NEWS
Staffing, equipment, pay raise dominates budget discussions
By BARBARA GREEN
editor@bowienewsonline.com
Members of the Bowie City Council spent the majority of Monday night’s meeting discussing some of the major capital purchases proposed in the 2021-22 budget.
The 2021-22 budget proposal includes a three percent across-the-board pay increase and uses the present tax rate of .5447. There are no utility and tax rate increases budgeted at this time.
The council also approved a new limit of attendance at community center events where alcohol is served, which impacts when a licensed peace officer is required.
The policy change, which originally sought a limit of 500, made its third trip to the agenda. At the July 19 meeting, a motion to change the limit from 150 to 200 was approved 5-1, but Mayor Gaylynn Burris vetoed it, automatically sending it back to the council.
Burris previously pointed out what she said are inconsistencies with the policies that allow you to sell alcohol on the center’s porch without a cop, but not inside. Other park pavilions also don’t require any officers.
Read the full story on the policy change and the budget proposal in the mid-week Bowie News.
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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