STATE OF TEXAS             )( )(
                                                                                 COUNTY OF RUNNELS    )( )(
	                CITY OF BALLINGER        )( )(
	
	On this the 5th day of December 2019 the Ballinger City Council met in special called 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
                    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 Manager
	         Absent                                   City Attorney
	         Chad Mercer                          Code Enforcement Officer
	     	     	
	Others present- Ginger Turner, Randy Turner, Steven Gray, Jr., Cheryl Buchannan, Chad Hardy -Citizens.

	CALL TO ORDER:
Mayor Dawni Seymore called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 

PRAYER AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:
	Council Member Richard Morrish lead the group in a word of prayer and the pledge of allegiance.

	THE CITY COUNCIL SHALL MEET IN EXECUTIVE SESSION AS AUTHORIZED BY TEXAS GOVERNMENT SECTION 551.074:
	Council Member Bob McDaniel made the motion to enter into executive session as authorized by Texas Government Code, Section 551.074 at 5:34 p.m. to discuss the following items.
	1.Hiring new personnel for positions of water utility accountant and street maintenance.
	2. City Manager duties and compensation.
Second by Council Member Kristi Goetz and was unanimously approved. 
The Council convened in session until 7:02 p.m. and Council Member Bob McDaniel made the motion to close the executive session. Second by Council Member Jason Gore and was unanimously approved.

	ACTION AS A RESULT OF THE EXECUTIVE SESSION:
1. City Council may approve the hiring of two new employees
 Council Member Bob McDaniel made the motion to hire Blaine Ross as utility clerk and look at hiring one more person. Second by Council Jason Gore and was unanimously approved.

2. City Council may approve the new compensation to be paid to the City Manager.
Council Member Richard Morrish made the motion to approve paying for Tommy Turney’s cost for family health insurance coverage for six months in lieu of salary adjustment. Second by Council Member Bob McDaniel and was unanimously approved.
	
	ADJOURN:
	Council Member Bob McDaniel made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:03 p.m. Second by Council Member Kristi Goetz and was unanimously approved.
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		     Dawni Seymore
                                                                                      Mayor

ATTEST:
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Bonita F. Shields
City Secretary