Brookshire — The City Council of the City of Brookshire voted Thursday night to approve Resolution 15-02 directing the mayor to execute a tax abatement agreement with Grundfos CBS Inc., a company identified in a public hearing as proposed for a reinvestment zone named City of Brookshire Reinvestment Zone Number 3.

The council opened a public hearing on the proposed tax abatement at 7:12 p.m. and closed it at 7:13 p.m. before taking action. The council then voted to approve Resolution 15-02; the motion passed after a voice vote of "Aye." No individual roll-call vote totals were recorded in the meeting minutes.

The resolution directs the mayor to execute the abatement agreement for Grundfos CBS Inc. and links the project to the city's reinvestment zone framework. The public hearing produced no speakers who registered comments during the one-minute window between opening and closing.

Under state law cited at the meeting, the council conducted the hearing consistent with open-meeting procedures for public comment. The council did not discuss specific financial terms of the proposed abatement on the record during the public hearing. Council members did not request further public testimony at the hearing and moved directly to the resolution vote.

Mayor Richards presided over the agenda item and the motion and second were made on the floor; the clerk recorded the outcome as approved. The city indicated the action is an implementation step in the council's economic development process; additional administrative steps are expected before any tax abatement benefits take effect.

City staff did not present a detailed budgetary breakdown or a timetable for project construction during the item. Future council packets or a subsequent meeting could include the abatement agreement text and any conditions tied to job creation or capital investment.

Council members listed future agenda items including joint meetings with local water and drainage districts and other commerce-related matters that may be relevant to the company's local operations.