Votes at a glance: Jan. 21 Borger City Council meeting

The Borger City Council took several routine and actionable votes on Jan. 21. Key outcomes recorded in the meeting transcript follow.

• Consent agenda (items 6–8): Council approved the consent agenda as presented. The transcript records a motion and a second; the chair announced, “All in favor,” and the items passed.

• Election order and resolution (item 9): The council approved a set of documents to call a regular general city election to be conducted on May 3, 2025, including a resolution and a joint election order with the Borger Independent School District and the Hutchinson County Hospital District. The transcript records the motion and passage; the resolution number referenced in discussion included “R-002-25” though a later motion invocation referenced a different resolution number; the transcript does not include a roll-call vote naming each member.

• Hazard mitigation grant application (item 10): The council approved Resolution R-001-25 authorizing submission of a Hazard Mitigation Grant Program application to the Texas Division of Emergency Management for the Third Street Culvert project. Staff said the project’s estimated cost rose to about $1,400,000 and that the grant would fund up to 75% if awarded.

• Memorandum of Understanding — Texas Public Works Response Team (item 11): The council approved the memorandum of understanding with the Texas A&M Engineering Extension Service permitting qualified public-works and utilities employees to deploy with the Texas Public Works Response Team; the mayor was authorized to execute the agreement.

• Adjournment (item 12): The meeting was adjourned after a motion and second.

The meeting transcript shows motions and seconds for the items above and the chair’s announcements that motions passed; it does not record a roll-call vote tally for each named council member in the transcript segments.