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Council approves donations, budget amendment, soccer‑league agreement and 30‑day notice to terminate Patterson Associates
Summary
The council approved consent items including donations from OxyChem and Enbridge, adopted an ordinance amending the FY24‑25 budget to appropriate donations, approved a soccer‑league facility agreement, and voted to give a 30‑day termination notice to Patterson Associates to seek a replacement investment manager.
The Ingleside City Council took several formal actions during the meeting: it approved multiple consent items, accepted donations, amended the fiscal year budget on its first and only reading, approved a facility‑use agreement with the youth soccer league, and authorized a 30‑day termination notice to its investment manager.
Consent: Council voted to approve consent agenda items 9, 12 and 13 (acceptance of a $2,500 donation from OxyChem for Christmas tree‑lighting supplies, a special‑use permit for the Ingleside Fire and Rescue Fall Festival at Live Oak Park, and approval of the Oct. 7 regular meeting minutes). The motion to approve those items passed on roll call with affirmative votes recorded for the listed members (SEG 1375–1447).
Donations and budget amendment: The council accepted a $2,500 donation from Enbridge (Fueling Futures) to support the volunteer fire department’s hose replacement (item 10) and later approved Ordinance No. 2024‑27 (item 11) — a first and only reading to amend the FY24‑25 general fund budget to appropriate donated funds to non‑departmental and the volunteer fire department. Both items carried on roll call (SEG 1448–1537).
Parks agreement: The council approved a facility‑use agreement with the Ingleside Soccer League (Texas Coast Youth Soccer League) for fields at N. Simmons Park after staff described coordination and damage‑control measures; the motion passed on roll call (SEG 1962–2187).
Investments/contract termination: After discussing a management‑letter review and concerns about investment oversight, council voted to provide a 30‑day notice to terminate Patterson Associates (doing business as Patterson Associates / Public Funds Inc.) and directed staff to advertise RFQs to replace the service. Staff said approximately $2.7 million of city funds were administered through the manager and affirmed internal staff are certified to monitor investments during the transition (SEG 2192–2358). The motion to issue 30‑day notice passed on roll call.
Closed session: Council convened a closed session under Texas Government Code §551.071 for attorney consultation on pending litigation (cause number 20CV‑12256) and announced in open session that no action would be taken on that matter (SEG 2359–2384).
Votes at a glance: motions recorded in the transcript show unanimous or majority 'Aye' votes on the listed items when the clerk called the roll; the meeting record shows motions carried for each item referenced above.
