NEWS
Saint Jo City Council meets tonight
The City of Saint Jo will have a special council meeting at 6 p.m. on Aug. 24 at city hall.
The main purpose of the meeting is a budget workshop, followed by an executive session to discuss personnel.
During the budget workshop, Saint Jo’s leaders will discuss the proposed tax rate for the 2017 fiscal year.
The tax rate for 2016 was set at .6856 per $100 of assessed property, which was the same rate for the previous year.
During executive session, the following personnel will be up for discussion: City Secretary Sherri Davis, Municipal Clerk Patty Hale, Police Chief Tyler Roy, police department employees Michael Montgomery and Lindsey Montgomery, and Marty Hilton, Nathan Hilton and Michael Morris all with public works.
This marks Saint Jo’s second budget workshop; the first one took place on Aug. 11.
The city must have its fiscal year 2017 budget completed by Oct. 1, the fiscal start of the new year.
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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