NEWS
Saint Jo City Council meets Thursday night
The Saint Jo City Council will convene for its regular monthly meeting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 11.
Please note the meeting was moved from Wednesday to Thursday to mesh with the schedules of city leaders.
One of the featured topics at the meeting will be a budget workshop as the city prepares finances for the 2017 fiscal year.
The council also will call the general election set for Nov. 8.
Three spots are open, including mayor. Pro tem Tim West, who will administer the meeting since Brad Bugg has resigned, and Michael Terrilli are both up for re-election.
There will be discussion and possible action on budget amendments for the 2015-16 fiscal budget.
Donna Howell-Sickles will present the new slate of members for the Saint Jo Historic Preservation Advisory Board and liaison to report on the past year’s activities.
Kim Young has put in a request to speak about lowering a water bill.
In a related matter, Michael Cannon has been placed on the agenda to discuss a possible reimbursement from the city for plumbing issues at 208 W. Howell Street.
There will be discussion and possible action on the audit report from Freemon, Shapard and Story, an accounting firm from Wichita Falls. The report is for the year ending Sept. 30, 2015.
Minutes from the July 13 meeting will be approved, and written reports from department heads will be given.
The jury was seated on Monday and the opening day of testimony Tuesday only lasted four hours, before the panel went into deliberations about 2 p.m.
Two hours later the jury returned a guilty verdict on both charges. Wednesday morning the jury was set to begin discussion on Hall’s punishment at 8:30 a.m. with both sides offering evidence and testimony. Hall faces up to 10 years in prison.
The trial was moved to Denton County on a change of venue requested by Hall in March. After 16th District Judge Sherry Shipman read the verdict, it was reported Hall hung her head in disappointment and was later seen crying and emotional as she left the courtroom.
Members of the Bowie City Council will meet in regular session at 6 p.m. on May 13 in council chambers.
The meeting opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week.
City Manager Bert Cunningham will report on recent rainfall problems, Smythe Street sidewalk project and the substation work.
There is only one item of new business an ordinance related to speed limits on specific streets. Public comments and approval of minutes wrap up the agenda.
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