Votes at a glance: Everman council approves ordinances, resolutions and appointments on Feb. 11

The Everman City Council took a series of formal actions Feb. 11. The items below summarize motions, roll-call outcomes and key details recorded in the meeting transcript.

Focus North Texas conference attendance - Motion: Authorize the mayor and the planning-and-zoning president to attend the Focus North Texas 2025 conference on Feb. 21, 2025, at the Galleria in Dallas. City staff noted prior training conflicts for the city manager. - Vote: Motion carried. Recorded roll call indicates Councilmember Places 1–5 voted "Aye"; the Mayor abstained. - Notes: Approval required under council rules for non-TML/attorney training.

Audio-visual modular furniture purchase - Motion: Approve acquisition of collapsible audiovisual modular tables from standsandmounts.com for up to $8,705 for council/board meetings. - Vote: Motion carried on roll call (ayes recorded for Place 1–5 and Mayor). - Notes: Funding to come from existing minor equipment allocations in the council and civic center budgets; chairs not included.

Ordinance No. 826 — Animals and animal control regulations (chap. 3) - Motion: Approve ordinance repealing and replacing Chapter 3 (animals and animal control regulations). - Vote: Motion carried by roll call (ayes recorded); ordinance passed.

Ordinance No. 827 — Municipal animal services fees (appendix A fee schedule) - Motion: Approve ordinance adding municipal animal services fees to the fee schedule. - Vote: Motion carried by roll call (ayes recorded); ordinance passed.

Ordinance No. 828 — Call special election for proposed charter amendments - Motion: Approve Ordinance No. 828 ordering a May 3, 2025 special municipal election to submit five proposed charter amendments to voters; to be conducted jointly with Tarrant County and in accordance with joint-election agreements. - Vote: Motion carried by roll call (ayes recorded); ordinance approved. - Notes: Council packet included full proposed charter language. Staff to execute joint-election agreement with Tarrant County and publish required notices.

Ordinance No. 829 — Call election to reauthorize street-maintenance sales tax - Motion: Approve Ordinance No. 829 ordering a May 3, 2025 special municipal election to reauthorize a 0.5% local sales-and-use tax for street maintenance (four-year term if reauthorized). - Vote: Motion carried by roll call (ayes recorded); ordinance approved. - Notes: Staff described the tax as restricted for street maintenance and estimated typical annual revenue around $100,000; election to be held jointly with Tarrant County.

Resolution 2025-02-01 — Interlocal agreement with Everman Independent School District - Motion: Approve resolution authorizing an interlocal agreement with the school district for school resource officer positions funded by the district. - Vote: Motion carried by roll call (ayes recorded); resolution approved. - Notes: Agreement funds eight school resource-officer positions; the police department has a total of 25 positions across divisions.

Resolution 2025-02-02 — Participation in steering committee for Encore Electric delivery matters - Motion: Approve continued participation and authorize payment of $0.11 per capita to the steering committee to fund regulatory/legal activities related to Encore Electric Delivery Company, LLC. - Vote: Motion carried by roll call (ayes recorded); resolution approved.

Resolution 2025-02-03 — Everman Police Department as TCOLE training provider - Motion: Approve contract between Everman Police Department and the Texas Commission on Law Enforcement to serve as a training provider. - Vote: Motion carried by roll call (ayes recorded); resolution approved.

Appointment — Senior Citizens Advisory Board - Motion: Appoint Peggy Mackey to the Senior Citizens Advisory Board with an expiration date of Nov. 1, 2027. - Vote: Motion carried by roll call (ayes recorded); appointment approved.

Across the itemized votes the transcript records a pattern of roll-call voting with Place 1–5 and the Mayor recorded individually; on the conference attendance item the Mayor registered an abstention. Where the transcript records only “Aye” on roll call, this summary records the outcome the council recorded in open session. For details and the full ordinance and resolution language, consult the council packet and the city secretary’s posted records.