NEWS
Bowie City Council meets, CM asks to update contract
An executive session to discuss the employment, evaluation and duties of City Manager Bert Cunningham is slated for the 6 p.m. Sept. 12 meeting of the city council.
Cunningham said his original two-year contract has expired, and he would like to have a new one in place. In April he marked his fourth anniversary as city manager.
The council will continue its financial activities Monday as the second reading of the budget ordinance is considered, along with the first reading of the one setting the tax rate.
The budget is proposed at $9,546,613 for the general fund and $11,516,160 for the utility fund. The proposed tax rate is .5430 cents per $100 in property value, which is slightly lower than the 2021 rate of .54470 cents.
With no contested races the council is expected to cancel the Nov. 8 elections.
Other topics include a grant application for the Bowie Police Shield Grant; an ordinance amending the 2021-22 budget; and a recommendation from the parks board to buy 150 community center banquet chairs.
Bowie ISD –
For – 477
Against – 1308
Forestburg ISD
Prop A – For 98, against 59
Prop A – For 86, against 72
All results preliminary until formally canvassed
The cast and crew of Gold-Burg High School’s state-bound one-act play “Interview,” will present a public show at 4 p.m. on May 5 in the Bowie Junior High Auditorium.
Admission is $5 and there will be a bake sale to raise funds for travel and other OAP expenses. The show is directed by Linda Fitzner.
The group will travel to Austin to perform on May 13 for the state title. This is the school’s first time to take a play to the state contest.
Pictured above: Cast of “Interview” in rehearsal this week. (Courtesy photo)
Voters in Bowie and Forestburg Independent School Districts will have their say Saturday as both entities offer up bond issues to improve infrastructure.
Early voting came to an end on Tuesday with a total of 1,230 people casting their ballots.
On election day the polls will be open 7 a.m. to 7 p.m. at three locations: Bowie Senior Citizens Center, Forestburg ISD Library and Sunset City Hall. Voters can cast their ballots at any of these locations due to countywide voting.
Read more about both bond proposals in your weekend Bowie News.
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