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Bowie City Council meets Monday

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A lengthy agenda of business awaits the Bowie City Council as its meets on its new day, May 14, at 6 p.m. in the council chambers.
The council changes from the first and third Tuesdays to the second and fourth Mondays for their meetings.
The agenda opens with a proclamation for Emergency Medical Services Week, May 20-26.
Councilors will consider removing the hiring freeze and allow City Manager Bert Cunningham to make future decisions regarding the necessary employees. The freeze was put in place back in February.
The panel also will consider filling the vacant position of the Community Development Board Director which was left vacant with the resignation of Shannon Skiles. Her last day was on May 10 as she makes a move to Amarillo.

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City closes lake due to localized flooding

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Bowie School Board to review superintendent candidate applications

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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.

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Bowie News will be 1 day late due to June 19 holiday

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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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