At its meeting, the Sweetwater City Council took the following formal actions by motion and voice vote (no roll-call tallies were read into the record):

- Approved minutes for the June 10, 2025 meeting (motion and second; voice vote: ayes).

- Reappointed Gil Cherry, Larry Ludlam, Jeff Stein and Jason Reeves and appointed Reese Vonnegut as a regular member, and Mike Norlet and Terry Bennett as new alternates to the Planning and Zoning Commission (motion approved by voice vote).

- Approved curative documents and a quitclaim deed related to Green State property at Lot 456, Block 77 (Highland edition), address 1109 West Colorado Avenue; staff presented the title-company documents and council approved them by voice vote.

- Reappointed Terry Bennett, Mike Marlett, Keith Brock, Gil Cherry, Doug Alexander and Scott Morgan and appointed Ronnie Hatfield as a new alternate to serve on the Board of Adjustment (motion approved by voice vote).

- Opened and closed a public hearing and approved an ordinance vacating a portion of undeveloped street right-of-way between Lots 7 and 8 of the Sweetwater Industrial Park addition (ordinance approved by voice vote; read into the record).

- Accepted the quarterly investment report for the quarter ending June 30, 2025 (motion approved by voice vote).

- Received and opened insurance proposals for health, dental and vision benefits for FY 2025-26; staff stated proposals will be evaluated with the broker of record (no award recorded at the meeting).

- Adopted orders declaring the structures at 114 West Broadway Avenue and 107 Robert Lee Street dilapidated or unfit for human habitation and ordered repair, rehabilitation or demolition within 35 days of the orders (see separate article for details).

- Adopted a resolution suspending the July 31, 2025 effective date of Encore Electric Delivery Company's requested rate change to permit the city time to study the request and to cooperate with a steering committee of cities to hire legal and consulting services, negotiate with the company and direct necessary litigation and appeals (resolution approved by voice vote).

- Amended Section 18-47 of the city code to allow freight and portable storage containers as accessory structures in zoning districts F, G, H and I if they are visually screened (minimum 6 feet and taller than the container), painted to match the primary structure, located to the rear or side of the primary building, and not located in required parking spaces (ordinance amendment approved by voice vote).

- Entered closed session under Texas Government Code Section 551.071 (consultation with attorney) and Section 551.087 (economic incentives) to discuss legal matters and economic incentives; council voted to enter closed session by motion.

Details on each item (motions and outcomes) were read into the public record where required; the meeting transcript shows motions and seconds followed by voice votes for the listed items.

For items that generated separate discussion or hearing requirements (the zoning presentation, the dilapidation orders, the Encore resolution and the containers ordinance), the council either held a public hearing or requested staff follow-up as noted elsewhere in the meeting record.