Minutes Flatonia City Council Regular Meeting February 8, 2022  Present:  Mayor Pro Tem Councilpersons  Catherine Steinhauser Mark Eversole Dennis Geesaman Ginny Sears Allen Kocian Sonya, Bishop, City Manager Jack Pavlas, Utility Director Lee Dick, Police Chief  City Staff  Cheryl Sedlar, Building Permits/Customer Service Administrator City Attorney, The Knight Law Firm, Barbara Boulware-Wells  Mayor Pro Tem Catherine Steinhauser called the Regular Meeting to order at 6:00 p.m. The invocation was given by Councilmember Dennis Geesaman. Councilmember Geesaman led  the pledges to the American and Texas flags.  Citizen's Participation  Citizen Annie Pryor addressed the Council on issues with parking in front oft businesses, Citizen Randy Johnson addressed the Council on delays with the Hwy 90 project and lack  on Main Street. ofdetour signs.  Reports  Police Department Activity Report Utility Department Activity Report City Manager's Report  Chief Dick crime in general has increased in the Utility Director Pavlas did not have anything to add City Manager Sonya Bishop discussed the update on the 2020 audit and completed set up oft the fund accounts in our software. Update on the search for Code Compliance Officer.  area. to the report.  Financial Report Presentation  Financial Reports    ChiefLee Dick to present the yearly Racial Profiling report to council.  Consent Agenda  CI. Councilmember Geesaman moved to approve the minutes from special called meetings October 26, 2021, and November 4, 2021. Councilmember Eversole C2. Councilmember Geesaman moved to approve the 4th Quarter 2021 Hotel/Motel (HOT) Tax funding reports from the Flatonia Chamber ofCommerce, Special Projects (Rail Park), and Arnim Museum. Councilmembers Sears and Eversole abstain. Councilmember Kocian seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion  seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion carried.  carried.  Deliberation Agenda DA2.1-2022.1  Councilmember Sears made the motion to approve Knight Law Firm LLP as city attorney. Councilmember Geesaman seconded the motion. None Councilmember Geesaman made the motion to approve the Resolution 2022-01-02, naming City Manager as the authorized official for the CV Coronavirus Emergency Supplemental Funding Program Grant. Councilmember Sears seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion carried. Councilmember Sears made the motion to approve the Resolution 2022-01- 03, naming the City Manager as the authorized official for the Patrol Vehicle Grant. Councilmember Kocian seconded the motion. None Councilmember Geesaman approved Goldman, Hunt & Notz L.L.P. to conduct the 2021-year end audit. Councilmember Kocian seconded the Consider and take appropriate action on the city not reporting an election to the Comptroller that would implement a Type B EDC Sales Tax in the city. Knight Law Firm LLP, city attorney will be taking care of the reporting in Councilmember Sears moved to make the City Secretary the Records Management Officer for the City of Flatonia, and for the city to follow the records management program under the local governments act LGRA. Councilmember Kocian seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion Councilmember Sears moved to accept the gift ofs striping S. Main St by the  opposed. Motion carried.  DA2.1-2022.2  DA2.1-2022.3  opposed. Motion carried.  DA2.1-2022.4  motion. None opposed. Motion carried.  DA2.1-2022.5  the future. No action taken.  DA2.1-2022.6  carried.  DA2.1-2022.7    EDC. Councilmember Eversole seconded the motion. None opposed. Councilmember Geesaman made ai motion for the City Manager to create a position for an Administrative Assistant for the police department. Councilmember Sears seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion carried. Councilmember Geesaman moved to appoint Tamela Louvier as the new City Secretary. Councilmember Kocian seconded the motion. None Councilmember Geesaman approved the purchase ofthel Lexipol LE Policy subscription for the police department. Councilmember Sears seconded the  Motion carried.  DA2.I-2022.8  DA2.1-2022.9  opposed. Motion carried.  DA2.1-2022.10  motion. None opposed. Motion carried.  Adiournment  Councilmember Kocian made a motion to adjourn the meeting at 8:10 p.m. Councilmember Eversole seconded the motion. None opposed. Motion  carried.  Signed  Catherine Steinhauser Mayor Pro Tem  Attest  Cheryl Sedlar Administration