June 16, 2025 Regular Council Meeting

NOTICE OF MEETING OF THE

GOVERNING BODY OF

THE CITY OF HAMLIN, TEXAS

NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A REGULAR CALLED MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE ABOVE-NAMED CITY WILL BE HELD ON THE 16th of JUNE 2025, AT 7:00 P.M. IN THE HAMLIN INDEPENDENT COLLEGIATE SCHOOL DISTRICT ADMINISTRATION BUILDING, 250 SW AVENUE F, HAMLIN, JONES COUNTY, TEXAS AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED:

AGENDA

Call Meeting to order, Invocation and Pledges.

Roll Call

III. Open Forum-Person who sign in between 6:30 PM and 7:00 PM will be allowed not   

        more than five minutes each to speak to the Council.

               *General comments from visitors who have signed up to address the Council.

IV. Visitors with appointments:

V.  ACTION ITEMS

1.      Take appropriate action on the minutes from the previous Regular Meeting on May 19, 2025.

2.      Consider and take any necessary action on review and approval of Annual Financial Report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2024, including audit results as presented by Gerald Rodgers, CPA from James E. Rodgers and Company PC.

3.      Consider and take any necessary action on appointment of Mayor Pro Tem.

4.      Consider and take any necessary action on MD Health Pathways telehealth program.

5.      Consider and take any necessary action on appointing Jacob Cox as a board member for the Municipal Development District.

The Council may convene into executive session pursuant to Government Code Section 551.074.  Personnel Matters.  If an executive session is held, the Council may take action upon convening back into open session.

6.      Discussion on selling the City RV Park.

7.      Consider and take any necessary action on Texas Health Benefits Renewal due June 30, 2025.

8.      Discussion of ORDINANCE NO. 25-005: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF HAMLIN, TEXAS REGULATING THE USE OF GOLF CARTS AND UTILITY VEHICLES ON PUBLIC STREETS OR HIGHWAYS WITHIN THE CITY LIMITS; PROVIDING FOR A FINE OF NOT MORE THAN TWO HUNDRED DOLLARS ($200.00) FOR VIOLATION OF ANY PROVISION HEREOF; REPEALING ANY ORDINANCE INCONSISTENT OR IN CONFLICT HEREWITH; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

9.      Discussion of ORDINANCE NO. 25-006: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY OF HAMLIN, TEXAS, REPEALING ORDINANCE NO. _____ IN IT’S ENTIRETY; DEFINING AND ENUMERTING NUISANCES AND PROHIBITING SAME; PROVIDING FOR NOTICE AND ABATEMENT OF NUISANCES; PROVIDING A SEVERABILITY CLAUSE; PROVIDING A REPEALING CLAUSE; PROVIDING A PENALTY OF A FINE NOT TO EXCEED FIVE HUNDRED DOLLARS ($500.00) FOR EACH OFFENSE; AND PROVIDING AN EFFECTIVE DATE.

10.  Consider and take any necessary action on attendance for the TML Land Use conference in Round Rock in August. 

11.  Consider and take any necessary action on attendance for the TML Annual Conference in Fort Worth in October.

VI. DEPARTMENT REPORTS

City Administrator

Chief of Police

City Secretary

MDD Director

Fire Chief

Municipal Court Judge

Public Works

Council members

Mayor

VII. ADJOURN.

 I, the undersigned authority, do certify that the above named notice Meeting of the Governing          Body of the above named City of Hamlin is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct said Notice on the bulletin board in the Police Department and on the front door of City Hall of said City of Hamlin, Texas, a place convenient and readily accessible to the general public at all times and said Notice was posted on June 13, 2025, at 4:00 PM and remained posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.

Date this the 13th day of June 2025                                                                                                  City of Hamlin, Texas

By: _____________________________                                                                                                Tonya Harughty, City Secretary

 Notes to the agenda: 

12. The City Council for the City of Hamlin reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the Texas Government Code Sections:

551.071 Consultation with Attorney

551.072 Deliberation about Real property

551.073 Deliberations about Gifts and Donations

551.074 Personnel Matters

551.076 Deliberation about security Devices

551.087 Economic Development

13.  In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Hamlin will provide reasonable accommodations for persons attending City Council meetings.  To better serve you, requests should be received a reasonable time prior to the meeting.  Please contact Tonya Harughty, City Secretary, at 325-576-2711.

*Complaints about Employees and/or Officers of the City of Hamlin.  This Portion of the meeting shall be in closed session, as authorized by the Texas Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code and Section 551.074