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Jourdanton amends budget to fund Nueces River Authority water reservation; one councilmember votes no
Summary
The City Council amended the FY2025–26 budget to pay the first installment for a short-term potable water reservation contract with the Nueces River Authority; the ordinance passed with one negative vote from Councilmember Katrina Wiatrek.
The Jourdanton City Council on May 4 approved an ordinance amending the FY2025–26 budget to fund the city’s Short-Term Option for the Potable Water Reservation and Diversion Contract with the Nueces River Authority (NRA). Councilmember Pamela Manning moved the ordinance; Councilmember Raul Morales seconded. The council approved the amendment but recorded one negative vote by Councilmember Katrina Wiatrek.
The ordinance authorizes payment of the contract in installments and the council amended Exhibit A to eliminate a deferred second installment. The minutes state the first installment is due by May 6, 2026; the second installment had been scheduled for May 6, 2027 before the amendment removing the deferred payment schedule. Councilmember Manning asked that a representative from the NRA appear at a subsequent meeting to provide an update.
The minutes do not specify the contract dollar amount. The action was recorded as an ordinance amending the fiscal-year budget rather than a standalone appropriation vote; no additional implementation timeline or departmental assignee was recorded in the minutes.
