NEWS
Saint Jo City Council meets July 12
Members of the Saint Jo City Council will meet at 6 p.m. on July 12 in city hall.
The meeting will open with a public hearing on an ordinance amending conditional use permits related to mobile homes and short-term rentals.
The agenda lists an action item for this ordinance in regular session.
Auditors from Edgin, Parkman, Fleming & Fleming PC will present the 2021-22 outside audit.
Two request for events on the square will be reviewed. The Saint Jo Riding Club will ask to host the rodeo parade on Aug. 5, while Diana Morris will ask to use the gazebo every Saturday for gospel singing.
The council also will discuss Saturday selling on the city square. Other topics on the agenda include the city providing dental and vision insurance for employees; review of the animal control ordinance and action if needed; review bids for carport above police cars and approval of minutes, bills and financial statements, plus the monthly municipal court and police reports.
Citizens comments also is on the agenda.
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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