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Council approves reappointment, personnel leave extension and two code amendments
Summary
The council reappointed a member to the North Texas Municipal Water District board, approved a six-month light-duty leave extension for a fire captain, and passed two building-code ordinances correcting high-rise provisions and repealing a renewable-energy requirement.
The Plano City Council approved a set of routine but consequential items during its May meeting, including a board reappointment, an employee leave extension and two ordinances amending the city’s building code.
In open session the council moved to reappoint a member to the North Texas Municipal Water District board; the motion was seconded and approved (the transcript does not clearly record the appointee’s full name). The council then considered a personnel matter: Assistant Chief JF Mob asked the council to extend light-duty leave and benefits for Captain Micel Waters for six months following an on-duty injury more than a year earlier. A council member moved to approve a six-month extension; the motion was seconded and the minutes reflect the motion passed.
On code matters, the council held separate public hearings (no public speakers for either hearing) before acting. The first ordinance was a corrective amendment to Chapter 6 that adds a previously omitted sixth item and three exceptions related to elevator hoistway door protection and roof-occupation provisions for high-rise buildings. Staff described the change as a corrective code amendment to align the adopted code text with required items; the council voted to adopt the correction.
The second ordinance removed a code section that would have required on-site renewable-electric generation for buildings above a threshold (the presentation described technical, design and industry concerns). Staff framed the change as a deletion of the renewable-energy requirement; the council voted to approve the repeal.
All three actions were presented and adopted as routine motions during the meeting; the transcript records motions, seconds and outcomes but does not supply full roll-call tallies for each vote in the public record excerpt provided.
Next steps: for personnel matters, the city retains administrative responsibility to implement the leave extension and benefits; for the ordinances, staff will publish the adopted amendments and ensure code updates are posted according to the city’s publication procedures.
