EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING

EVERMAN CITY COUNCIL REGULAR MEETING Tuesday, July 18, 2023 at 6:30 PM 213 North Race Street Everman, TX 76140 MINUTES 1. MEETING CALLED TO ORDER Mayor called meeting to order at 6:31pm. PRESENT Place 1 Linda Sanders Place 3 Johnnie Allen Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Susan Mackey Place 5 Judy Sellers Mayor Ray Richardson ABSENT Place 2 Carolyn Renfro Place 6 Miriam Davila 2. INVOCATION 3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE 4. CONSENT AGENDA A. Minutes June 6, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Minutes June 20, 2023 Regular Council Meeting Minutes Motion made by Place 5 Sellers, Seconded by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Voting Nay: Place 3 Allen Motion Carried. B. Financials June 2023 Motion made by Place 5 Sellers, Seconded by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Voting Nay: Place 3 Allen  Motion Carried. 5. PRESENTATIONS A. Administration of Oath of Office for Officer Cliff Thrasher Craig Spencer administered the Oath of Office to Cliff Thrasher. 6. CITIZEN’S COMMENTS 7. DISCUSSION ITEMS 8. CONSIDERATION AND POSSIBLE ACTION A. Consideration of approval for various job descriptions for the City Employees Motion made by Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Seconded by Place 1 Sanders to approve Accounting Clerk Position Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Voting Nay: Place 3 Allen Motion Carried. Motion made by Place 5; Sellers, Seconded by Place 1 Sanders to approve Records Clerk Position Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Voting Nay: Place 3 Allen Motion Carried. Motion made by Place 5; Sellers, Seconded by Place 4 Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey to approve Events Coordinator Position. Voting Yea: Place 1 Sanders, Place 4; Mayor Pro-Tem Mackey, Place 5 Sellers, Mayor Richardson Voting Nay: Place 3 Allen Motion Carried. 9. EXECUTIVE SESSION 10. CITY MANAGERS REPORT Craig wanted to remind council about the National Fitness Court ribbon cutting tomorrow at 10am. Staff has been supporting Susanne as much as they can for Budget. That is all Craig had to report. 11. MAYOR’S REPORT  Reminder for council about the Budget Meeting Friday, at 1pm. That is all Mayor had to report. 12. ADJOURN Mayor adjourned meeting at 6:45pm. I hereby certify that this agenda was posted on the City of Everman bulletin board at or before 5:00 p.m. on Friday July 14, 2023. /s/ Mindi Parks City Secretary Citizens may watch city council meetings live on YouTube. A link to the City of Everman YouTube channel is provided on the city website at: www.evermantx.us/government/citycouncil/ Pursuant to Texas Government Code Sec. 551.127, on a regular, non-emergency basis, members may attend and participate in the meeting remotely by video conference. Should that occur, a quorum of the members, including the presiding officer, will be physically present at the location noted above on this Agenda. Pursuant to Section 551.071, Chapter 551 of the Texas Government Code, Council reserves the right to convene into Executive Session(s) from time to time as deemed necessary during this meeting, to receive advice from its attorney on any posted agenda item, as permitted by Law. Additionally, Council may convene into Executive Session to discuss the following: A. Section 551.071 - Pending or Contemplated Litigation or to Seek Advice of the City Attorney. B. Section 551.072 - Purchase, Sale, Exchange, Lease, or Value of Real Property. C. Section 551.073 - Deliberation Regarding Prospective Gift. D. Section 551.074 - Personnel Matters. E. Section 551.087- Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations. F. Section 551.089 - Deliberations Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits. Citizens wishing to submit written comments should e-mail the City Secretary at mparks@evermantx.net. Comments that are received at least one-hour prior to the start of the meeting will be provided to all council members. According to the City of Everman Policy on Governance Process, individual citizen comments will be restricted to three (3) minutes unless otherwise determined by a majority vote of the Council. The mayor is responsible to enforce the time limit. Citizens may address City Council either during the Citizen Comments portion of the meeting or during deliberation of a listed agenda item. City Council is only permitted by Law to discuss items that are listed on the agenda. Citizens wishing to make comments should notify the City Secretary as soon as possible. City Hall is wheelchair accessible. Parking spaces for disabled citizens are available. Requests for sign interpretative services must be made 48 hours prior to the meeting. To make arrangements, call 817.293.0525 or TDD 1.800.RELAY TX, 1.800.735.2989.