Mayor - Harvey Graves
Mayor Pro-Tem - Debra Odom

 

 

Councilmember's
Gaylan Hearn
Brandon Jones
Johnny Fryman
Glory Hicks

 

 

Meeting Minutes

City of Mt. Enterprise

October 27, 2009

I. Announcements

The City Council of Mt. Enterprise, Texas, convened in a regular meeting on Tuesday, October 27th, 2009 in

the Council Chambers of City Hall, 103 W. Gregg Street, Mt. Enterprise, Texas.

Mayor Graves called the Council Meeting to order at 7:41 p.m.

Council Present: Mayor Graves, Councilmember’s Gaylan Hearn, Brandon Jones, Debra Odom and S. Glory

Hicks arrived at 7:41 p.m.

Council Absent: Councilmember Johnny Fryman

City Employee’s Present: City Secretary Rosena J. Becker-Ross, City Marshal David Collins

City Employee’s Absent:

Citizen’s Present: Lorri Little from Henderson Daily News, Amber Lollar from The Texan and Wastewater Operator John

Henry

Mayor Graves gave the Invocation

II. General Public Comments –

III. Council Comments –

IV. Consent Items –

The following items were acted on by one motion. No separate discussion or action occurred on any of these

items unless a Councilmember so requests.

a. Approval of Minutes for the Regular Meeting of September 22nd, 2009

The minutes from the Regular Meeting of September 22nd, 2009 were approved

b. Approval of monthly reports (September) for Court, Clerks, Police, Wastewater and Financials

Reports for September were approved.

MOTION: to approve Consent Agenda

Motion/Second: Councilmember Hearn / Councilmember Hicks

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

V. Regular Agenda

a. Tabled Item: Discussion and Consideration of Service Contract with Pineywoods Sanitation

(JS)

MOTION: Moved into Exec Session 1st by Councilmember Jones, 2nd by Councilmember Odom; to

remove from Agenda and Workshop

Motion/Second: Councilmember Odom / Councilmember Hicks

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

b. Tabled Item: Discussion and Approval of governing body policy and written procedures

Ordinance 2009-0922-5 (JS)

MOTION: To approve governing body policy and written procedures Ordinance 2009-0922-5 with

changes to amended paragraph as read

Motion/Second: Councilmember Hearn / Councilmember Jones

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

c. Discussion and Consideration of City Decorations (HLG)

MOTION: to table until next meeting

Motion/Second: Councilmember Odom / Councilmember Hicks

Created by Rosena J. Becker-Ross Page 2 of 3

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

d. Discussion and Consideration of SECO Stimulus (JS)

MOTION: to accept the grant and move forward

Motion/Second: Councilmember Jones / Councilmember Hearn

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

e. Discussion and Approval of City Marshal Attending TCLEOSE Re-Certification Training in

Forth Worth and Aces & Eights Forensics Training in Kilgore (DOC)

MOTION: to approve City Marshal attending training

Motion/Second: Councilmember Jones / Councilmember Odom

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

f. Discussion and Approval of Municipal Court Week Local Proclamation to be held November 2nd

– 6th, 2009 (HLG)

MOTION: to approve Municipal Court Week with potluck luncheon to be held on November 5th,

2009

Motion/Second: Councilmember Odom / Councilmember Hicks

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

g. Discussion and Approval of Wastewater Operation Contract (HLG)

MOTION: to approve Wastewater Operation Contract with $80 increase that includes 3% increase

plus $50 additional for lift station being installed with current project

Motion/Second: Councilmember Hearn / Councilmember Odom

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

h. Discussion and Approval of Nominees for the Rusk County Appraisal District Board of

Directors for the term 2010-2011 (HLG)

MOTION: to move to Exec session 1st – Councilmember Odom, 2nd Councilmember Hearn; voted

for nominees 1 vote to each Matt B. Gabriel, Tommy Goode & Jimmy L. Jones

Motion/Second: Councilmember Jones / Councilmember Odom

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

i. Discussion and Approval of Curfew Ordinance #2009-1027-2 (HLG)

MOTION: to approve Curfew Ordinance #2009-1027-2

Motion/Second: Councilmember Hearn / Councilmember Odom

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

VI. Convene into Executive Session at 8:01 p.m. pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.074

Personnel Matters

VII. Councilmember Odom made a motion to Reconvene into Regular Session at 8:45 p.m., 2nd by

Councilmember Hearn and Consider Action, If Any, On Items Discussed During Executive Session pursuant

to Texas Government Code Section 551.074

a. Discussion and Consideration of City Marshal Incident on October 13th, 2009 (HLG)

MOTION: to table until next month’s meeting

Motion/Second: Councilmember Odom / Councilmember Hearn

Created by Rosena J. Becker-Ross Page 3 of 3

Motion carries a vote of: AYES: 4

NOES: 0

VIII. Discussion Items

IX. Mayor Graves adjourned the meeting at 8:48 p.m. without objection.

 

 

 

 

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