City ofHudson Council Meeting Minutes City Council of the City of Hudson, Texas, met in regular session Thursday, July 09, 2018 at the City Hall Council Room, 201 Mt. Carmel Rd., Hudson, Texas, at 5:30p.m. 1. Call to Order Mayor Robert Smith called the meeting to order at 5:46 p.m. 2. Invocation Councimember Terry Taliaferro gave the invocation. 3. Quorum Check Quorum Check was called by City Secretary Cheryl Everett. A quorum was present: Councilmembers: Mayor Pro Tem George Knight, Phil Adkison, Joann Novak and Terry Taliaferro Absent (at Quorum Check): Juan Ramos Other City Officials present: James Freeman, City Administrator, Cheryl Everett, City Secretary Other City Employees present: Rodney McCarty, Field Supervisor Jimmy Casper, Police Chief Other City Affiliates present: Hawk Ornduff, Hudson Volunteer Fire Dept. Other Guests present: (as per Sign In Sheet) Donna Smith, Hawk Ornduff 4. DISCUSSION AND ACTION to approve the Minutes of the June council meeting. Discussion: Action.: Councilmember Joann Novak moved to approve the Minutes of the June council meeting. Councilmember Terry Taliaferro seconded the Motion. Four (4) for and none (0) opposed- - Motion Passed. 5. DISCUSSION AND POSSIBLE ACTION to approve appointment of DETCOG Board Member. Discussion: Councilmembers agreed to reappoint George Knight as DETCOG Board Member. Action: Councilmember Terry Taliaferro moved to reappoint George Knight as DETCOG Board Member. Councimember. Joann Novak seconded the Motion. Four (4) for and none (0) opposed- - Motion Passed. 6. DISCUSSION AND ACTION to approve Traffic Study Resolution. Discussion: Mayor Robert Smith read over the resolution. City ofHudson Council Meeting Minutes Action. Councilmember Joann Novak moved to approve Traffic Study Resolution. Mayor Pro Tem George Knight seconded the Motion. Four (4) for and none (0) opposed- - Motion Passed. 7. DISCUSSION on Purchasing Policy. George Knight, Mayor Pro Tem went over the biggest difference gives City Administrator $50,000.00 authorization to make larger purchases. 8. DISCUSSION on Asset Policy. James Freeman, City Administrator handed out the Asset Policy for the council to read over until next council meeting. Asset Policy requires audit of assets yearly by employees. 9. CONSENT ITEMS: Action. Mayor. Robert Smith skipped Item 9 and 10 due to not having Consent Items. 10. DISCUSSION AND ACTION on any Consent Item 11. GENERAL MONTHLY REPORTS a. Hudson Volunteer Fire Department - Hawk Ornduff, HFVD 1. Monthly Fire Report 2. Calendar of Events Hudson Volunteer Fire Dept. will be hosting Family Day on August 11th. Please remember Jarod Oates in your prayers. b. Hudson Police Department - Jimmy Casper, Police Chief 1. Monthly Dispatch Report C. City Administration - James Freeman, City Administrator 1. Preliminary Budget - James Freeman went over the Preliminary Budget. 12. COMMENTS FROM COUNCIL - James Freeman, City Administrator asked to set up a Budget Workshop for Thursday, July 26th at 5:30pm. 13. ADJOURN Councimember Terry Taliaferro moved to adjourn the meeting. Councimember Joann Novak seconded the motion. Four (4) for and none (0) opposed - Motion Passed. Meeting adjourned at 6:20 p.m. Robert Smith, Mayor ATTESTEA hek Cwritb < Cheryl Everett/City Secretary A à