NEWS
Bowie Council member submits list of agenda requests
The Bowie City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on Jan. 14.
While the agenda appears brief, the final item could prove confrontational based on the last meeting. Councilor Tami Buckmaster has submitted to the city secretary a list of items she wanted placed on the Jan. 14 agenda.
Instead of placing each discussion as an agenda item, Mayor Gaylynn Burris listed on the agenda: “Request by motion for subsequent agenda items,” where a councilor may raise a motion to have requested topics put on a future agenda.
During the last meeting in December Buckmaster, expressed her discontent the mayor’s refusal to place her questions about internal controls on the agenda for discussion. The mayor said the city manager had already addressed the subject and met with the related staff about the controls, so the issue was handled.
The Bowie News made an open records’ request for the items Buckmaster has requested be placed on the agenda.
The Bowie City Council will meet on Jan. 14 not Jan. 16 as printed. We apologize for this error.
Read the full story in the weekend News.
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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