Council approves consent agenda, reappoints municipal court judge and health authority member in unanimous votes

The Mineral Wells City Council voted unanimously on several routine personnel and procedural items during its April 2025 meeting.

A motion to approve the consent agenda passed 6–0. The council did not identify individual consent items during the public portion of the meeting; the ordinance/resolution numbers and item specifics were not specified on the record during the roll call.

On item 6 the council considered a resolution to reappoint Carrie Walden as municipal court judge for a two‑year term retroactive to April 1, 2025. A council member moved to approve a resolution reappointing Carrie Walden as municipal court judge for the period of 04/01/2025 to 03/31/2027; a second followed and the council recorded unanimous ayes. Council members who recorded votes included Rusher, Reagan Johnson (mayor), Mitchell, Mayor Pro Tem Beth Watson, Rankin and one additional council member; the tally was recorded as 6–0 in favor.

Following an executive session conducted under the Texas Government Code, a motion to reappoint Dr. Alice Ramsey to the Mineral Wells Health Authority passed 6–0. The council moved, seconded and recorded unanimous ayes; no conditions or dissent were recorded on the public roll call.

The council listed the executive session authorities on the public record at the start of the closed meeting, citing Texas Government Code sections 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and 551.074 (personnel matters) as reasons for the closed deliberations. City staff said the municipal court reappointment was being corrected on the record because the incumbent’s term had expired March 31 and staff needed the reappointment retroactive to April 1 so the judge could sign outstanding warrants.

All votes taken during the open session were unanimous as recorded by the city.