BRENHAM CITY COUNCIL TO SWEAR-IN NEWLY ELECTED MEMBERS

  

Two newly elected and two re-elected Brenham City Council members will be sworn into office during their meeting on Thursday.

While four positions were up for election this year, there were no contested races from the Brenham City Council.

Susan Cantey was elected to the Position Six at large seat. Cantey has been active in community, serving on numerous boards including the Trinity Hospital Foundation Board, Unity Theatre Board, Animal Friends of Washington County Board, and as Chairman of the Chamber of Commerce.  She was named Woman of the Year in 2000.

Charlie Pyle was elected to the Position Five at large seat. Pyle previously served on the City Council for 5 years beginning in 2006. Pyle and his wife Traci have owned and operated Must Be Heaven in Brenham since 1999.  He has also served on several local boards including Planning and Zoning and the Hotel Occupancy Tax Board.

Keith Herring (Position One) and Andrew Ebel (Position Three) where both re-elected to their positions. Herring has served on the Council since December 2004. Ebel previously served on the council from 1992 to 2004, and then was elected again in 2007.

The council will also elect a Mayor Pro Tem during their meeting. The mayor pro tem presides over city council meetings when the mayor is unavailable.

In other business, the council will enter into executive session to consider the City Manager Terry Robert’s employment agreement and related issues. Any action taken on the discussion will be done in open session.