BURTON CITY COUNCIL TO NAME NEW MAYOR, HIRE CITY SECRETARY

  

The Burton City Council will hold its monthly meeting tonight (Wednesday), rescheduled from March 9^th, to vote on the appointment of a new mayor.

The council will consider naming Pete Horn, a businessman and a member of Burton’s beautification committee, to be the city’s new mayor.  Former mayor David Zajicek stepped down from office on March 8^th.

Also at today’s meeting, the council will look to officially hire Angela Harrington as city secretary.  Harrington served in the position before the city hired Adrian Cepeda on January 12, 2021.

The council will also potentially change operating hours at city hall.  If approved, city hall would no longer be open on Monday, moving to a schedule of Tuesday to Thursday from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m.

In addition, councilmembers will seek to approve a certification of unopposed candidates and the cancellation of the May 7^th election.

In other business, the council will consider:

• Conveying undeveloped property at the end of East Branch Street and the road formerly known as South Colorado Street to American Kinetics, Inc. (AMKIN).
• The hiring of a part-time clerical assistant.
• A mobile home variance for parcel #R27343 located on South Brazos Street.
• Setting a budget hearing for the 2022-23 city budgets for April 12^that 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 23^rd.
• 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 at 5:30 p.m. at Burton City Hall.