At the Nov. 24 meeting the Groves City Council approved several routine and administrative items by unanimous vote.

The council voted to approve the minutes of the Nov. 10, 2025 meeting. The motion passed with the mayor and councilmembers McAdams, Shalette and Holmes recorded voting 'Aye.'

Land-use approvals: Council approved two replat items. The replat of 7121 (Haven/Haman) Street (legal description: Tract 17A and 17B; 0.6705 acre; portions of Lot 17 and Lot 18 in Block 3, Atlantic Heights No. 2) passed unanimously. The replat of 2927 Ruby Drive (Tract 2A and 2B; 0.8669 acre; parts of Lot 2 and Lot 5) also passed unanimously.

Appointment: The council voted to appoint Councilmember Charles Shalette as ex officio member of the planning and zoning commission; vote recorded as unanimous.

Ordinance: The council adopted Ordinance 2025-22 authorizing settlement of Texas Gas Service Company’s rate filing within the Central service area. A law-firm representative summarized the settlement as reducing the company’s requested revenue increase from $41.1 million to $15.0 million in the filing, lowering the proposed return on equity and eliminating a low-income filing surcharge. The firm recommended adoption; council voted to adopt the ordinance.

Invoices: The council reviewed and approved the Nov. 24 invoice list (11 items totaling $306,101.55), which included generator radiator repair, ARPA-funded wastewater work, sludge disposal, social-media archiving, vehicle leases, SCADA engineering charges, dumpster service, heavy-equipment tires, pump-motor service and a printer for public-safety use.

Procedural notes: Votes on these items were recorded on the transcript as unanimous 'Aye' by the mayor and the three councilmembers present; the record does not show any recorded 'No' votes or abstentions on these items.