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Votes at a glance: White House City Council, Jan. 28, 2025
Summary
Summary of formal actions taken Jan. 28, 2025 by the City of White House City Council, including appointments, approval of a municipal maintenance agreement with TxDOT, tabling of the IT interlocal with Tyler, and approval of a city staff member as adjunct instructor following executive session.
The City of White House City Council took the following formal actions at its Jan. 28, 2025 meeting. Where the transcript did not record individual roll‑call tallies, outcomes are reported as stated in the meeting record.
- Approval of consent agenda (minutes from Dec. 17, 2024): The council approved the consent agenda and accepted the minutes as presented; motion and second recorded and the motion carried by voice vote.
- Appointments: The council appointed Miles McCreary to an unexpired term on the Planning and Zoning Commission and appointed members to the 2025 Charter Review Commission: Camry Tharpe, Francell Burns, Cassie Hollinshhead, Jonathan Bush and a White House ISD representative, Dr. Casey Whittle. The motion was made, seconded and carried by voice vote.
- Municipal maintenance agreement with the Texas Department of Transportation (TxDOT): Council approved an updated municipal maintenance agreement clarifying responsibilities for roadways, rights‑of‑way and stormwater along TxDOT roadways, with council members noting the agreement provides additional clarity on stormwater maintenance responsibilities. Motion passed by voice vote.
- Interlocal agreement for computer support services with the City of Tyler: Consideration was tabled pending additional CPI and vendor‑cost documentation; staff will return with information at the February meeting.
- Amendment to City Council rules of procedure regarding public forum: Council voted to move the proposed amendment forward for a required second reading and final consideration at the next meeting (the amendment would remove the recurring standalone public forum item from future agendas; state law requiring public comment on agenda items will remain in effect). Motion carried to move the item forward.
- Executive session outcome (personnel): Following executive session under Texas Government Code § 551.074, the council approved Leslie Black to take a position as an adjunct instructor; the motion passed by voice vote.
Where specific vote counts were not recorded in the public transcript, the council resolved items by voice vote. Items requiring further action (the tabled interlocal agreement, the public‑forum amendment) were continued to future agendas.
