Votes at a glance: Brookshire council approves generators, raises per diem, adopts no-camping ordinance and other operational items

The Brookshire City Council voted on multiple routine and operational items at its Nov. 6 regular meeting. Below is a concise summary of each formal action the council took, with the motion text or staff description where available and the recorded outcome.

Approve minutes (Item 6) Council approved the minutes of the regular city council meeting held Oct. 16, 2025. Motion language in the record: "I make a motion that we approve the minutes from October 2025." Outcome: approved.

Select contractor to install generators (Item 7) Staff presented three quotes per site and recommended Select Generators for installation at three locations (the disaster recovery center, the annex at 40295 Fifth Street, and the Public Works building). Staff recommended prioritizing the disaster recovery center. Motion language recorded: "motion that we'll approve, select a contractor to install generators at the Public Works and Annex and Disaster Recovery Building utilizing Select Generators as our contractor." Outcome: approved.

Amend employee travel per diem (Item 8) Council voted to increase the daily employee travel per diem from $45 to $65, citing inflation and employee expenses. Motion language recorded: "I make a motion that will amend the per diem amount for employees to travel from $45 a day to $65." Outcome: approved.

Adopt no-camping ordinance (Item 9) Council reviewed a draft no-camping ordinance modeled on other municipalities; staff said it would give police clearer enforcement authority on public property. Motion language recorded: "a motion that we approve with no cap and ordinance 25-741-16" (number referenced in packet). Outcome: approved.

Use Make Brookshire Beautiful Fund for freeway corridor trash pickup (Item 10) Council authorized use of the Make Brookshire Beautiful Fund to select a contractor to collect trash along the Katy Freeway (I-10) corridor and FM 359 to improve the city’s image along primary corridors. Motion language recorded: "I make a motion that we approve the use of the Make Brookshire Beautiful Fund to select the contractor to pick up the trash at the Katy Freeway Corridor." Outcome: approved.

Approve Youth Advisory Council application (Item 11) Council approved the revised Youth Advisory Council (YAC) application for ages 12–18 and noted outreach; staff said six applications had already been received and the deadline was the following day. Motion language recorded: "Make a motion that we approve the Youth Advisory Council application." Outcome: approved.

Adopt policy to manage repetitive public information requests (Item 12) Council adopted a policy allowing the city to treat requesters who exceed 36 staff-hours in a 12-month period as frequent requesters and to charge for staff time on large, repetitive requests. Motion language recorded: "Make a motion to approve orders number 25-742-16." Outcome: approved.

Junk vehicle ordinance (Item 13) Staff reported the proposed junk-vehicle ordinance complies with state law and said staff can handle enforcement without bringing each case to council; council took no additional action on the item. Outcome: no action.

Authorize public auction for surplus property Council authorized staff to hold a public auction for surplus property (FY26 items 1–9, with item 10 removed from the list). Staff said a vendor would photograph items and host the auction. Motion language recorded: "Make a motion for authorization to hold a public auction for surplus property." Outcome: approved.

Executive session The council convened an executive session under the Texas Government Code for legal consultation and personnel matters; on return, staff stated there was no public action resulting from executive session.

Note: Votes were recorded as voice votes with "Aye" recorded for approval on each listed motion; the official minutes should be consulted for roll-call votes or detailed tallies, which were not included in the meeting transcript.