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Everman council approves 3.5% raise for city manager; manager outlines newsletter changes and county-funded road offer
Summary
After an executive session, the Everman City Council approved a 3.5% salary increase for the city manager and directed the city attorney to amend the manager's contract. The city manager also said the administration will relaunch the city newsletter monthly and reported Tarrant County offered $300,000 to reconstruct Royce C. Brooks Boulevard.
Following an executive session under Texas Government Code §551.074 for personnel matters, the Everman City Council voted to raise the city manager's salary by 3.5%, directed the city attorney to amend the manager's contract, and authorized the mayor to execute the amended contract.
The motion to raise the salary and authorize the contract amendment was made in open session after the executive session and carried by recorded voice vote. Council roll-call on the motion recorded a "No" vote from the representative identified in the transcript as Place 3; the remaining council members and the mayor voted to approve the motion.
During the city manager's report delivered after the executive session, the manager said the city will change the newsletter format to a monthly, story-based product aimed at being more engaging. The manager said submissions (including photos) will be due to "Mindy" by the 25th of each month and that printed copies will be available for residents who request them.
The manager also reported that Tarrant County Commissioner Roger Miles has offered to fund a mill-and-reconstruct project for Royce C. Brooks Boulevard using county dollars, valued at $300,000. The manager said the county-funded reconstruction would be "a free project to the city" and that construction likely would not occur until late 2026. The manager explained the difference between an overlay (a thin asphalt surface layer) and a full reconstruction, saying reconstruction involves milling to the road base, repairing the base and relaying several inches of asphalt.
Council members discussed other street priorities during the report, and the manager said Enon Avenue remains a next-priority city-initiated project; part of Enon Avenue's work may be handled in coordination with Fort Worth's sewer-line project and could be funded in part through the city's Tax Increment Financing (TIF) district. The manager described the county offer for Royce C. Brooks as an unsolicited opportunity the city was not likely to decline.
On personnel matters, the council received notice of a resignation from Burl Hollingsworth from the Community Development Corporation (CDC) board; the manager said the mayor will make CDC and Mayor's Youth Advisory Council appointments at an upcoming council meeting. No formal CDC appointment was made at the Sept. 16 special meeting.
The council adjourned at approximately 6:26 p.m.
