Madisonville public meetings in 2023
33 substantive meetings from 2023, with official agendas or minutes and plain-English summaries.
Meeting
The provided document is the Madisonville, Texas municipal website homepage, not the agenda for the December 5, 2023 City Council meeting. It contains only navigation menus, contact information, and general city links, with no specific meeting items, decisions, or discussions listed.
- No meeting agenda items available in the source document
Planning & Zoning
The Madisonville Planning & Zoning Commission denied a variance request to place a manufactured home on a property zoned SF-2 (Urban Single-Family Residential) at 108 W Washington. The vote was 3-1, with Chairperson Hardy and members Legg and Jaenicke in favor of denial, and Juarez opposed. The decision followed a legal opinion from the City Attorney supporting staff's recommendation to deny.
- Approved consent agenda including minutes from November 7, 2023 (unanimous)
- Denied variance for manufactured home at 108 W Washington in SF-2 district (3-1)
Planning and Zoning
This is the agenda for the Madisonville Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on December 5, 2023. The agenda contains only standard navigation and contact information, with no specific items listed for discussion or decision.
Planning & Zoning
The Planning & Zoning Commission approved a rezoning request for Lot 52 of Mathis Meadows at 1101 N McIver from Estate Single-Family Residential (ES) to Urban Single-Family (SF-2) (3-0, Chair recused). They also approved a minor plat at 105 N. MLK. A variance request to place a manufactured home at 108 W Washington was tabled pending a legal opinion from the City Attorney.
- Approved rezoning of 1101 N McIver from ES to SF-2 (3-0, Chair recused)
- Approved minor plat at 105 N. MLK (unanimous)
- Tabled variance request for manufactured home at 108 W Washington pending legal opinion
Planning and Zoning
This agenda for the Madisonville, Texas Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on November 7, 2023, contains only website navigation boilerplate and no actual agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics. The document provides no information about what the commission will consider at this meeting.
Meeting
This agenda for the Madisonville, Texas City Council meeting on November 7, 2023, contains only website navigation and boilerplate text. No actual agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics are listed, so the meeting appears to be procedural or the agenda was not provided in full.
Planning & Zoning
This agenda for the Madisonville, Texas Planning & Zoning Commission meeting on October 3, 2023, contains only website navigation boilerplate and no actual agenda items. There are no listed decisions, discussions, public hearings, or other substantive business to report.
City Council
This agenda is only procedural boilerplate with no listed agenda items, decisions, or discussions. The document consists entirely of website navigation menus and contact information for the City of Madisonville, Texas.
Planning & Zoning
The Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend to City Council that member terms be set to four-year staggered terms and that term limits be removed, allowing a third term in cases of extraordinary need. The commission also approved two plat amendments: one for Lots 7 & 8, Block 2 of the R. M. Wallace Subdivision, and another for Lots 4, 5, and 6 in the A0010 Job S Collard Milling Partition. Minutes from June 6, 2023, were approved, and Jessie Jaenicke was sworn in as a new member.
- Approved minutes of June 6, 2023 (4-0)
- Swore in new member Jessie Jaenicke
- Recommended to City Council four-year staggered terms and removal of term limits (5-0)
- Approved plat amendment for Lots 7 & 8, Block 2, R. M. Wallace Subdivision (5-0)
- Approved plat amendment for Lots 4, 5, and 6, A0010 Job S Collard Milling Partition (5-0)
Meeting
The Madisonville Planning & Zoning Commission voted unanimously to recommend to City Council that member terms be staggered and that a third term be allowed in cases of 'extraordinary need'. They also approved minutes from June 6, 2023, and plat amendments for two subdivisions.
- Approved minutes of June 6, 2023 (unanimous)
- Recommended to City Council that terms be amended: Hardy and Byrd expire May 2024; Juarez, Legg, Jaenicke expire May 2026 (unanimous)
- Recommended to City Council that term limits be amended to allow a third term for 'extraordinary need', requiring commission majority vote and council recommendation (unanimous)
- Approved plat amendment for Lot 7 & 8, Block 2, R.M. Wallace Subdivision (unanimous)
- Approved plat amendment for Lot 4, 5, and 6, A0010 Job S Collard Milling Partition (unanimous)
Planning and Zoning
This agenda for the Madisonville, Texas Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on September 5, 2023, contains only website navigation boilerplate and no actual agenda items, decisions, or discussion topics. The document provides no information about what the commission will consider at this meeting.
Meeting
This agenda document contains no actual meeting items — only website navigation menus, contact information, and boilerplate text. The meeting scheduled for September 5, 2023, has no listed agenda items, resolutions, ordinances, or discussion topics in the provided text.
City Council
The Madisonville City Council held a joint special meeting with the Madison County Commissioners Court and Midway City Council to receive information from local fire chiefs about the potential formation of Emergency Services District(s). Fire Chief Thom Jones presented on the benefits, process, composition, and organization of an ESD. Several audience members expressed unwillingness to support an ESD. No formal action was taken.
