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Council approves multiple rezones, pay changes, contracts and licenses; authorizes up to $350,000 for City Hall renovations
Summary
On Feb. 4 the Enterprise City Council adopted a series of ordinances and resolutions including two rezones, zoning-code cleanup, a $57,000 mayoral salary set to take effect after the November election, a $350,000 grant to the public building authority for City Hall renovations, vendor contracts, equipment purchases and two ABC licenses.
The Enterprise City Council on Feb. 4 approved a package of ordinances, resolutions and administrative actions covering land-use changes, personnel pay-setting, vendor contracts and city purchases.
Why it matters: The actions affect future development patterns, city staffing and near-term spending authorized from city and public-building-authority funds, and clear the way for several budgeted purchases and licensing decisions.
Votes at a glance
- Ordinance 10,725 (Boatwright Companies, LLC rezone): The council held a public hearing on a request to rezone 7.06 acres at 114 South Connor Street from Planned Business District (PBD) to Townhouse Residential (RT). Staff recommended approval. A motion to adopt the ordinance was made and seconded and the motion carried on a voice vote.
- Ordinance 10,725A / O10705A (ST Properties rezone): The council held a public hearing on rezoning 0.5 acres at 1241 Geneva Highway from B1 Business to R4 Mixed Residential. Staff said the request aligns with the long-range plan and the planning commission recommended it unanimously. The council adopted the ordinance on a voice vote.
- Ordinance 10,725B (zoning ordinance amendments): The council adopted amendments described as cleanup items to align zoning language across city codes. The amendments clarify proximity language for establishments near churches, schools or playgrounds, add commercial kitchens as a permitted use in M2 nonresidential zones, and permit gas stations in planned residential districts subject to specific code provisions. The motion to adopt passed on a voice vote.
- Ordinance 12,125 (mayor salary): The council adopted an ordinance setting the mayor's annual salary at $57,000, effective after the November 2025 election. The mayor noted the change will not go into effect until after the next elections; staff said the salary had not been adjusted since 2008. The ordinance was adopted on a voice vote.
- Ordinance 12,125A (hiring procedures): The council adopted procedures for hiring certain department heads and city positions. The motion carried on a voice vote.
- ABC licenses: The council approved retail beer and retail wine licenses for Butcher's Daughter Deli and Market LLC at 208 North Main Street and for Magnolia Gaming LLC at 117 North Main Street after public hearings with no speakers for or against. Both motions carried on voice votes.
- Resolution 20,425 (City Hall funds): The council amended a prior resolution to approve granting up to $350,000 to the Public Building Authority of the City of Enterprise for necessary renovations to City Hall and authorized execution of an amended agreement. The resolution was adopted on a voice vote.
- Resolution 20,425A (department-head salaries) and Resolution 20,425B (employee classification): The council adopted a resolution setting salaries for certain department heads and another resolution amending the employee classification plan to establish a payroll and account specialist position at pay grade 17. Both were adopted on voice votes.
- Contracts and purchases: The council authorized the mayor to execute a fire-alarm monitoring contract with Harris Security Systems Inc. for City Hall at $68.95 per month, subject to city-attorney review. The council approved a budgeted purchase of a 60-gallon Toro sprayer for $19,469.18 from Dowling Truck and Tractor. Both motions carried on voice votes.
- Bids and procurement authorizations: The council authorized the police department to seek bids for FY2025 budgeted vehicles (one 4x4 pickup, two 4x2 pickups and one police pursuit SUV). The council also authorized seeking bids for mitigation services related to the city's blight elimination program (noxious weeds and overgrown vegetation). Both motions carried on voice votes.
- Personnel and administrative matters: The council accepted the resignation of the HR director and authorized the mayor to execute transition documents and begin recruitment for a new HR director. The motion carried on a voice vote.
- E911 board: During a recess into the E911 board meeting, the board approved minutes of Jan. 7, 2025 and approved Accounts Payable A for January 2025 in the amount of $4,741.55.
What council said and next steps: Most actions were routine and approved by voice vote with no roll-call tallies recorded in the meeting transcript. Several items (City Hall renovations, position creation, and equipment purchases) will proceed to contract execution or implementation steps identified by staff; some approvals are explicitly subject to further review (for example, city-attorney review of the Harris Security contract).
