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Bowie City Council tables action on late fee cap
Bowie City Councilors this week tabled action on updates to the utility payments’ ordinance as they explored questions on commercial businesses and a late fee cap.
Last month after questions were raised on implementing a late fee cap, the panel found the city ordinance in place since 1984 was outdated and while there have been changes through the years to the due dates, the code has not been updated. The city staff and city attorney were tasked to draft a new version and return it to the council.
The primary revisions relates to delinquent payments. The present ordinance assesses a 10 percent late fee, but the proposed ordinance retained that fee and added a cap not to exceed $50.
City Manager Bert Cunningham said this draft was a combined effort of Finance Director Carrie Moore, City Secretary Sandy Page, City Attorney Tracey Jennings and himself. He added the main thing they wanted to do was word it so it won’t have to be changed again in the near future. Read the full story in the weekend Bowie 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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