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

	On this 12th the day of March 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
	         Kristi Goetz      	           Council Member # 4

	City Staff:

	         Bonita Shields                       City Secretary
	         Absent                                   Interim City Administrator
	         Absent                                   City Attorney
	         Stanley Maresch                   Chief of Police
	          Chad Mercer			 Code Enforcement
	     	     	
	Others present: Joyce Waterfill, Steve Gray, Jr. Linda Maynard, Ginger Turner, Joe V. Lopez, Andrea Mares, Eloise Hall, D.D. Nelson, T.D. Nelson, Sue Yancy, B. Yancy, Chris Sargent, Allen Cole, Mike Riley, Suzanne L. Riley, Rachelle Williams Sanchez, Shelby Sanchez, Chad McDuffee, Elaine Paske, Stephanie Kresta, Carol Stokes, Christi Langston, Robert Langston, Alex Kvapil, Bill Hancock, Belinda Castillo, Jason Goetz, Donnie Parsons-Citizens. 

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

	PUBLIC HEARINGS & PUBLIC COMMENTS:
	Mayor Dawni Seymore gave a presentation to the Council and the residents present at the meeting. She stated that as the City Council we have had some trouble and we have made some mistakes, but we are for the betterment of the community and all the Council agreed. The community is important to us and we care about the whole community. If the community were not important, we would not sit on the Council and subject ourselves to the verbal assaults and negative comments that have been on social media. She challenged everyone that has written something about the Council to go back and read the things that they have written and ask themselves does this sound like someone that really cares for their community and feel that the statement is for the betterment of Ballinger. The Council must make hard decisions at times and not everyone is going to be happy with our decision, but we make them with the information that they have at the time. She asked that we become a true community and have a true community spirit and come together for Ballinger. She believes that some of you are passionate and she appreciates that, but to be on the other end that is not subdue civ to getting the work done. To what end will you continue with the verbal insults  and comments. She has people from out of state call her to ask what is going on in Ballinger and that is very embarrassing. We already have a black eye and are trying to recover from it. We will continue to make mistakes because we are human, but we do everything with our hearts and the wisdom that God has given us. She asked the community to come together and work with the Council to make this the best community that it can be.

	BUSINESS
           4.1 City Council may discuss consider and/or take action to appoint new Council member to fill the vacant seat due to resignation of Kristi Goetz.
Council Member Rick Morrish made the motion to appoint Michael Riley to fill the Council Member seat three until the November 2020 election. Second by Council Member Ryan Lange  and was unanimously approved.

	4.2 City Council may discuss, consider, and approve advertising for City Manager position.
	Council Member Rick Morrish made the motion to advertise for a City Manager. Second by Council Member Ryan Lange and was unanimously approved.

	4.3 City Council may discuss, consider, and authorize appointment of an interim City Manager.
Council Member Jeff Smith made the motion to table any action to appointing an interim City Manager until the next meeting. The motion dies for lack of a second.
Council Member Ryan Lange  made the motion to adhere to the previous motion and appoint Dawni Seymore as the interim City Manager until a permanent Manager is hired. The motion dies for lack of a second. 
		
	ADJOURN:
	Council Member Rick Morrish made the motion to adjourn the meeting at 7:10 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