Olney City Council Feb. 24 meeting

The City Council of Olney, Texas held its last meeting of the month this past Monday, Feb. 24. The meeting began with a long discussion about the considered proposal by Texas Communities Group for Code Enforcement Services. discussing the details of the proposal and deciding to have further discussion in an upcoming meeting, given that they would have required the council to sign a contract service agreement to move it forward. The council decided to get more information in the upcoming weeks.

The council then discussed and considered upcoming property bids, with a proposed motion to “withdraw the acceptance of the bid,” because the “bottom line is we need to find out what is there” according to the council, the motion was carried unanimously by the council. The council then considered and approved the Keep Olney Beautiful Park Improvement Plan and Contractor as it was submitted. Next on the agenda was to consider ordinance on the second reading to amend city bulk water rate, which was quickly approved before beginning discussion the budget amendment workshop, public hearing: FY 2019-2020 Budget Amendment and considered the ordinance on second reading to amend the 2019-2020 before adjourning.

In the upcoming meeting in the second week in March, the council will hold upcoming public hearing meetings, with the absence of Dustin Hudson this week.

The next City Council meeting of the City of Olney will be held on March 9th.