Pampa commission adopts budget amendment, mutual-aid resolution and eminent-domain ordinance
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Summary
At its meeting the City of Pampa commission approved a fiscal-year revenue and appropriation amendment, renewed participation in a regional mutual-aid agreement, and adopted an ordinance establishing procedures for eminent-domain acquisition of a going concern. Several routine items and appointments also passed.
The City of Pampa commission met and approved several administrative and policy items, including amendments to the city’s fiscal-year revenues and appropriations, renewal of a regional mutual-aid agreement, and an ordinance establishing a procedure for eminent-domain acquisitions of certain public-service businesses.
The meeting opened with a prayer and the pledges. After brief procedural items, commissioners approved the minutes from the Nov. 10, 2025 regular meeting.
On its second and final reading the commission adopted Ordinance No. 1827, described as amending revenues and appropriations for the fiscal year beginning Oct. 1, 2024, and ending Sept. 30, 2025. The ordinance adds forfeiture funds, authorizes interfund transfers for capital improvements and equipment purchases, and increases appropriations for unbudgeted repairs and equipment. Speaker 4 moved to adopt on second and final reading; the motion was seconded and carried.
The commission also adopted Resolution R25-O28 to reaffirm Pampa’s participation in the Panhandle Regional Mutual Aid Agreement and to designate the mayor as the city’s representative. Speaker 14 summarized the resolution as an update of an existing agreement used to share resources—especially for incidents like wildfires—and explained why keeping the written mutual-aid agreement current matters for reimbursement eligibility from state or federal programs: "FEMA thinks of FEMA as just like a big checkbook," the speaker said, noting that local response is still primary.
Later the commission adopted Ordinance No. 1828 on second and final reading. The ordinance, as read into the record, provides a method for acquiring a going concern that serves the public through eminent domain and establishes the procedure for determining compensation.
Votes at a glance
- Minutes of Nov. 10, 2025 — approved (motion carried). - Ordinance No. 1827 (amend revenues/appropriations for FY 2024–25) — adopted on second and final reading (motion carried). - Resolution R25-O28 (Panhandle Regional Mutual Aid Agreement) — adopted (motion carried). - Ordinance No. 1828 (procedure for eminent-domain acquisition of a going concern) — adopted on second and final reading (motion carried).
What happens next
The commission adjourned at 5:43 p.m. Formal implementation steps for the ordinances follow the city’s standard administrative process; any budgetary changes described in Ordinance 1827 will be reflected in the city’s financial records and future budget planning.