- No decisions were made; the meeting was informational only
City Council
This agenda is only procedural boilerplate with no listed agenda items, decisions, or discussions. The document consists entirely of website navigation menus and contact information, with no substantive business scheduled for the City Council meeting.
City Council
The council voted 4-0 to set a public hearing for September 11, 2023 on the proposed tax rate for Fiscal Year 2023-2024. They also approved appointments to the Planning & Zoning and Building Standards Commissions and awarded a $73,154.24 contract for a downtown sewer line replacement project.
- Approved consent agenda including July 10 and July 14 meeting minutes, accounts payable, and financial report.
- Approved 4-0 record vote to set public hearing for proposed tax rate on September 11, 2023 at 6:00 p.m.
- Appointed Jessie Jaenicke to the Planning & Zoning Commission and Jamie Bird to the Building Standards Commission.
- Approved resolution awarding TxCDBG TDA Contract 7220281 to BCS Lawn & Landscape, LLC for downtown sanitary sewer line replacement, not to exceed $73,154.24.
City Council
This agenda contains only boilerplate navigation and website links, with no actual meeting items, decisions, or discussion topics listed. The document appears to be a website template rather than a substantive agenda.
City Council
The Madisonville City Council, Planning & Zoning, and Building Standards Commissions met for open meeting training delivered by City Attorney Art Rodriguez. No city business was discussed or decided.
City Council
The council approved resolutions to purchase a pumper truck for about $1.4 million, enter a confidentiality agreement with Texas Water Utilities to evaluate wastewater facilities, adopt the FY 2023-2024 budget calendar, and extend the city manager's contract by one year. All votes were unanimous. Proclamations were issued for National Health Center Week and Burke Landry Day.
- Approved resolution authorizing purchase of pumper truck for ~$1.4M (unanimous)
- Approved resolution to enter mutual confidentiality agreement with Texas Water Utilities for wastewater evaluation (unanimous)
- Approved resolution adopting FY 2023-2024 budget calendar (unanimous)
- Approved resolution for one-year extension of city manager's contract (unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including June 12, 2023 minutes, accounts payable, and financial report (unanimous)
City Council
The council approved a water and wastewater rate increase to address a deficit in the Enterprise Fund that has existed since 2014. The increase will take effect in 90 days to ease the burden on families with back-to-school expenses. The council also approved a permit fee for paving parking lots, a street repair contract with Larry Young Paving, Inc., and a lead service line inventory study not to exceed $70,910.
- Approved water/sewer rate increase, effective in 90 days (unanimous)
- Reappointed Chris McGilbra as Mayor Pro Tem for one year (3-2, with one abstention)
- Approved ordinance adopting a permit fee for paving parking lots (4-1)
- Approved resolution for street repair agreement with Larry Young Paving, Inc. (unanimous)
- Approved $70,910 lead service line inventory study with LSPS Solutions, LLC (unanimous)
- Approved release of an easement for First United Methodist Church (unanimous)
- Approved temporary 'no wake' regulation and closure of Lake Madison for Jet Ski races July 7-9, 2023 (unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including minutes, accounts payable, and financial report (unanimous)
Planning & Zoning
The Madisonville Planning & Zoning Commission approved two variance requests at its June 6, 2023 meeting. The first allowed a setback encroachment at 406 S. Evans, and the second allowed a lot at 312 Bailey St. to be smaller than the minimum lot size due to an amending plat. Both motions passed unanimously.
- Approved variance #230517 for setback encroachment at 406 S. Evans (unanimous)
- Approved variance #230526 for smaller lot at 312 Bailey St. (unanimous)
Meeting
The Madisonville Planning & Zoning Commission approved two variance requests at its June 6, 2023 meeting. Both motions passed unanimously with all members voting AYE. No other substantive decisions were made.
- Approved variance #230517 for setback encroachment at 406 S. Evans (unanimous)
- Approved variance #230526 to allow lot smaller than minimum size at 312 Bailey St. (unanimous)
City Council
The council canvassed the May 6 general election returns, declaring William Parten re-elected mayor unopposed, and Mindy Crouch and Brady Taylor elected to council places 2 and 4 respectively. All three were sworn in. The selection of a mayor pro tem was tabled. The council also approved the consent agenda, adopted fiscal year 2023-2024 goals, approved the 2021-2022 financial audit, and adopted a capital asset policy. A water line easement item was tabled.
- Canvassed May 6 election results: Parten (mayor, unopposed), Crouch (Place 2), Taylor (Place 4) declared elected (unanimous)
- Swore in Mayor Parten, Councilmembers Crouch and Taylor
- Tabled selection of mayor pro tem
- Approved consent agenda including April 10, 14-15 minutes, accounts payable, financial report (unanimous)
- Adopted Council Goals & Objectives for FY 2023-2024 (unanimous)
- Approved FY 2021-2022 Financial Audit (unanimous)
- Approved Capital Asset Policy and Procedures (unanimous)
- Tabled water line easement agreement with CH Store Holding, LLC
City Council
The council approved an ordinance amendment making the city council the final approving authority for conditional use permits, with Planning & Zoning providing a recommendation. They also approved a resolution declaring intent to reimburse expenditures from borrowing for equipment purchases. The consent agenda, including minutes, accounts payable, and financial report, was approved, and a presiding and alternate judge for the May 6 general election were appointed.
