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Votes at a glance: council actions Oct. 28, 2025

City Council of Gun Barrel City ยท October 29, 2025

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Summary

A summary of formal motions and recorded votes from the Gun Barrel City Council meeting on Oct. 28, 2025, including consent agenda approval, authorization to manage an expiring CD, adoption of the 2025-26 budget and tax rate, and EDC assistance to Soulman's Barbecue.

This is a concise summary of formal actions taken by the Gun Barrel City Council on Oct. 28, 2025. Motion language is taken from the meeting record; vote tallies are the recorded roll-call results.

1) Consent agenda (Item 6a) Motion: "Accept the consent agenda as is" (minutes and EDC August financials). Recorded votes: Burns: yes; Evan: yes; Pickup: yes; Edward: yes; Motion passes.

2) Resolution R-2025-009 (Item 7d) Motion: Authorize the city manager to close an existing bank certificate of deposit account ending in 0859 (expiring 11/17/2025) and open a new CD in accordance with the city's investment policy and applicable law. Recorded votes: Burns: yes; Evan: yes; Jacobs: yes; Henson: yes; Edward: yes; Motion passes.

3) Adoption of FY2025-26 budget (Item 8c) Motion: Adopt the city's budget for fiscal year 2025-26 with amendments to restore employee raises (one-step raises for eligible employees effective 10/01/2025) and to allocate $25,212 from the capital improvement fund for a police administrative vehicle. Recorded votes: Burns: yes; Evans: no; Jacobs: yes; Henson: yes; Edward: yes; Motion passes.

4) Ordinance O-2025-015 (Item 8d) Motion: Adopt ordinance fixing the rate and tax levy for fiscal year 2025-26 at 0. Recorded votes: Edward: yes; Henson: yes; Jacobs: yes; Evan: yes; Burns: yes; Motion passes.

5) Resolution R-2025-008 (Item 9b) Motion: Adopt resolution approving a loan agreement and project by and between the Gun Barrel City Economic Development Corporation and Soulman's Barbecue LLC to provide financial assistance in an amount not to exceed $400,000. Recorded votes: Burns: yes; Evan: yes; Jacobs: yes; Henson: yes; Edward: yes; Motion passes.

6) Executive Session (Item 10a) Purpose: Convene under Texas Local Government Code Sec. 551.074 for personnel matters regarding the city attorney. Outcome: Council reconvened into open session with no action taken.