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Willis Council approves Worsham Road engineering, animal shelter paving, new texting platform and overtime policy
Summary
The council unanimously approved $97,000 for engineering on the Worsham Road widening, awarded a $119,035 concrete paving contract for the animal control facility, adopted changes to police overtime policy, and approved a Text MyGov agreement to improve resident communication.
Willis City Council on Oct. 21 approved several measures intended to address traffic safety, city facilities and resident communications.
The council voted unanimously to accept Bleyl Engineering’s $97,000 proposal for design, project management and inspection services to widen the narrow creek crossing on Worsham Road and extend the roadway from Kennedy Street to South Campbell Street. Derek Wind of Bleyl told the council the widened roadway would be between 22 and 24 feet depending on the section and that construction costs are estimated at about $700,000 to $750,000.
For the Willis Animal Control facility, LightPoint Engineering reported that TopStar Construction was the only responsive bidder and recommended the concrete paving option as the most durable and cost-effective. Council awarded the concrete paving contract in the amount of $119,035.
Council also approved Personnel Policy 4.5 to allow immediate overtime pay (rather than accruing compensatory time) for police officers to increase visibility and traffic enforcement. City Manager Sheyi Ipaye said staff expect enforcement revenue to offset the overtime costs.
On resident communications, the council approved a service agreement with Text MyGov, an SMS-based platform to allow residents to report issues, make utility inquiries, and receive urgent alerts such as boil-water notices. Ipaye said the platform will “significantly improve communication between the City and residents.”
Other routine actions included appointing Mayor William Brown as the city’s representative to the Houston-Galveston Area Council General Assembly (with Tom Luster as alternate) and casting the City’s vote for Emmanuel Guerrero in the Texas Municipal League Region 14 Director Election. The meeting adjourned at 6:15 p.m.
