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Council approves consent agenda, adds civilian investigator to pay schedule; several ordinances pass on second readings
Summary
The Fair Oaks Ranch City Council on Feb. 6 approved several consent-agenda items, including two second-reading ordinances reducing speed limits and updating the drought contingency plan, and approved a separate resolution adding a civilian investigator job title to the 2024–25 pay schedule.
The Fair Oaks Ranch City Council on Feb. 6 approved multiple routine items on its consent agenda and passed a separate resolution to add a civilian investigator job title to the fiscal year 2024–25 pay schedule.
Items approved on the consent agenda (voice vote): the minutes of the Jan. 16, 2025 regular meeting; first reading of an ordinance establishing yield signs in Sutterfield Estates (Chapter 12, traffic and vehicles, section 12.0.002); second reading of an ordinance reducing the prima facie speed limit on Noble Ark Drive and Calcutta Drive to 20 miles per hour (Chapter 12.01.0.003); second reading of an ordinance amending Chapter 13 (utilities), division and Drought Contingency Plan to add a fourth drought stage and amending Appendix A Fee Schedule, Article A9, to include fourth-stage drought surcharge rates; and a resolution ordering a general election on May 3, 2025, for council places 3, 4 and 5 and authorizing joint election procedures and related documents.
In separate consideration, the council approved a resolution amending Resolution 2024‑50 to add the job title of civilian investigator to the FY 2024–25 pay schedule. City staff explained the change will convert two vacant officer positions assigned to the criminal investigations division (CID) into civilian investigator positions under the supervision of the CID sergeant; staff said the change will not increase the overall budgeted position count and is expected to be budget-neutral or slightly reduce personnel costs. Chief Smith and the assistant city manager confirmed the department had used civilians temporarily to address investigative needs and that recruitment for a permanent civilian investigator was underway.
All motions on the record were approved by the council. The council declared a quorum at the start of the meeting (five members present). No roll-call vote tallies identifying individual yes/no votes were read into the public record; outcomes were announced as approved.
The council also placed a nonvoting workshop discussion on the EMS interlocal agreement on the agenda for more detailed negotiation (see separate coverage).
