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Votes at a glance: Snyder City Council actions include fire-code update, judge appointment, facade grants, NIMS adoption, grant resolution and property purchase
Summary
A roundup of formal votes at the Snyder City Council meeting: council adopted a new fire prevention code ordinance, appointed a temporary municipal judge, approved multiple façade grants, adopted the NIMS framework, authorized a CDBG grant resolution and approved a real property purchase, among other consent items.
The Snyder City Council took a series of formal votes at its March meeting. Below is a concise summary of each action recorded on the meeting agenda and the result as announced in the meeting.
- Adoption on second reading, Ordinance No. 2146: Repeal and replace Article 5.44 (Fire Prevention Code) of the Snyder City Code of Ordinances; adopt the 2021 edition of the International Fire Code with local amendments. Outcome: adopted on second reading (vote announced as unanimous).
- Adoption on second reading, Ordinance No. 2147: Appointment of Andrea Edmundenis (transcript spelling as read) as temporary municipal court judge, to serve until a permanent judge is found. Outcome: adopted on second reading (vote announced as unanimous).
- Approval of application for electronic sign permit submitted by Ty Jones, Choice Dynamic Media LP (conditioned on TxDOT approval). Outcome: approved (motion and second; mayor announced unanimous consent). (See separate article for full discussion.)
- Approval of Snyder Chamber of Commerce budget for 01/01/2025–09/30/2025 for hotel occupancy tax funds. Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- City contribution of $10,000 to the Snyder Chamber of Commerce for Fourth of July fireworks (vendor: Rich Fire LLC). Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Approval of Chapter 3.80 façade grant performance agreements: White Buffalo Rentals LLC; two agreements with Carson Matthews dba Carson Matthews Rental Properties (Carson Matthews abstained on the motion); and RSJ Properties LLC (later motion approved). Outcome: all listed façade grant agreements approved; Carson Matthews abstained on votes where noted.
- Consent agenda: multiple items and renderings listed in packet were approved as recommended by the scoring committee; council approved the consent agenda by motion and second (vote announced unanimous).
- Adoption of the Scurry County/NIMS Coordinating Framework (National Incident Management System framework) to align training and federal funding eligibility. Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Approval of Resolution R250310 authorizing submission of a Texas Community Development Block Grant (CDBG) application to the Texas Department of Agriculture for the Downtown Revitalization Program (phase 1 due April 3; if awarded, phase 2 up to $1 million with $50,000 match). Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Monthly financial report for January: Council approved the monthly financial report showing revenues of $3,390,000, expenditures of $3,680,000 and a general fund deficit reported of approximately $285,536; property tax collections were reported at 83% of budget. Outcome: approved (unanimous).
- Approval following executive session: purchase of real property described in the meeting (recorded in the transcript as the property located at 91220 Fifth Street earlier in the agenda and referenced later in the motion as 191220 Fifth Street). The council motion to approve purchase and authorize the mayor to sign the agreement was made, seconded and approved; the mayor was authorized to sign. Outcome: approved (unanimous as announced).
