January 19, 2025 – City Council Meeting Agenda

Jan 10, 2025

City of Seymour City Council

Public Notice of Open Meeting

A Regular City Council Meeting, to be held on Thursday, January 16, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., at the Seymour City Hall, 301 N Washington, Seymour, Texas 76380. All notices have been duly posted in accordance and conformance with the Government Code of the State of Texas, Section 551.072 (c.) The City of Seymour attempts to make its meetings accessible to all its citizens. If you have need of auxiliary aids, please notify the City Secretary, at (940) 889-3148, at least 48 hours in advance.  The agenda is also posted on the city’s website at www.cityofseymour.org, with the following agenda to be considered:

OPEN MEETING

  • Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance by Mayor Mark McCord.
  • Prayer
  • Announcements by Mayor Mark McCord and/or MPT Monty Glass
  • City Administrator Dr. Jeff Brasher recognizes Employee(s)/Department of the Month

CITIZEN COMMENTS

PRESENTATION(S)

CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS

  • Weekly Beat Recap & Upcoming Events
  • Personnel Report & Salt Fork Membership
  • Police Department Report
  • Financial Report
  • Transfer Station Safety Improvement Report
  • Dilapidated Properties Report:  602 S Washington, 401 E Reiman, 515 W. McLain, 302 N Foley, 205 W McLain, 811 N East, 908 N Main, & 1007 N Main

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  1. Conduct a Public Hearing is to discuss business office hours and other departments working days as it pertains to maintaining a 40 hour week in a 4 day or 4.5 day work week that will not compromise the quality of customer service to our citizens.

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Approval of the December 19th, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. 
  2. Approval of the City of Seymour Accounts Payable Bills for the month of
    December 2024. 
  3. Approval of the Quarterly Investment Report
  4. Approve Resolution 1580 for the Solid Waste Grant through NorTex Regional Planning Commission

ACTION ITEMS

6. Discuss, Consider, Take Action concerning the 2025 Seymour Youth Leadership Project, with presentation from Heaven Betts & Jeramiah Fobbs with mentors Joy Self & Lauren Bush

7. Discuss, Consider, Take Action concerning the 2022-2023 City of Seymour Audit

8. Discuss, Consider, Take Action authorizing the City of Seymour to issue requests for proposals for administrative services (RFP) and requests for qualifications (RFQ) for the 2025 Texas Community Development Block Grant Program, Downtown Revitalization Program, administered by the Texas Department of Agriculture.

9. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning Gaming Rooms inside the city limits

10. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning the proposed Employee Flex Work Schedule

11. Discuss, Consider, and Take Action resolving City Councilmen Skyler Henricks consecutive absences with consideration of excusing for special circumstances

EXECUTIVE SESSION

12. An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant of Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code under § 551.074 regarding Personal:  Chief of Police

13. An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code, under Texas Government Code § 551.072:  Purchase, Exchange, Lease or Value of Real Estate

14. An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code under § 551.071, Consultation with attorneys regarding Special Utility District Baylor Water.

15. An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code, under §551. 071: An agenda item that requires consultation with City Attorney.

    ACTION REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION

    16. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Personnel:  Chief of Police

    17. Discuss, consider and take action regarding Real Estate

    18. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Consultation with attorneys regarding Special Utility District Baylor Water.

    19. Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Executive Session, on an agenda that requires consultation with City of Seymour Attorney

      ADJOURN

      Note: Council reserves the right to vote or to act in open session or go into Executive Session upon any of the items listed in this agenda, as the Mayor, City Council or City Administrator, may consult with City Attorney at any given time during a council meeting.

      I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify the above notice of the meeting of the City Council of the City of Seymour, Texas is a true and correct copy of the said notice that I posted on the official posting place(s) at Seymour City Hall, 301 North Washington Street, Seymour, TX, a place of convenience and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said notice posted this, Friday, January 10, 2024 by 5 p.m.

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      Lauren Bush, City Secretary