City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, December 21, 2020 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Trinity County Annex Building located at 223 W. First Street Groveton, Texas. The following items will be discussed: I. CALLED TO ORDER: II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: III. APPROVE MINUTES: a. Regular Meeting November 23, 2020 IV. PUBLIC FORUM: V. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Chief John Raiford-Monthly Report VI. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Byron Richards-Monthly Report VII. WATER & SEWER: a. Mike Brown- Inframark Operations-Monthly Report VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Review and Discussion on the Contract with Groveton EMS for action taken on the update with the Secretary of State on the new directors for the Board and listing the City of Groveton as an insured on the Liability Insurance. b. Approval of Ordinance 1-A Amending the Dilapidated or Unsafe Building Abatement Ordinance as presented. c. Appointment of a Building Standards Commission for Ordinance 1-A the Dilapidated or Unsafe Building Abatement Ordinance. d. Discussion and Action on Renewal of Compensation for the Mayor and Council Members for 2021. IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: X. MAYOR’S REPORT: XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION: XII. ADJOURN: I certify that the above Notice of meeting of the City Council is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the Door of City Hall and the Trinity County Annex Building at 3:30 P.M. on December 18, 2020 where it remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO DELIBERATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: 551.071- Consultations with attorney-551.072- Deliberation regarding Real Property-551.073-Deliberation regarding gifts & donations-551.074-Personnel matters (with deliberation by Council) - 551.076-Deliberation Security Matters- 551.076 Deliberation Certain Homeland Security Matters- 551.087-Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations. _________________________________ Byron Richards, Mayor