City Government
City Council
George Garver, Mayor
Occupation: Educational administration, retired; Superintendent of schools for 24 years in large and small districts including Houston ISD (235,000 pupils); Dean, College of Education, Arizona State University West; University teaching at Michigan State University, Eastern Michigan University, and Arizona State University
Achievements and Recognition: Helped create High School of Visual and Performing Arts, Houston ISD; Helped create Michael DeBakey HS of Medical Careers, Houston ISD; Recommended and helped create Houston Community College; Helped create special schools for gifted, Houston ISD; Helped implement the final court order to desegregate Houston ISD; Elected president of Michigan Association of School Administrators; Awarded the National Junior Achievement Bronze Award for leadership in metropolitan Detroit area; Distinguished Alumni Award from College of Education, Michigan State University; Distinguished Achievement Award from Arizona Association for Curriculum Development for excellence in classroom teaching at the university level; As superintendent, helped with closing 16 elementary schools, six junior high schools and one high school in Livonia, Michigan to help cope with a 50-percent enrollment decline
Education: B.A., University of Northern Iowa; M.A., University of Michigan; Ed.D., Michigan State University
Personal: Married, three children and five grandchildren
Interests: Genealogy and history
Goals: To assist in a positive manner with quality growth for Georgetown; to help maintain the values which make Georgetown a wonderful place to live and work; to help make the governmental process for Georgetown transparent, friendly, efficient, responsive, above-reproach, and caring; to represent Georgetown in a friendly, positive, and professional manner
Patty Eason, Councilmember District 1
Occupation: Community Activist
Committee/Interests: Georgetown Utility Systems Advisory Board, member; Georgetown Animal Shelter Board, member; 2030 Plan Steering Committee, member; Austin – San Antonio Passenger Rail District Board, member, executive committee member, finance committee member, project management oversight committee; Transit System Fixed Route Task Force 2007, chair; Williamson County Conservation Foundation 2003; Brazos River Authority, past director; Georgetown Artworks Board, director; First United Methodist Church, member
Gabe Sansing, Councilmember District 2
Occupation: Entrepreneur businesses and construction management
Education: B.S., Communication, University of Texas at Austin
City Boards and Commissions: Past service on Building Standards Commission, Planning & Zoning Commission, Zoning Board of Adjustment, and Animal Shelter Board along with several special boards and study groups on behalf of the city. Currently serving as President of the Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation Board (GTEC; our 4-B corporation), member of the Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board (GTAB), Chair of the Rivery Park TIRZ (a tax increment reinvestment zone) and member of the Williams Drive Gateway TIRZ.
Interests: Flying: I hold a FAA multi-engine pilots license; SCUBA diving: I hold a NAUI & PADI Instructors Certification; Other interests include my pets and our Animal Shelter (and other needy domestic animals), San Gabriel Park, “green” building, cooking, and barbecuing.
Goals: Georgetown has grown and been growing and prosperous since I was first elected in May 2002 along with Councilmember Farley Snell and Gary Nelon, a former mayor with great vision. For example: How many cities with a population of approximately 50,000 do you know of that have a wonderful new library and a state of the art recreation center? Not many, I’d bet. I am of the opinion that we were and still are on the right track, even in tough economic times. Our conservative policies have served us well and been the major reason why the city has had two bond rating increases in as many years (something that is almost unheard of within that industry). With patience and perseverance, we can maintain our community standards without heaping a tax burden on the citizenry. When economic times turn around, and history shows us that they will, we can then adjust our thinking accordingly. Until then, we should maintain our current policies and positions.
Keith Brainard, Councilmember District 3
Occupation: Public pension research
Education: B.A., The University of Texas at Austin; M.P.A., The LBJ School of Public Affairs, UT-Austin
City Boards and Commissions: Georgetown Transportation Advisory Board, current chair; General Government and Finance Subcommittee
Interests: River Ridge 3 Homeowners’ Association; First Presbyterian Church
Goals: To serve Georgetown with vision and integrity.
Bill Sattler, Mayor Pro Tem-Councilmember District 4
Occupation: Engineer, retired
Education: B.S., Engineering, Texas Tech University
Interests: Golf
Committees: Georgetown ISD, past school board trustee; Georgetown Community Foundation, director; Planning and Zoning Commission, past member; Zoning Board of Adjustments, past member
Goals: Make Georgetown an even better place to live.
Pat Berryman, Councilmember District 5
Occupation: District Representative for Senator Steve Ogden, Senate District 5
Education: B.S., University of Houston
City Boards and Commissions: Mayor Pro-Tem, 2008 – 2009; Georgetown Economic Development Corporation, Vice-Chair, 2008-2009
Committees/Interests: Executive Board Capital Area Planning Council of Government (CAPCOG); STARRY Foundation Executive Board; Seton Women’s Development Board; Williamson County Mental Health Committee; Georgetown Woman’s Club; First Baptist Church Georgetown, member; Georgetown Area Republican Women’s Club; Berry Creek Country Club; Sun City Kiwanis Club
Goals: To serve my constituents in District 5 to the best of my ability, to plan for Georgetown’s future, to protect the uniqueness of this great city, and to establish an economic base through managed growth that will preserve Georgetown’s exceptional quality of life.
Dale Ross, Councilmember District 6
Occupation: Certified Public Accountant
Education: B.S., Management and Political Science; MBA, Accounting, Houston Baptist University
City Boards and Commissions: Georgetown Economic Development Corporation; Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation
Interest: Preservation of Georgetown’s historic neighborhoods; downtown square and natural resources; quality economic development
Goals: Effectively manage current growth and plan for future growth that preserves Georgetown’s unique charm, identity and natural resources.
Ben Oliver, Councilmember District 7
Occupation: president emeritus, Hiram College, Hiram, Ohio
Education: BA, philosophy, University of Texas at Austin; MDiv Union Theological Seminary, New York; PhD, philosophy, Northwestern University.
City Boards and Commissions: Georgetown Economic Development Corporation, 2006-present, secretary; Georgetown Transportation Enhancement Corporation, 2007- present, vice-president; member of the Downtown TIRZ.
Interests: Within the city I am interested in the managed development of our city and its resources, and the maintenance of our historic character; personally I am interested in international travel, scuba diving, and environmental issues. I am a member of Grace Episcopal Church.
Goals: To enhance the quality of life for the citizens of Georgetown and to support residential and commercial grown that contributes to that life. Georgetown is a community that is growing rapidly and changing in many ways – we should support that development which maintains the city’s unique character and contributes in positive ways to the lives of its citizens.
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