City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, February 22, 2021 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 January 25, 2021 IV. PUBLIC FORUM: a. Alissa White- Water Bill V. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Chief John Raiford-Monthly Report VI. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Pro-Tem Ralph Bennett-Monthly Report VII. WATER & SEWER: a. Mike Brown- Inframark Operations-Monthly Report VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Discussion and Action on the renewal of Pineywoods Sanitation Service Contract Modification #2. b. Discussion and Report Audit Report 2019-2020 prepared By Todd, Hamaker and Johnson, LLP. c. Discussion and Action on new water connection outside the City of Groveton- Jason Larsen. d. Discussion on Crabapple Property Donna Dixon. e. Discussion and Action on approval of a replacement for Alton Mericle for the Groveton Housing Authority Ms. Karla Perkins. f. Approval of Proclamation for Black History Month. g. Discussion on Comp Time for the City’s Employees. h. Discussion and Action to add Council Members as administrators to City Facebook Page and City Website. i. Discussion and Action on opening doors of City Hall to the public. j. Discussion and Action to give Edgar West, Jr. bonus for work during cold weather emergency. k. Discussion and Action on adding Utilities Secretary, Crystal Christensen, to bank signatory for bill paying. 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 February 19, 2021 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. _________________________________ Ralph Bennett, Mayor Pro-Tem