DeSoto public meetings in 2023
3 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Mayor's 360 Quarterly Meeting
The meeting served as an information session regarding the Comprehensive Plan and Capital Improvement Plan. City staff provided updates on animal control hiring, the Hampton Road Re-Development Project, and waste services. No formal votes or legislative decisions were recorded.
Cultural Arts Foundation
The board approved operational guidelines for the planned Arts Center at Nance Farm. The center is designated for cultural events and is not intended to be a revenue-generating space only. Updates were provided on two Black Lives Matter commemoration sculptures.
- Approved Nance Farm Operational Guidelines (5-4)
Cultural Arts Foundation
The board approved the foundation's Articles of Incorporation and By-Laws. Members established staggered terms via straw pull and elected their first set of officers. The group agreed to meet on the first Monday of every month at 6 p.m.
- Approved Articles of Incorporation (unanimous)
- Amended Article 8 to replace Alicia Thomas with 'City Secretary' (unanimous)
- Approved By-Laws (unanimous)
- Elected James Adams as President (unanimous)
- Elected Marikay Dewberry as Vice President (unanimous)
- Elected Janice Garrett as Secretary (unanimous)
- Set future meetings for the first Monday of each month at 6 p.m.