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Votes and actions: Howe City Council special session, Sept. 23, 2025
Summary
At the Sept. 23 special session the Howe City Council approved an interlocal agreement with Grayson County for fire and EMS funding, adopted Resolution 2025-0012 updating the MOU with Howe ISD, and passed Ordinance 833a amending the BVRT 2 LLC franchise; all motions passed as announced.
The Howe City Council took the following formal actions during its Sept. 23, 2025, special session:
- Interlocal cooperation agreement with Grayson County for fire and ambulance services: Motion to approve was made, seconded, and the council announced the motion passed. City staff said the county previously provided about $42,000 per year for fire and has increased its contribution to include EMS.
- Resolution 2025-0012 (MOU with Howe ISD regarding police cooperation): The council approved the resolution to amend the memorandum of understanding between the City of Howe and Howe Independent School District to update names and formalize cooperation between the Howe Police Department and the ISD police department. Staff stated both police chiefs supported the update.
- Ordinance 833a (amendment to franchise with BVRT 2 LLC): The council opened a public hearing, received no public comments, closed the hearing, and voted to adopt Ordinance 833a amending Ordinance 833 and the franchise terms with BVRT 2 LLC.
Each item was moved, seconded, and the council verbally recorded that the motions passed; the transcript does not include individual roll-call votes or explicit tallies.
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