NEWS
Bowie City Council to conduct first tax rate public hearing
The first public hearing for the proposed 2016 tax rate for the City of Bowie will take place during the regular meeting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 16.
The proposed rate is .5127 cents per $100 in property value, which is slightly higher than the .4945 cents rate in 2015.
Other items on the regular agenda will include the second reading of the ordinance calling the Nov. 8 election. There are three places on the city council up for elections and as of Friday there were candidates for each place. For the north ward, Incumbent Scott Davis has filed, along with former councilor Laura Sproles.
In the east ward, Councilor Ben Wiseman is seeking another term and is challenged by Richard Lee. In the south ward, Douglas Boyd has filed, while the incumbent in this precinct, Dana Hulstine, has not filed.
Election filings continues through Aug. 22.
The only new item of business is consideration of the audit engagement letter from Donald Allman, certified public accountant. During the workshop prior to the regular session there will be departmental reports given, along with the city manager’s report.
Members of the Bowie Independent School District Board of Trustees will meet at 5:30 p.m. on June 16.
The big item on the agenda is the review of superintendent candidate applications and consider possible interview choice. Superintendent Blake Enlow resigned on May 23 and Assistant Superintendent Lee Ann Farris has been serving as the interim.
That item will be in executive session along with professional educator contracts that need to be considered.
On the regular agenda Farris will update the board on education bills passed by the 89th Texas Legislature and their budget impacts, as well as discipline impacts. A budget workshop will be considered. She also will provide information on state assessment and board goals.
Campus administrators and directors will provide updates, along with the finance director.
In action items the board will review Texas Association of School Board update 124, consider changes to the 12-month and 11 employee dates and consider the purchase of a new band trailer not to exceed $80,000.
Due to the June 19 Juneteenth federal holiday the U.S. Post Office will be closed, which moves then Thursday Bowie News to a delivery date on Friday. It will be available in the stores at its regular time.
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