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Council approves personnel and capital ordinances, confirms new city attorney and several permits
Summary
The council adopted Ordinance 4260 (personnel-rule changes) and Ordinance 4261 (tractor purchase), accepted the outgoing city attorney’s resignation and appointed Allan V. Davis and Associates as the city attorney, approved multiple special-event permits and a pool-management agreement, and adopted a resolution supporting a DOTD TAP grant for Kennedy Heights sidewalks.
Gonzalez City Council used its regular meeting to finalize several routine and substantive items, including personnel-policy changes, capital spending, a legal appointment and a range of permits and contracts.
The council adopted Ordinance 4260, which amends Chapter 2 (personnel rules) to change how unused vacation balances are handled so that unused vacation can continue to accrue and be applied toward retirement rather than being transferred into a major-medical account. City staff and legal counsel explained the change is designed to incentivize employees to manage leave and that it would not create additional cash payouts for the city.
Council also approved Ordinance 4261, updating the 2024–2025 capital outlay budget to provide for a tractor with a boom attachment for the Streets and Drainage Department.
In other actions, the sitting city attorney from the Percy Law Firm announced his resignation and recommended Allan V. Davis and Associates as the replacement. The mayor and council moved to approve the mayor’s recommendation and the appointment passed. The outgoing attorney said he and his firm had represented the city for decades and that "we've enjoyed every minute of it" before formally resigning.
Council approved a pool-management agreement (noting the current contract runs through 2028 and the amended terms shift chemical supply responsibilities to the contractor), special-event permits for an MPS Riders event at Buffalo Wild Wings (June 14) and a grand-opening event for OnPath Federal Credit Union (June 21), and accepted a citizen petition requesting speed bumps on North Janice.
Council also tabled revisions to the building-permit fee schedule to allow staff to rework fee language. Finally, the council adopted a resolution supporting a DOTD Transportation Alternatives Program grant application to fund sidewalks in Kennedy Heights and announced a June 9 public hearing on the 2025 property tax millage rates.
The meeting concluded after department reports from DPW and engineering staff and a motion to adjourn.
