The City of Killeen council approved its consent agenda unanimously on Jan. 6, endorsing several procurement contracts and ordinance amendments the city staff recommended.

The consent package authorized a $155,000 purchase of library books from Ingram Library Services through the Texas Smart Buy cooperative for fiscal 2026. City staff said Ingram offered the highest discounts for the categories most used by the Killeen Public Library and noted library director Diana Frazee’s announced retirement after more than 30 years of service.

The council also cleared multiple engineering and construction items. Airport staff recommended awarding a $168,750 contract to RNL Global Inc. to demolish the original airline terminal at Skylark Field, citing the building’s advanced age and a 2016 master plan calling for demolition to make way for aviation development. Public works presented a letter of agreement not to exceed $161,688 with Rice Inspection Inc. to provide construction inspection for Lift Station No. 6, needed because of specialized electrical, pump and SCADA work. A professional services agreement with Garber LLC for $151,908 was approved to design a reuse-water pipeline to supplement irrigation at the Rosa Hartfitt Community Center and nearby dog park.

Staff also read into the record several ordinance items slated for the consent agenda, including amendments to itinerant-vendor rules, consolidating parade and assembly permitting into an updated special-events ordinance, and solid-waste code updates governing container placement, premium commercial service fees and mattress/box-spring disposal. Public works said the solid-waste changes include a $10 container-relocation fee, a $75 commercial premium service fee and a $20 mattress/box-spring charge for non-residential customers.

Public safety items were part of the package: the police department sought council authorization to apply for a grant (no match) to fund up to 50 bullet-resistant vehicle glass installations (application amount $467,000). Fire department requests—described during the meeting and included in the consent materials—covered replacement turnout gear, inspection/cleaning contracts, and purchases of self-contained breathing apparatus (SCBA) systems and a mobile air compressor trailer; those items were included for approval as budgeted purchases.

Councilmember Alvarez moved to approve the consent agenda and Councilmember Segarra seconded; the mayor announced the motion carried 7–0.

The council’s consent action bundled authorization and direction for staff to execute the listed agreements and ordinance updates; individual contract awards and ordinance adoptions will appear in the official minutes and final ordinance texts recorded by the city secretary.