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Taylor council approves appointments, contracts and budget amendment in routine Jan. 6 meeting
Summary
The Taylor City Council unanimously approved reappointments and new appointments to the Recreation Commission, authorized a library and downtown authority representative, approved multiple contracts including a $176,754 OpenGov procurement system, and adopted budget amendment 2026-003.
At its Jan. 6 meeting, the Taylor City Council approved a package of routine appointments, procurement actions and a budget amendment.
Councilmember William Patts moved and Dan Wallace supported reappointments of Sheri Engelbrink, Jason Broniak and Ed Warner to the Recreation Commission for one-year terms through Dec. 31, 2026; that motion and a companion motion by Councilmember Christian Armstrong (supported by Chris Clark) to appoint Blaine Honeycutt, Greg Bersano, Dylan DiCicco, Ken Hasty, Cynthia Fell and Aryka Rice to the Recreation Commission also passed unanimously. Councilmember Gerald Thomas moved to designate Patts as the council representative to the Library Board through the end of his term; that motion passed unanimously. Councilmember Christian Armstrong moved, supported by William Patts, to appoint Councilmember Chris Clark as the council representative to the Downtown Development Authority; the motion passed unanimously.
On finance and procurement, the council approved City of Taylor budget amendment 2026-003 (motion by William Patts, supported by Christian Armstrong). The council approved purchasing and contract items including: Abco Truck Equipment for a van outfitting package (not to exceed $7,197) funded through TBA Capital Outlay; International Controls & Equipment for repair and preventive maintenance of Pine and Birch Street security gates (sole source, not to exceed $10,000); a three-year contract with OpenGov, Inc. for an electronic procurement and contract management system (not to exceed $176,754) to be funded through Purchasing Department contractual services; payment to Onix (sole source) for three months of Google Workspace licenses through Oct. 2025 in the amount of $55,369 funded through General Fund IT contractual services; ESRI renewals for GIS licensing in the amount of $62,375 (year three) and GIS server licensing in the amount of $7,087 (year three), funded through the Water and Sewer Departments; and BM Services LLC for Water Department vehicle repair (not to exceed $4,082) funded through the Water Fund and repair and maintenance account. All procurement motions passed unanimously as recorded in the minutes.
Council also approved allowing a presentation by Commissioner Alex Garza. The meeting adjourned at 7:37 p.m.
The minutes record each action as unanimous; specific contract documents, vendor quotes, or detailed budget line-item changes are not reproduced in the minutes and would be available in the city procurement files or full council packet.
