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McGregor council approves Atmos settlement, fee changes and PHI air-ambulance renewal; fills multiple board seats
Summary
At its Sept. 8 meeting the McGregor City Council approved a negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy, adopted changes to the municipal fee schedule, renewed an agreement with PHI Air Medical and confirmed appointments to several local boards and commissions. Council also approved consent minutes and received other routine business.
The McGregor City Council on Sept. 8 approved a negotiated settlement with Atmos Energy’s Mid-Tex division, adopted changes to the city fee schedule, renewed the city’s membership with PHI Air Medical and confirmed a slate of appointments to municipal boards and commissions.
The measures were approved by voice votes or unanimous consent on routine motions; several appointment votes recorded abstentions or a single nay as noted below.
Council business began with approval of the consent agenda, which included minutes from the council’s August 4, August 21 and August 22 meetings. The council then moved to the substantive items on the agenda.
On item 3 the council approved resolution R-14-2025, described in the meeting as a negotiated settlement between the Atmos City Steering Committee (ACSC) and Atmos Energy Corporation, Mid-Tex Division, related to the company’s 2025 rate review mechanism filing. Counsel said the settlement process gives local governments a seat at the table before matters go to the Public Utility Commission. The motion passed on a voice vote.
On item 4 the council approved renewal of the city’s membership/agreement with PHI Air Medical to provide medically necessary emergency air-ambulance services within city limits. A presenter said the program is a prepaid membership that reduces potential air-ambulance costs for residents; the annual membership fee was reported as $18.49 for the coming year. Council members said the city budgeted for the membership in fiscal 2026. The motion to renew carried on a voice vote.
On item 5 the council adopted ordinance O-17-2025 to amend Appendix A (the city fee schedule). City staff presented a redlined summary of the proposed fee schedule changes, noting utility-related fee increases were intended to offset wholesale rate rises and to close budget gaps. The ordinance passed on a voice vote.
The council then considered and confirmed multiple appointments across boards and commissions. Recorded actions included: - Airport Zoning Board: council appointed the mayor to fill McGregor’s representative seat; mayoral recusal was announced prior to the vote. The motion carried on a voice vote. - Building and Standards Commission: Ronald Alvarez and Geronimo Alvaro were appointed. The motion carried with five ayes and one abstention. - Community Services Advisory Board: Renee Flores and Van Smith were appointed (motion carried with five ayes and one abstention). - Economic Development Board: reappointments of Jake Cowan, Kevin Cowan and Brandon Young were approved; that motion carried with one nay recorded. - Historic Commission: Veronica Smith, Ashley Sanchez and George Eggerts were appointed; the motion carried with five ayes and one abstention. - Housing Authority Board: Nancy Stone and Viola Maze were reappointed (motion carried by voice vote). - Planning and Zoning Commission: Steven Duchman and Chris Knox were appointed/reappointed (motion carried by voice vote). - Zoning Board of Adjustment: Danny Benitez was appointed to the vacant seat (motion carried by voice vote).
Several of the appointments included abstentions; where the council recorded counts, those counts are listed above. Most other approvals were decided by voice vote with no individual roll-call recorded in the transcript.
The meeting later recessed into a closed session under the Texas Open Meetings Act to discuss economic development negotiations and returned to open session before adjournment. The council closed by hearing routine announcements from city staff about upcoming city events and planning work funded by a $300,000 grant from the Texas General Land Office for a comprehensive plan effort.
Votes at a glance - Consent minutes (Aug. 4, 21, 22): approved (motion and second; outcome: approved) - Resolution R-14-2025 (Atmos settlement): approved (motion and second; outcome: approved) - PHI Air Medical membership renewal: approved (motion and second; outcome: approved) - Ordinance O-17-2025 (amend fee schedule): approved (motion and second; outcome: approved) - Multiple board/commission appointments: approved (see body for names and recorded tallies)
Ending The council concluded its business after announcing upcoming events (Founders Day, MPO symposium, Wake-Up Wednesday) and local planning work supported by a GLO grant. A closed session on economic development was held during the meeting; no action from that closed session was reported in open session.
