BURTON CITY COUNCIL TO APPOINT NEW MAYOR, HIRE CITY SECRETARY
The Burton City Council will vote to appoint a new mayor at its meeting Wednesday.
The council is considering the appointment of businessman and Burton beautification committee member Pete Horn. If approved, Horn will replace David Zajicek, who is stepping down from office effective tomorrow (Tuesday).
Councilmembers will also consider hiring a new city secretary. The city will consider hiring former city secretary Angela Harrington to serve again. The position had been held by Adrian Cepeda since January 12, 2021. The council will also discuss allowing the hiring of a part-time clerical assistant.
A change of hours at Burton City Hall is also on Wednesday’s agenda. The council will choose whether to move to a schedule of Tuesday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., from the current hours of Monday through Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.
In other action, the council will look to accept the city secretary’s certification of unopposed candidates and cancel the May 7th general election.
Other items for the council include:
- Conveying undeveloped property at the end of East Branch Street and the road formerly known as South Colorado Street to American Kinetics, Inc. (AMKIN).
- A mobile home variance for parcel #R27343 located on South Brazos Street.
- Setting a budget hearing for the 2022-23 city budgets for April 12th at 5:30 p.m.
- Authorizing the city to enter into an agreement with the state to close a segment of the state highway system in downtown Burton for the annual Cotton Gin Festival set for April 23rd.
- Appointing a committee member from Burton for the Washington County Appraisal District Budget Committee for 2022-23.
- Opening a new bank savings account to be named the Coronavirus Local Fiscal Recovery Funds (CLFRF) Account.
The council will meet Wednesday at 5:30 p.m. at Burton City Hall.