Bandera council approves bank signer change, vacation payout and social media rules; tables pay-adjustment policy

City of Bandera City Council members voted on several administrative measures during a regularly scheduled meeting, approving a change to bank signatories, adopting a vacation payout policy and approving a social-media policy (which the council asked be paired with formal procedures), while tabling a proposed employee compensation-adjustment policy.

The council also approved removal of raised pavement delineators at Main Street and Highway 173 and gave second reading and approval to a $60,000 reimbursement from the Bandera Economic Development Corporation for Cowboy Christmas in the Park.

Why it matters: The bundled administrative votes affect routine operations — who can sign city accounts, how employees are paid out for unused leave, how the city moderates content on its official social channels and what spending the EDC may reimburse for a downtown event. The discussion over the compensation-adjustment policy showed council caution about new ongoing personnel expenses.

The votes - Consent agenda (minutes from December 2024): Motion to approve carried with all members voting in favor. The motion and second were recorded by council members…