Council actions at a glance: consent agenda, TWDB notice, school‑zone changes, appointments tabled, manager raise

The Cleveland City Council took several formal actions at its meeting.

- Consent agenda: Council approved the consent agenda (motion carried 4–0).

- Municipal sports park: Council tabled further action on the municipal sports park / Active Net agenda item and requested staff return Dec. 9 with an interim contract to preserve the current season.

- Liberty County appraisal board ballot: Council tabled casting the city’s ballot until Dec. 9 to allow staff to gather candidate biographies and permit informed voting.

- TIRZ appointments: Appointments to TIRZ/TIRZ boards were tabled to December to allow more applications and to review potential conflicts.

- Texas Water Development Board notice: Council adopted a resolution to publish notice of intent to issue combination tax and surplus revenue certificates of obligation in connection with receipt of financial assistance from the Texas Water Development Board (approximate grant cited by staff: $14,000,000 with a local match of $1,600,000). The notice publication was approved; final bond documentation will return in January.

- School‑zone time changes: Council approved school‑zone sign/time updates for multiple Cleveland ISD campuses (motion carried 4–0); staff will coordinate with TxDOT where state highways are involved.

- City manager compensation: After an executive session, council approved a 10% raise for the city manager with an additional evaluation in six months; motion carried 4–0.

All formal votes recorded at the meeting matched the roll call counts announced by the mayor and appear in the minutes.