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Votes at a glance: Pharr commission approves clerk office, food services department, alley vacation and oil-and-gas drilling amendment
Summary
At its meeting the Pharr City Commission approved several ordinances and administrative items, including creation of a city clerk office, a food services department, vacation of a small alley easement and an amendment to the city's oil-and-gas drilling ordinance; minutes were also approved.
The Pharr City Commission approved multiple ordinances and administrative items during its meeting.
The commission approved an ordinance creating the office of city clerk (second reading) and an ordinance creating a food services department (second reading). Commissioners also approved an ordinance directing the city manager to vacate, abandon and close a 10-foot by 270.29-foot alley easement (0.06 acre / 2,702.9 square feet) located on Lot 14, Block 160, LR Bell Development E in Hidalgo County, Texas. The commission approved an amendment to ordinance number O-2011-39 regulating the drilling of oil and/or gas wells within the city limits (first and final reading).
The commission approved administrative minutes for Aug. 4 and then recessed into executive session in accordance with Texas Government Code sections 551.071 through 551.087. Actions on the listed ordinances were taken by voice vote and recorded in the meeting transcript as passing. Specific recorded roll-call votes by individual commissioners were not provided in the transcript; votes were taken by verbal "Aye" and recorded as passed.
Summary of actions taken: - Ordinance (creation of office of city clerk) — motion moved and seconded; passed by voice vote. - Ordinance (creation of food services department) — motion moved and seconded; passed by voice vote. - Ordinance (vacation/closure of alley easement, 0.06 acre / 2,702.9 sq ft) — motion moved and seconded; passed by voice vote. - Ordinance amendment (O-2011-39, drilling regulation) — first and final reading; motion seconded and passed by voice vote. - Administrative approval of minutes (Aug. 4) — motion moved and seconded; passed.
The meeting transcript records the approvals but does not provide roll-call tallies or the names of individual commissioners who made or seconded the motions in most instances.
