Brownfield public meetings in 2022
4 substantive meetings from 2022, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
City Council
City Council appointed interim leaders for the police, fire, and parks and recreation departments. The council also approved funding for the Terry County Heritage Museum and a softball tournament. No action was taken on a proposed moratorium for distributed generation.
- Approved appointment of Rene Siller (interim Police Chief), Brit Shaw (interim Fire Chief), and Stephen Martinez (interim Parks and Recreation Director) (5-0)
- Approved $5,000 in funding for Terry County Heritage Museum from Hotel-Motel Occupancy Tax Revenue Fund (5-0)
- Approved $1,500 for the 2nd Annual Turkey Trot Softball Tournament (5-0)
- Approved December 1, 2022 meeting minutes (5-0)
- Approved quarterly report from Building Official for July 1 to September 30, 2022 (5-0)
- Approved quarterly report from Parks and Recreation Director for July 1 to September 30, 2022 (5-0)
- Tabled moratorium on distributed generation permitting pending a drafted ordinance
City Council
The City Council approved a zoning change to allow a business at 215 East Ripley Street and appointed a new Municipal Court Judge. The Council also adopted the annual investment policy and approved quarterly reports from the Fire Chief and Municipal Court. A proposed amendment regarding distributed generation was tabled for a January worksession.
- Appointed David L. Cox as Municipal Court Judge (7-0)
- Approved zoning change for 215 East Ripley Street from R-2 to C-2 (7-0)
- Approved Fire Chief quarterly report for July 1-Sept 30, 2022 (7-0)
- Approved Municipal Court quarterly report for July 1-Sept 30, 2022 (7-0)
- Adopted Resolution No. 20221201 investment policy (7-0)
- Approved November 17, 2022 meeting minutes (7-0)
- Tabled distributed generation ordinance amendment for January worksession
City Council
The City Council approved a $65,000 industrial development incentive for EJM Construction and amended the budget for an ambulance purchase. The Council also accepted the resignation of Police Chief Tony Serbantez and appointed David Cox as the Municipal Court Judge.
- Approved $65,000 industrial development incentive to EJM Construction (7-0)
- Approved Resolution No. 20221117 for the city's share of an ambulance purchase (6-0, 1 abstention)
- Appointed David Cox as Municipal Court Judge (7-0)
- Accepted resignation of Police Chief Tony Serbantez (7-0)
- Approved October 2022 monthly financial report (6-0)
- Approved October 2022 monthly investment report (6-0)
- Approved quarterly Police Chief report for July 1 to Sept 30, 2022 (7-0)
- Approved quarterly Code Enforcement Officer report for July 1 to Sept 30, 2022 (7-0)
City Council
The Council approved a $150,000 cap on landfill tipping fees for demolition at 1001 East Broadway Street in exchange for the real property. Other actions included appointing a temporary Municipal Court Judge and providing partial funding for a softball tournament.
- Approved Resolution No. 20221103 appointing Kenneth Cole as temporary Municipal Court Judge (7-0)
- Approved $1,500 in Hotel Motel Occupancy Tax Funds for the 2nd Annual Turkey Trot Softball Tournament (7-0)
- Approved $150,000 cap on landfill tipping fees for 1001 East Broadway Street in exchange for the real property (6-1)
- Approved minutes of the October 20, 2022, meeting (7-0)