STATE OF TEXAS             )( )(
                                                                                 COUNTY OF RUNNELS    )( )(
	                CITY OF BALLINGER        )( )(
	
	On this the 19th day of August 2019 the Ballinger City Council met in regular session at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall located at 700 Railroad Avenue with the following members present:

	         Sam Mallory                         Mayor
                    Jason Gore                          Commissioner # 1
                    Richard “Rick” Morrish         Commissioner # 2
	         Bob McDaniel                       Mayor-Pro tem
	         Kristi Goetz      	           Commissioner # 4

	City Staff:

	         Bonita Shields                       City Secretary
	         Tommy Turney, Jr.                City Administrator
	         William “Pat” Chesser           City Attorney
	         Stanley Maresch                   Chief of Police
	     	     	
	Others present- Jeff Smith, Chad Hardy, Lalanie Dohrse, Dustin Kresta, Robert Langston, Steven Gray, Jr., Nancy Blackwell, Landy Cason-Citizens, Jake McAdams- Public Management.

	CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Sam Mallory called the meeting to order at 5:38 p.m.

PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
	Comm. Rick Morrish was asked to lead the group in a word of prayer and the pledge of allegiance.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF MINUTES: 
	Comm. Kristi Goetz made the motion to approve the minutes of the August 5, August 9, and August 14, 2019 meetings, with noted corrections. Second by Comm. Jason Gore and was unanimously approved.

VISITORS:

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT UPON AN ORDER CALLING THE GENERAL ELECTION ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019 TO ELECT PERSONS FOR THE OFFICE OF MAYOR AND CITY COUNCIL MEMBERS, DISTRICT 1 AND DISTRICT 2:
Comm. Bob McDaniel made the motion call the City Officer’s election for
November 5, 2019 to elect a Mayor and person for Single Member District 1- and Single-Member District 2. Second Kristi Goetz and was unanimously approved.

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND ACT UPON APPROVING AN ORDINANCE CALLING A SPECIAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON NOVEMBER 5, 2019 FOR THE PURPOSE OF AMENDING THE CITY’S HOME RULE CHARTER:
Comm. Kristi Goetz made the motion to call a special election to amend
the City’s Home Rule Charter. Second by Comm. Jason Gore and was unanimously approved.

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND AUTHORIZE ACTION TO APPROVE THE WEST CENTRAL TEXAS COUNCIL OF GOVERNMENTS HAZARD MITIGATION PLAN UPDATE:
Comm. Jason Gore made the motion to approve a resolution to approving
the West Central Texas Council of Governments hazard mitigation plan update as presented. Second by Comm. Rick Morrish and was unanimously approved.

	THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND AUTHORIZE ACTION TO AWARD AN APPLICATION PREPARATION AND ADMINISTRATION CONTRACT TO PUBLIC MANAGEMENT, INC. FOR THE
2019 DOWNTOWN REVITALIZATION  PROGRAM GRANT:
	Comm. Jason Gore made the motion to approve and application preparation and administration contract to Public Management, Inc. for the 2019 Downtown Revitalization Program Grant. Second by Comm. Kristi Goetz and was unanimously approved.

	THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND AUTHORIZE ACTION TO AWARD AN APPLICATION PREPARATION AND ENGINEERING SERVICES CONTRACT TO SKG ENGINEERING FOR THE 2019 DOWNTOWN REVITILIZATION  PROGRAM GRANT:
	Comm. Kristi Goetz made the motion to approve the application preparation and engineering contract with SKG Engineering for the 2019 Downtown Revitalization Program Grant. Second by Comm. Jason Gore and was unanimously approved.

CONSIDER APPROVAL OF BUILDING PERMITS:
Comm. Jason Gore made the motion to approve the following building
permit:
Lisa Connelly-  7’x12’x6.25’ storage room Addition. Located at 602 Hamilton Avenue. Lots 1-2, Block 14-Wilke III Addition                                                                   
Second by Comm. Krisiti Goetz and was unanimously approved.

	THE CITY COUNCIL MAY CONSIDER, DISCUSS AND AUTHORIZE ACTION TO APPROVE PROPOSED PRESS RELEASE OF MAYOR, SAM MALLORY:
	It was noted that this line item was should have been removed from the agenda. Sam Mallory had sent the following proposed press release to be published in the Runnels County Register. The City Attorney told City Manager Tommy Turney that this did not require Council approval since anyone on the Council could release a press release without prior Council approval. It was discussed and the Council agreed that any press releases going forward should be approved by the Council as a whole.

PRESS RELEASE
CITY OF BALLINGER
OFFICE OF THE MAYOR
August 16, 2019
To clarify any misunderstandings regarding the results of the City and law enforcement’s investigation into the cashing in of three CDs in September 2015, I wanted to issue a press release to announce those results.  The City of Ballinger concluded its review of the closing of three City owned certificates of deposit that totaled approximately $360,000.00 and has accounted for all the proceeds of the CDs.  The City hired its auditor, Gayla Fullerton, to review City records regarding the CDs and Ms. Fullerton concluded that the proceeds of the CDs were spent on City operations, two loans for a police vehicle and the Community Center.  The CDs were closed in September 2015 with the full knowledge of the City Council at that time.  Mayor Sam Mallory stated: “The City of Ballinger concluded its due diligence review of the CDs and I am pleased to announce that all funds were accounted for and were used in accordance with the approval of the City Council members who were in office at the time.  In addition, it is my understanding that law enforcement concluded its investigation into this matter as well and found no wrongdoing.”
						
Sam Mallory, Mayor 

	HEAR THE CITY ADMINISTRATOR’S BI-WEEKLY REPORT:
	Tommy Turney reported to the Council that all the street names signs that the City has in stock have been put up. He reported that be felt another 250 signs need to be ordered and put up. They also talked about the code enforcement issue and what can be done to get some of the code enforcement issued resolved. The Council discussed what was the next step concerning the playhouse on 8th Street.

HEAR COUNCIL REQUEST FOR FUTURE AGENDA ITEMS:
	 None 

	THE BALLINGER CITY COUNCIL SHALL MEET IN BUDGET WORKSHOP:
	The Council met in budget workshop until 9:13 p.m. They agreed to meet in another budget workshop on Friday, August 23. 2019 at 5:30 p.m. 

	ADJOURN:
	Comm. Kristi Goetz made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 9:14 p.m. Second by Rick Morrish and was unanimously approved.

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		     Sam Mallory
                                                                                      Mayor

ATTEST:
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Bonita F. Shields
City Secretary