BURTON CITY COUNCIL TO CONSIDER LAWN MAINTENANCE ORDINANCE

  

The Burton City Council will meet Tuesday to reconsider action on a lawn maintenance ordinance.

Councilmembers will reassess the ordinance which encourages lawn maintenance, the cutting of grass that becomes a nuisance, and will consider means to provide for the enforcement of the ordinance. The item was tabled at the council’s meeting last month.

Also in session, the council will consider opening two money market accounts at Burton State Bank with funds to be moved from the water repair fund and savings account. City Secretary Angela Harrington said she is asking for permission to open these accounts in order to optimize the amount of interest earned for a portion of the City of Burton’s funds.

The council will also consider:

• Approving the 2020-21 City of Burton General and Water/Sewer Budgets.
• Hiring an evidence technician as contract labor to properly document inventory in the evidence room.
• Adoption of an ordinance pertaining to the conveyance of abandoned alley and right-of-way.  Harrington said this item is merely updating an old ordinance already in effect.
• The closing of North Railroad Street between West Texas and West Washington Streets for Ranger Day March 21^st.
• A resolution authorizing the city to enter into an agreement with the state to close a segment of the state highway system for the annual Cotton Gin Festival, April 17-19.
• Appointing a committee member from Burton for the Washington County Appraisal District Budget Committee for 2020-21.

The council will meet Tuesday afternoon at 5:30 p.m., at Burton City Hall.