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Winnsboro council approves budget amendment, board appointments and downtown contract; declines appraisal-district nominations
Summary
At its Nov. 13 meeting, Winnsboro City Council approved consent items, reappointed and appointed members to the Farmer’s Market and EDC boards, passed an ordinance amending the FY2025/26 budget including a $585,056.10 library remodel line, and approved a management contract for the Texas CDBG Main Street program. Council voted to cast no nominations for the county appraisal board.
The Winnsboro City Council on Nov. 13 approved a set of routine and action items including a budget amendment, appointments and a downtown revitalization contract.
On a voice vote, the council approved the consent agenda (minutes, financials and staff reports) with no public comment recorded. The council then reappointed Troy Howard, Chris Miller, Andy Miller, Jeremy Bell and Ruth Townsend to the Winnsboro Farmer’s Market Board and appointed Leah Leach as the new board member for place 1. Andy Miller, the Farmer’s Market manager, spoke in support of the reappointments: "I am full support of local farmers, so y'all did awesome," Miller said.
The council passed ordinance No. 1092-2025 to amend the FY2025/26 budget and reallocate $585,056.10 for end-of-year adjustments, including a library remodel line. The motion to approve the ordinance was moved and seconded and carried by voice vote. The motion language in the record said the money would be rebudgeted from (transcript language) "cousin trust revenues and capital improvement expenses." The transcript does not provide additional documentary detail for that funding source.
Council approved a contract with Taylor and Associates to provide management services under the Texas CDBG Main Street downtown revitalization program. A council member moved to approve the contract and the motion passed by voice vote.
Council considered a request from Sweptco for an extension. The request was described in the agenda as a 90-day extension; council approved a motion to grant an extension, but the transcript contains inconsistent references to the number of days (the record later references "9 days"). The council vote approved an extension; the precise length of the approved extension is unclear from the meeting record.
The council appointed CJ Thatcher to the City EDC board (place 1), term expiring October 2027. Finally, when presented with the city’s 51 available votes for Franklin County Appraisal District board elections, the council voted to cast no votes.
All action items in this meeting passed on voice votes; individual roll-call tallies were not recorded in the transcript. The council announced its next regular meeting for Dec. 8, 2025, at 5:30 p.m. and adjourned at 5:58 p.m.
