STATE OF TEXAS             )( )(
                                                                                 COUNTY OF RUNNELS    )( )(
	                CITY OF BALLINGER        )( )(

	On this the 18th day of May 2020 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:

	         Dawni Seymore                    Mayor
                    Jeff Smith                             Council Member # 1
                    Richard “Rick” Morrish         Mayor Pro-tem
	         Ryan Lange                          Council Member #3
                    Michael Riley      	           Council Member # 4

	City Staff:

	         Bonita Shields                       City Secretary
	                                                       City Manager
	         William “Pat” Chesser           City Attorney
	         Stanley Maresch                   Chief of Police
	          Chad Mercer			 Code Enforcement
	     	     	
	Others present- Kelly Monse, Steven Gray, Jr., Matt Seymore, Chad Hardy, Bill Hancock, Tony Flores, Jennifer Flores, Elaine Paske, Robert Langston, Justin Amaro, Donnie Parsons- Citizens.

	CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Dawni Seymore called the meeting to order at  5:35 p.m.

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

	COUNCIL REPORTS & REQUEST:
Mayor Seymore told the Council that today is the one-year anniversary of
the tornado that came through Ballinger last year.
Rick Morrish presented the Council with pictures of the 13th Street standpipe
that is being repaired because of the damage that it received during the tornado last year. The three holes in the standpipe have been repaired. The crew spent all day yesterday sandblasting the interior of the standpipe. They cleaned the inside and then sprayed it with zinc to retard rust. They will then set up to power washing the outside of the standpipe and will put zinc on it also to get ready to start painting and are planning to be complete with the project by July 1, 2020.

	CONSENT AGENDA:
	Consider approval of building permits.
	There were no building permits turned in for approval.
	Bahama Bucks would like to set up a snow cone stand in Ballinger. He has a permit from the Texas Department of Health for San Angelo and would like to be allowed to use the same permit for Ballinger. 
	The question was asked if the sales tax from sales in Ballinger would be recorded and paid to Ballinger.
	After discussion, Council Member Ryan Lange made the motion to allow Bahama Bucks to set up a snow cone stand in Ballinger under his State permit for San Angelo. Second by Council Member Michael Riley and was unanimously approved.

	PUBLIC HEARINGS & PUBLIC COMMENTS:
	Kelly Monse- Met with the Council to voice his concerns about the police department  taking on security jobs outside on the city limits of Ballinger and sometimes out of the County. He has a shop located downtown Ballinger and he has a problem with it getting broken into on several occasions. He wanted to know if the Council was aware this and if there was a contract in place and does it list the hours that the officer are required to work and if the City is covered for all liability issues that may occur on these security jobs.
	Elaine Paske- Met with the Council concerning the annual bar-b-que that is set for June 26-27, 2020. She told the Council that the Park Board met last Tuesday and voted to postpone the cook off until later in the fall, depending on what the Governor did today. Governor Abbott did open it up and they feel like it would be okay to have the cook off at the end of June. It will be 100 degrees, in the wide open and people could still wear their masks if the so chose to. Tony Flores suggested to eliminate the corn hole tournaments and washer tournaments to lessen the crowd and just have the cook-off event. Mayor Seymore suggested that the item be put on the next agenda for discussion.

	BUSINESS:
	City Council may discuss, consider, and take action to designate Robin Burgess to figure the no new revenue tax rate and voter’s approval tax rate of the City of Ballinger tax year 2020.
	Council Member Rick Morrish made the motion to designate Robin Burgess to figure the 2020 City tax rates. Second by Council Member Jeff Smith and was unanimously approved.

	Review of Ballinger PD policies and procedures including but not limited to use of city vehicles for off shift private security jobs, scheduling of off shift private security and utilization of cop sync program.
	Council Member Jeff Smith reported to the Council that he requested that this item be placed on the agenda for discussion. Mr. Smith stated that he has had three phone calls from citizens regarding the use of police department vehicle on security jobs outside the city limits. He feels that if the police officers are going to take on off duty security jobs that they should supply their own vehicle and supplies to void any liability issue for the City if an accident were to occur. There were several other citizens at the meeting to voice their concerns on the matter  and the City Attorney told them that the only way that they would be covered is if they were injured during a criminal pursuit. After discussion, Council Member Jeff Smith made the motion to review current police department policy for off duty security jobs and see if there needs to be revisions made. Second by Council Member Michael Riley and was unanimously approved.

	City Council will consider, discuss, and/or take action on an ordinance setting the rates for the Ballinger recycling center.
	City attorney Pat Chesser presented the Council with a revised ordinance with Exhibit A with the following rates to be charged at the recycling center located at 301 S. 7th Street.
	Item                              Price                       Conditions
           Const Material             $ 15.00/cubic yd.
           Furniture                      $   5.00/cubic yd
           Shingles                       $ 35.00/cubic yd.
           Passenger tires            $   5.00/tire                No tires on rims
           Truck tires                    $ 11.15/tire                No tires on rims
           Tractor tires                  $ 33.44/tire                No tires on rims
            Oil                                $   0.25/gallon
            Oil filters                      $  1.00/filter
	After discussion of the ordinance and the proposed rate, Council Member Rick Morrish made the motion to approve the ordinance as presented. Second by Council Member Jeff Smith and was unanimously approved.

	ADJOURN:
	Council Member Michael Riley made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 6:33 p.m. Second by Council Member Ryan Lange and was unanimously approved.
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		     Dawni Seymore
                                                                                      Mayor

ATTEST:
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Bonita F. Shields
City Secretary