- Approved amendment to Chapter 46, Article XXIII, Sections 46-704 to 46-710, making council final approving authority for conditional use permits (unanimous)
- Approved resolution declaring official intent to reimburse expenditures from borrowing (unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda items: minutes of March 13, 2023, accounts payable, and financial report (unanimous)
- Appointed presiding and alternate judge for May 6, 2023 General Election (unanimous)
City Council
This agenda for the Madisonville, Texas City Council meeting on April 10, 2023, contains only website navigation and boilerplate text. No specific agenda items, decisions, or discussions are listed, so the meeting appears to be procedural or the agenda is incomplete.
City Council
The council unanimously approved three resolutions: submitting a CDBG-Disaster Recovery grant application for up to $500,000 for water infrastructure, adopting a citizen participation plan for a $1 million+ road improvement/drainage grant, and adopting financial procedures for federal/state grants. The consent agenda, including minutes, accounts payable, financial report, opioid settlement participation, and equipment finance contract, was also approved unanimously.
- Approved consent agenda including minutes, accounts payable, financial report, opioid settlement forms, and equipment finance contract (unanimous)
- Approved resolution to submit CDBG-Disaster Recovery grant application for water infrastructure up to $500,000 (unanimous)
- Approved resolution adopting citizen participation plan for CDBG Mitigation grant for road improvement/drainage (unanimous)
- Approved resolution adopting financial procedures for federal/state grants (unanimous)
City Council
The provided agenda text contains only website navigation menus, contact information, and a passkey promotion—no actual meeting items, decisions, or discussion topics. The meeting is scheduled for March 13, 2023, but the agenda itself is not included in the source.
Planning and Zoning
This is the agenda for the Madisonville Planning and Zoning Commission meeting on March 7, 2023. The agenda text provided contains only website navigation menus and boilerplate information, with no specific items listed for discussion or decision. No substantive business items are included in the supplied document.
- No specific agenda items provided in the source document
Planning & Zoning
The Madisonville Planning & Zoning Commission approved two conditional use permits: one allowing accessory structures exceeding 1,500 sq ft at 416 W. Collard St., and another for automobile repair/sales/rental at 320 N. May St. Both items passed unanimously with all members voting aye.
- Approved conditional use permit #230214 for accessory structures exceeding 1,500 sq ft at 416 W. Collard St. (unanimous)
- Approved conditional use permit #230216 for automobile repair/sales/rental at 320 N. May St. (unanimous)
Meeting
The Madisonville Planning & Zoning Commission approved two conditional use permits: one allowing an accessory structure exceeding the square footage limit at 416 W. Collard St., and another for automobile repair/sales/rental at 320 N. May St. Both permits were approved unanimously.
- Approved Conditional Use Permit #230214 for accessory structure exceeding 1,500 sq ft at 416 W. Collard St. (unanimous)
- Approved Conditional Use Permit #230216 for automobile repair/sales/rental at 320 N. May St. (unanimous)
Meeting
This is the agenda for the Madisonville City Council meeting on March 7, 2023. The provided text contains only the city website navigation and boilerplate, with no actual agenda items listed. No specific decisions, discussions, or public hearings are detailed in this document.
City Council
The council unanimously approved updated building codes (2018 IBC, IRC, etc.) to improve the city's ISO rating, adopted a fee for temporary water service interruption/reinstatement effective 90 days after publication, awarded a $164,550 contract to Elliott Construction for downtown sanitary sewer line replacement, and selected Strand as the engineering firm for a CDBG mitigation program. All votes were unanimous.
- Approved updated building codes (2018 IBC, IRC, etc.) to improve ISO rating (unanimous)
- Adopted fee for temporary water service interruption/reinstatement, effective 90 days after publication (unanimous)
- Awarded $164,550 contract to Elliott Construction for downtown sanitary sewer line replacement (unanimous)
- Selected Strand as professional service provider for CDBG MIT-MOD Regional Mitigation Program (unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including election ordering and legislative priorities resolution (unanimous)
City Council
The Madisonville City Council approved an ordinance reaffirming four-year terms for council members and establishing a place system for elections. The vote was unanimous. No other substantive decisions were made.
- Approved ordinance reaffirming four-year council terms and place system (unanimous)
City Council
The Madisonville City Council approved a resolution establishing the city's legislative priorities for the 88th session of the Texas Legislature. A finance contract with Government Capital Corporation for equipment was tabled. A resolution and agreement with Dixie Electric & Maintenance for electrical services was approved. Residents raised concerns about temporary sign regulations and a dirt road on Thompson Street.
- Approved resolution establishing legislative priorities for 88th Texas Legislature (unanimous)
- Tabled resolution for finance contract with Government Capital Corporation for equipment (unanimous)
- Approved resolution and agreement with Dixie Electric & Maintenance for electrical services (unanimous)
- Approved consent agenda including minutes, accounts payable, and financial report (unanimous)