BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL TO DISCUSS CITY MANAGER’S EMPLOYMENT AGREEMENT
The Brenham City Council will discuss the City Manager’s employment agreement when they meet on Thursday.
Terry Roberts has served as the City Manager of Brenham since February 2001. Immediately prior to coming to Brenham, he served the community of El Campo as their City Manager for 10 years. The employment agreement will be discussed during the Council’s executive session.
The Council will discuss a number of purchases during their regular session. They will consider the purchase of a Haul Truck for the City of Brenham’s Sanitation Department. The truck will replace a 1995 haul truck that has been a part of the fleet for 21 yrs. and has made more than 10,000 trips to the landfill in Altair, Texas. They will also consider the purchase of three mowers for the City’s Parks Department. The mowers will replace similar units which are approaching 20-years-old. The Parks Department staff will place the old units on Gov-deals and based on past history values, they are expecting to receive $1200-$1800 per unit.
The City Council will also discuss purchasing a scoreboard for baseball field in Fireman’s park. The current scoreboard was put into place in 2004. Last year the City spent several thousand dollars upgrading the components in order to keep it operating on a more consistent basis.
In other business, the City Council is expected to accept a $25,000 donation to the Brenham Police Department from the Pegasus Foundation. The donation is to be used for training and equipment costs.
The City Council will also consider approving the Brenham Community Development Corporation’s (BCDC) acquisition of industrial park land located at the intersection of FM 389 and FM 332 in Brenham. On September 22nd, the BCDC board authorized the president to enter into an earnest money contract for the purchase of approximately 44.9 acres for industrial park purposes. The land purchase will be financed by a $500,000 promissory note to the City and by utilizing $400,000 in BCDC fund balance reserves.
A noise variance request from Christ Lutheran Church will also be discussed. The variance request is for a carnival and fundraiser on October 15th from 2 p.m. to 6 p.m. The Brenham City Council will meet at 1 p.m. on Thursday on the second floor in City Hall.