City Council Regular Session
Regular MeetingMount Vernon, TX · July 11, 2022
Minutes
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION
Monday, July 11, 2022 – 6:00 PM
109 North Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon, Texas 75457
Our mission: to provide effective and fiscally responsible municipal services in a manner which
promotes our high standard of community life.
Vision Statement Mount Vernon is a caring community committed to excellence and quality of life,
aspiring to be the community of choice for ourselves, our children, and future generations – beautiful,
clean, vibrant, and safe. We will strive to preserve our heritage, our friendly hometown atmosphere, and
celebrate the diversity of all our citizens.
MINUTES 1,077
Mayor Hyman called the meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. and announced a quorum present.
PRESENT
Mayor Brad Hyman
Councilwoman Sherelyn Roberson
Councilman Harold Cason
Councilwoman Rebecca Bailey
Councilwoman Mary Keys
City Administrator Tina Rose
City Secretary Kathy Lovier
ABSENT
Mayor Pro Tem Mark Huddleston
VISITORS: see attached.
City Secretary Lovier lead the invocation and Mayor Hyman lead the pledges.
Consent Agenda
Minutes 6-13-2022 and Minutes 6-27-2022
June 2022 financial report
Motion made by Councilwoman Bailey to approve the consent agenda as presented, Seconded by
Councilwoman Roberson.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Roberson, Councilman Cason, Councilwoman Bailey, Councilwoman Keys
Report on Items of Community Interest
Mayor Hyman reported Tom Ramsay passed this last week and Daughter of the American Revolution sent a thank
you card for the City's participation in the Flag Day event.
No one spoke in citizen participation.
Items to be Considered:
Consider and Act upon approval of awarding contract for solid waste removal.
Motion made by Councilwoman Roberson to approve Sanitation Solutions contract with the amendment
of waiving the 15% Franchise fee, Seconded by Councilwoman Keys.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Roberson, Councilman Cason, Councilwoman Bailey, Councilwoman Keys
Discussion Items and Mayor/Council/City Administrator Reports
HOT FUND APPLICATIONS 2022
A representative from all applicants with the exception of the Franklin County Baseball Assoc presented their
requests to the Council. No decisions were made at this time. Council thanked everyone for being present and
making their presentations.
Mayor Hyman proposed taking $1M from EDC funds to cover the costs of water tower repair, belt press for the
WWTP and infrastructure improvement needs. He further started that the Council will be working to prioritize
the phases of all repairs needing to be made and reported that selling the corner of the City Lake on FM115 and
FM21 or developing it or even a lifetime lease may be an option as a way of producing some extra income to help
with the financial needs.
Mayor Hyman aske Lanny Buck with KSA Engineers to speak to the priority list. Mr. Buck stated he does see the
WWTP as being the first priority . With the improvements we should be able to have approximately a 40% room
for growth with the upgrades. He also reminded the Council that the ARPA funds will be repairing the lift
stations, in this project they will be leaving the current wet wells and this will help to stretch that budget a bit.
Administrator Rose passed out a flow chart of what the new water/sewer rates may look like as well as changes to
the budget from the workshop in June. She reported that health insurance is going up but the retirement will be
going down, that about evens each other out.
Motion made by Councilwoman Bailey at 7:40 p.m. to close the meeting, Seconded by Councilwoman Keys.
Voting Yea: Councilwoman Roberson, Councilman Cason, Councilwoman Bailey, Councilwoman Keys
___/s/ Brad Hyan _
Brad Hyman – Mayor
ATTEST:
__/s/ Kathy Lovier_____________
Kathy Lovier – City Secretary
Agenda
CITY COUNCIL REGULAR SESSION
Monday, July 11, 2022 – 6:00 PM
109 North Kaufman Street, Mount Vernon, Texas 75457
Our mission: to provide effective and fiscally responsible municipal services in a manner which
promotes our high standard of community life.
Vision Statement Mount Vernon is a caring community committed to excellence and quality of life,
aspiring to be the community of choice for ourselves, our children, and future generations – beautiful,
clean, vibrant, and safe. We will strive to preserve our heritage, our friendly hometown atmosphere, and
celebrate the diversity of all our citizens.
AGENDA
Call to order and announce a quorum is present.
Invocation and Pledges
Consent Agenda
Items on the Consent Agenda are approved by a single action of the Council, with such approval applicable to all
items appearing on the Consent Agenda. A Council Member may request any item to be removed from the Consent
Agenda and considered as a separate item.
1. Minutes 6-13-2022 and Minutes 6-27-2022
June 2022 financial report
Report on Items of Community Interest
The City Council will have an opportunity to address items of community interest, including: expressions of thanks,
congratulations, or condolence; information regarding holiday schedules; an honorary or salutary recognition of a
public official, public employee, or other citizen; a reminder about an upcoming event organized or sponsored by
the City of Mount Vernon; information regarding a social, ceremonial, or community event organized or sponsored
by an entity other than the City of Mount Vernon that was attended or is scheduled to be attended by a member of
the City Council or an official or employee of the City of Mount Vernon; and announcements involving an imminent
threat to the public health and safety of people in the City of Mount Vernon that has arisen after posting the agenda.
Citizen Participation (3 minutes)
The Texas Open Meetings Act prohibits the Council from responding to any comments other than to refer the matter
to a future agenda, to an existing policy, or to a staff person with specific information. Claims against the City,
Council Members, or employees, as well as individual personnel appeals are not appropriate for citizens’ forum.
Items to be Considered:
2. Consider and Act upon approval of awarding contract for solid waste removal.
Discussion Items and Mayor/Council/City Administrator Reports
Water, Sewer, Streets, Park, Sidewalks, Grants, Budget (City Admin)
Water and Sewer rates, proposed tax rate (City Admin)
3. HOT FUND APPLICATIONS 2022
Presiding Officer to Adjourn the City Council Meeting
Notes to the Agenda:
Items marked with an * are consent items considered to be non-controversial and will be voted on in one motion unless a council member
asks for separate discussion.
The Council may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in this Agenda except for discussion-only items.
The Council reserves the right to retire into executive session under Sections 551.071/551.074 – of the Texas Open Meetings Act concerning
any of the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meetings Act.
Persons with disabilities who plan to attend this meeting and who may need assistance should contact the City Secretary at 903-537-2252
two working days prior to the meeting so that appropriate arrangements can be made.
CERTIFICATION
I do hereby certify that this Public Meeting Notice was posted on the outside bulletin board, at the front entrance of
City Hall located at 109 N Kaufman St., Mount Vernon, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the
general public at all times, and said Notice was posted on the following date and time:
Posted July 8, 2022 by 4:00 p.m. and remained so posted at least 72 hours before said meeting was convened.
Kathy Lovier, City Secretary
NOTE: The City of Mount Vernon, Texas meets regularly on the second Monday night of each month at 6:00
p.m. The Council follows a printed Agenda for official action. Any individual desiring official action should
submit his/her request to the office of the City Manager not later than fifteen (15) days prior to the Council
Meeting.
/s/ Kathy Lovier
Kathy Lovier, City Secretary
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