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Palestine council authorizes city manager to negotiate emergency-use agreement with Meals on Wheels
Summary
The City Council voted to authorize the city manager and emergency management to negotiate a written partnership with Meals on Wheels to add the nonprofit to the city's emergency facility annex; council discussion focused on generators, existing annexes and whether a written contract is necessary.
The Palestine City Council in January 2025 authorized the city manager and the city's emergency management staff to negotiate a written agreement with Meals on Wheels to add the nonprofit's facility to the city's emergency annex and make it available as a staging, feeding and meeting location during declared emergencies.
The action follows extended discussion about the nonprofit's suitability as a location for displaced residents and families, the absence of a generator at the Meals on Wheels facility and the difference between listing a facility in the city's emergency annex and signing a binding contract.
Councilman Connor moved to authorize the city manager and emergency management to pursue a written partnership agreement with Meals on Wheels; Councilmember Kelly Davidson seconded the motion.…
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