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Mesquite council unanimously approves consent agenda and appoints housing board alternate
Summary
The Mesquite City Council approved consent agenda items 1–5 and appointed Tashira Smith Perkin as Alternate No. 1 to the Housing Board for a term ending Dec. 31, 2025. Both actions passed unanimously 7-0.
The Mesquite City Council voted unanimously to approve consent agenda items 1 through 5 and later unanimously appointed Tashira Smith Perkin as Alternate No. 1 to the Housing Board for a term expiring Dec. 31, 2025.
The consent items approved on a single motion included: an RFQ for project management services for renovations of multiple city facilities (item 2); an annual leasing agreement for Satori postal coding software, address printer and inserter and an inbound tracking system (item 3); authorization for the mayor to execute an employment agreement between the city and municipal court Judge Dietra Hill (item 4); and a listed item 5 described in the agenda text as "authorize the city to the mayor to grama city secretary, Sonya Land" (agenda language unclear in transcript; details not specified).
Councilmember Kenny Green moved to approve items 1–5 as presented; Councilmember Tandy Burrows seconded. The motion passed 7-0.
On item 6, council considered an appointment to boards and commissions. Staff had vetted applicant Tashira Smith Perkin, who had participated in a 2024 recruitment project. Councilmember Jeff Casper moved to appoint Perkin to Alternate No. 1 on the Housing Board for a term to expire Dec. 31, 2025; Councilmember Tandy Burrows seconded. The appointment carried unanimously, 7-0.
Votes recorded in the meeting transcript show all seven members voting yes: Kenny Green, Tandy Burrows, Elizabeth Rodriguez Ross, Jeff Casper, Brandon Martin, BW Smith and Daniel Olliman Jr.
The transcript does not provide budget figures, contracting firms, or additional specifics for items 1–5 beyond the brief descriptions in the agenda text.
