NEWS
Bowie City Council to fill vacancy
The Bowie City Council will fill its one vacancy when it meets at 6 p.m. on Dec. 12 in the council chambers.
This vacancy opened up after Gaylynn Burris moved into the mayor’s position from the north ward precinct one, she was appointed to a few months earlier.
Applications from potential appointees were solicited by the council and five were received from Tracey Gilbow, Kendel Hickenbottom, Tawni Jones, Thomas Kent and Craig Stallcup. The appointee will fill the one year remaining on the unexpired term and take the oath Tuesday night.
The council also will set a final date to stop accepting city manager applications. City Secretary Sandy Page said they have received a total of 21 submissions.
New council members will receive the annual post-election orientation and discussion of duties given by City Attorney Tracey Jennings.
City officials will consider purchasing a new ambulance after a 2008 unit was “totaled” by the insurance company after a recent accident. New ambulances run about $200,000.
In other agenda items Comcell will give an update on broadband service and a pair of appointments will be made to the library board.
The regular meeting of the Bowie City Council for July 22 has been cancelled. City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris will be attending the Texas Public Power Association conference.
City of Bowie officials were on hand to inspect the emergency electrical generators that were delivered last week.
Mayor Gaylynn Burris and City Manager Bert Cunningham inspected one of three emergency electrical generators purchased as part of an ongoing Federal Emergency Management Agency Hazard Mitigation Grant. They also talked with Jay Evans, head of the city electric department, and Jerry Sutton, director of the water treatment plant about the next step for installation of the generators.
This grant provides funding for one 150 kW and two 250 kW generators for use at the water treatment plant.
Read the full story in the mid-week Bowie News.
City Manager Bert Cunningham and Mayor Gaylynn Burris talk with the electric and water department staff about the new generators. (Photo by Cindy Roller)
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