REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING OCTOBER 13, 2009

NOTICE OF CALLED MEETING
THIS MEETING WAS POSTED PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING
ACT V.T.C.A. GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551THE CITY OF MADISONVILLE WILL HOLD A REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING ON OCTOBER 13, 2009AT 6:00 P.M. AT 210 W. COTTONWOOD MADISONVILLE, TEXAS


CITY OF MADISONVILLE
AGENDA

I. CALL MEETING TO ORDER.
II. INVOCATION
III. PLEDGES
IV. VISITORS FORUM ( 3 MINUTES)
V. CONSENT AGENDA

All consent agenda items are considered to be routine by the City Council and will be enacted by a motion. There will be no separate discussion on these items unless a Council Member so request, in which event the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and considered as a normal agenda item for discussion.

1. Approval of the minutes as written for the September 10, 2009, September 14, 2009, and September 22, 2009
2. Approval of Accounts Payable as written for the previous month:
3. Approval of Accounts Payable for Drakes Service for the previous month: Council Member Drake shall abstain from all discussions and from voting on this matter.

VI. NEW BUSINESS: The City Council will discuss and take actions on the following Agenda Items:

1. Public hearing discussion and action on a request by Lessie Robinson,
(owner) to rezone from a Single Family-2 to a Manufacture Home Lot 12
Section 1, Booker T Washington Addn, (106 B W. Rucker).

2. Discussion and action on a Resolution No. 37-2009 designating
individuals as authorized signators for the City’s 2009 TxCDBG #729491
contract award for sewer improvements.(Mary Kay Thomas, Amazing
Grants)
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3. Discussion and action on a Resolution No. 38-2009 designating
individuals as authorized signators for the City’s TxCDBG Hurrican Ike –
Disaster Recovery Program contract award for a generator.
(Mary Kay Thomas, Amazing Grants)

4. Discussion and action appointing Mary Kay Thomas the Labor Standards
Officer for the City’s 2009 TxCDBG #729491 contract award. (Mary Kay
Thomas, Amazing Grants)

5. Discussion and action appointing Mary Kay Thomas the Labor Standards
Officer for the City’s TxCDBG-Hurrican Ike Disaster Recovery Program
contract award. (Mary Kay Thomas, Amazing Grants)

6. Discussion and action authorizing the Mayor to sign the close-out
documents for the Buc-ees grant #726162.
(Mary Kay Thomas, Amazing Grants )

7. Discussion and action on an amendment to the Purchasing Policy
(Sec 2 B 4, & Sec 2 C 2). (requested by staff)

8. Discussion and action regarding an amendment to the Fire Department
Bylaws. (Fire Dept)

9. Discussion and action regarding the request of the Madisonville Volunteer
Fire Department for free water and sewer fees for Madisonville Volunteer
Fire Department members. (Fire Dept)

10. Discussion and action to re-establish fire per diem for fireman and
firewoman. (Fire Dept)




VII. STAFF REPORTS:

• City Manager
Police
Convention and Tourism
Water and Wastewater

• Municipal Court
• Madisonville Volunteer Fire Dept
• Economic Development Corporation

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CLOSED EXECUTIVE SESSION:

The City Council for the City of Madisonville reserves the right to
Adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this
Meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas
Government Code Sections 551.071
551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations
about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076
Deliberations about Security Devices) and 551.086 (Economic Development.)

• None

VIII. Future Agenda Items – The council will request the Interim City Manager to
to place items on a future designated agenda.

IX. Adjournment

I, ROSA BARRERA, CITY SECRETARY DO HEREBY CERTIFY THAT THE
ABOVE NOTICE WAS POSTED ON THE BULLETIN BOARD AT CITY HALL AT
210 W. COTTONWOOD, MADISONVILLE, TEXAS AT 5:00 P.M. ON OCTOBER 9, 2009.

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CITY SECRETARY

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CITY SECRETARY