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Council approves consent agenda and multiple resolutions; ordinance and grant application pass
Summary
On Nov. 13 Pecos City Council approved the consent agenda and a string of routine resolutions: canvassing election results, rescheduling the Dec. 25 meeting, purchasing WasteQuip trash containers, authorizing appraisal-district property actions, appointing a board member, approving a TWDB wastewater application and passing an amended vendor-fee ordinance.
Pecos City Council approved several routine items on Nov. 13, including acceptance of consent-agenda reports and a series of resolutions and an ordinance.
Key outcomes:
- Resolution 25-11-01R (canvass election results): Council adopted the municipal canvass; staff reported Proposition 1 (reauthorize 3/8% sales/use tax for street maintenance) passed (316–245) and Proposition 2 (council compensation amendment) failed (130–434).
- Resolution to reschedule the Dec. 25 regular meeting to Dec. 18: approved.
- Resolution 25-11-02R: Authorized the city manager to contract with WasteQuip to purchase 103-yard site-load metal trash containers for $91,500. Staff described funding as coming from a Reeves County Precinct 1 allocation and said the city will provide two years of free landfill access and marquee use as part of the exchange.
- Resolution 25-11-05R: Council approved a request related to the Reeves County Appraisal District’s proposed purchase of 320 South Oak Street to relocate its office; the motion carried with one abstention recorded from Councilman Graham.
- Resolution 25-11-06R: Council reappointed Randy to the Reeves County Appraisal District Board of Directors.
- Resolution 25-11-07R: Council authorized application for Texas Water Development Board assistance for wastewater system improvements and to have EHT (the city engineer) prepare the application; staff described potential forgivable-loan and low-interest terms.
- Ordinance 25-10-01 (second reading): The council approved an amendment to the master fee schedule lowering a temporary nonfood vendor fee from $300 to $100 to encourage small businesses.
Votes on most items were taken by voice (‘aye’) and recorded as carried; for a subset staff recorded abstentions or a single named dissent where the transcript indicates one.
