Argyle council approves series of measures including town administrator pay increase, wastewater audit and zoning change

Argyle Town Council voted on a set of separate items at its Jan. 13 regular meeting, approving an interim pay increase for the town’s interim administrator, authorizing a wastewater billing reconciliation engagement, granting a zoning change for one property, and taking several other administrative and policy actions.

The council unanimously approved an increase in the hourly rate for the interim town administrator, authorizing the mayor to execute the contract discussed in executive session. The council also unanimously adopted Resolution 2025-05 to engage Raftelis Financial Consultants to perform a wastewater billing reconciliation and audit of billing records produced by Argyle Water Supply Corporation, aiming to verify totals and support customer refund payments.

In land-use decisions, the council approved Ordinance 2025-3 to rezone a 1.93-acre tract at 180 Harpole Road West from Lakes of Argyle planned development (PDSF12) to single-family 1-acre residential (SF-1). The council also approved a site plan application (SP-24-13) for a single-family residence at 108 Dallas Street (Old Town) with three variances for roof porch pitch, garage frontage percentage and building size; staff and the planning and zoning commission had recommended approval.

Other council actions taken unanimously included: - Adoption of a policies cleanup: Resolution 2025-03 and Resolution 2025-04 revising the town’s purchasing and fiscal/budgetary policy language to align internal thresholds; - Approval of a professional services agreement proposal for Holtman Design Works (about $14,900) to proceed with phased design services for the town hall renovation project; - Adoption of a useful-life policy for town-owned vehicles and equipment to guide replacement timing and disposal processes; - Acceptance of a $15,000 donation to the Argyle Police Department from a private donor; and - Authorization to direct town legal staff to prepare an ordinance and call a special election to increase the town’s authorized sales-tax levy to 2 percent (administrative steps to place the measure on a future ballot in the special-purpose annex area were authorized).

Council also approved a construction noise/working-hours variance for the AISD middle school site on FM 407 permitting concrete pours as early as 3 a.m. on specified days, with conditions that a masonry buffer wall between the site and the nearest residence be completed before early-morning pours start and that the variance expire four months after that wall is finished. The vote followed staff recommendations and further conditions to require contractor notification and coordination.

Finally, council directed staff to proceed with drafting a professional services agreement, per a proposal from Rommel Company LLC, to provide project and construction management services for the town’s planned community facility project. The council authorized the town attorney to draft the contract for the town administrator’s signature.

Votes were unanimous on all listed items. Where the meeting record identified motions and seconds by speaker turn but not always by name in the transcript, the official minutes and posted ordinances will supply final roll-call text.

Votes at a glance (selected items): - Interim town administrator hourly increase: motion passed unanimously (no roll-call names recorded in public transcript excerpt). - Resolution 2025-05 (Raftelis engagement for wastewater billing reconciliation): approved unanimously. - Ordinance 2025-3 (Rezoning, 180 Harpole Road West): approved unanimously. - Site plan SP-24-13 (108 Dallas Street) with three variances: approved unanimously. - Resolution 2025-03 and Resolution 2025-04 (purchasing/fiscal policy alignment): approved unanimously. - Holtman Design Works design proposal (town hall phases): approved unanimously. - Useful life-cycle policy for town vehicles and equipment: adopted unanimously. - Acceptance of $15,000 donation to Argyle Police Department: accepted unanimously. - AISD FM 407 concrete-pour variance (early work allowed with conditions, 4-month expiry tied to buffer wall completion): approved unanimously. - Authorization to draft ordinance and call special election to increase sales tax levy to 2% for applicable annexed/special purpose area: direction to staff and town attorney approved unanimously. - Rommel Company LLC proposal for project/construction management: proposal approved and town attorney directed to draft a professional services agreement for execution by the town administrator.

The council’s packet and the town’s official minutes will contain ordinance and resolution texts, formal vote tallies, and any legal citations for each action.