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Pharr commission approves procurement ordinance updates, board appointments, grant applications and $105,473 testing contract
Summary
At a regular meeting, the Pharr City Commission approved first-reading procurement ordinance updates, appointed members to local boards, authorized grant applications for hiring and broadband workforce development, and approved a $105,473 contract for construction material testing.
The Pharr City Commission voted to approve a series of routine ordinances, appointments, grant applications and a construction testing contract at its meeting.
The commission adopted two first-reading ordinance amendments updating the city procurement policy manual and the procurement card policy manual. Commissioners also approved resolutions appointing three regular members to the Board of Adjustment and one regular member to the Bridal Board.
The commission authorized the submission of a U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program application to fund five full-time police officers and a grant application to the Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts for the Building Texas Broadband Workforce Grant Program. Council members also authorized the city manager to enter into an agreement with Millennium Engineers Group Inc. for construction material testing services for the commercial vehicle parking lot project in the amount of $105,473.
All of the items were moved, seconded and carried by voice vote with no extended debate recorded on the transcript. Specific mover/second names were not identified in the meeting record provided.
Votes at a glance - Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 0-2024-06 (updating procurement policy manual) — first reading — motion carried by voice vote. - Ordinance amending Ordinance No. 0-2024-07 (updating procurement card policy manual) — first reading — motion carried by voice vote. - Resolution appointing three regular members to the Board of Adjustment (staff recommended Andrés Zúñiga, Carlos Ramírez and Rubén Luna) — motion carried by voice vote. - Resolution appointing one regular member to the Bridal Board (staff recommended Las Cerro Ballas) — motion carried by voice vote. - Resolution authorizing submission of an application to the U.S. Department of Justice COPS Hiring Program to fund five full-time police officers — motion carried by voice vote. - Resolution authorizing submission of a grant application to the Texas Comptroller for the Building Texas Broadband Workforce Grant Program — motion carried by voice vote. - Authorization for city manager to execute an agreement with Millennium Engineers Group Inc., $105,473, for construction material testing services for the commercial vehicle parking lot project — motion carried by voice vote.
Discussion and context There was no substantive debate recorded on the ordinances, appointments, grant applications or the engineering services agreement. The items were considered routine and were handled on single motions or the consent agenda, as reflected in the meeting transcript. The record does not specify individual roll-call tallies; votes were recorded by voice as “aye” and each motion was announced as passing.
Next steps The procurement-related ordinances were approved on first reading and, per the municipal process, will return for additional readings or final adoption as required by the city's ordinance procedures. The grant applications will proceed with submissions to the respective agencies; award decisions are subject to those agencies' review and are not determined by the city commission.
