responsible for government finance policy and management. The association is headquartered in Chicago, Illinois, with offices in Washington D.C.

On Thursday, July 11 at 9:30 a.m., the City of Georgetown will officially change a street name to SportClips Way to honor the headquarters of Sport Clips Haircuts in Georgetown. New street signs for SportClips Way will be revealed at the event to mark the renaming of Briarwood Drive.

Sport Clips representatives, City of Georgetown officials, and Georgetown Chamber of Commerce members will be at the street renaming event, which will be at the Sport Clips headquarters location at 110 Briarwood Drive. The new Sport Clips headquarters office address will become 110 SportClips Way.

Sport Clips is a national hair care franchise with more than 1,800 locations in the U.S. and Canada.

You’re invited to Georgetown’s first craft beer crawl event on Saturday, Aug. 3.  The Blazin’ Beer Crawl from 3 to 6 p.m. is a self-paced walking event featuring craft beer tastings from Central Texas breweries inside of our Downtown retail stores and restaurants. Ticket holders will receive a map of all of the participating locations and can choose which order to sample and visit merchants. Hot and spicy snacks will be available at various participating merchant locations.

($25) General Admission Ticket includes a keepsake tasting glass and a map of all of the participating merchants (Ticket sales are limited to ages 21 and over; identification will be verified at pickup).

($55) VIP Admission Ticket includes a keepsake tasting glass, event hat, swag bag, and a map of all of the participating merchants (Ticket sales are limited to ages 21 and over; identification will be verified at pickup).

Go here to purchase tickets.

Proceeds from the event benefit the Georgetown Main Street Façade and Sign Grant Program, which has awarded over $469,000 in grant funds to downtown business and property owners.