STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF RUNNELS CITY OF BALLINGER On the 6th day of January 2025, the Ballinger City Council met in regular session at 5:30 p.m., in the Council Chamber of City Hall located at 700 Railroad Avenue with the following members present: Dawni Seymore Mayor Richard "Rick" Morrish Mayor Pro-Tem Ken Manley Councilmember Place #1(arrived at 5:40pm) Ryan Lange Councilmember Place #3 (absent) Steve Gray Councilmember Place #4 Staff Present: Lindsey Gayoso City Manager Sharon Hicks City Attorney Cord Bowman Public Works Director Ray Cornutt Chief of Police 1. Call meeting to Order: Mayor Seymore called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Prayer and Pledges: Councilmember Morrish gave the invocation and led the pledges. 3. Citizen Presentations for Items not on the Agenda: Elaine Paske shared information on the park board meeting requesting itemized pricing for the splash pad and invited members of the council to attend. 4. Public Comment on Agenda Items other than Public Hearing: N/A 5. Consent Agenda: a. Approve Minutes from December 16, 2025, City Council Meeting. Councilman Morrish moved to approve the minutes. Councilman Gray seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 6. Regular Agenda Items for Discussion, Consideration and/or Action: a. Approve Ballinger Police Department Rifle Resistant Armor Grant Project FY2026 Resolution 2025-01-001: Chief Cornutt presented the resolution to the council and asked for approval for the Rifle Resistance Armor Grant which is a 100% Grant. Councilman Gray moved to approve the resolution. Councilman Morrish seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. b. Approve Ballinger Police Department Radio Communications Grant Project FY2026 Resolution 2025-01-002: Chief Cornutt presented the resolution to the council and asked for approval for the Radio Communication Grant which a 100% grant. Councilman Gray moved to approve the resolution. Councilman Morrish seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously 7. City Manager's Report: a. Public Works Update: Public Works Director Cord Bowman reported completion on the 14th street bridge project, with new added railing. Patching is still a work in progress and will be working on gth street, Ave A and Conda. b. Public Utilities Update: David Brem C. Public Safety Update: Chief Ray Cornutt d. City Manager: Lindsey Gayoso i. Pool Update- City Manager Gayoso reported the pool is progressing and working with the park board towards a splash pad for the near future. 8. Future Agenda Items - Discuss and Consider: Mayor Seymore requested for Sec 3.09 Charter Conduct of Council Members, to start looking at other cities rules of procedures. 9. Executive Session: Council convened into Executive Session at 5:48 p.m. pursuant to Texas Government Code. a. Section 551.071 Consultation with the City Attorney. 1. Runnels County Dispatch Interlocal agreement with City of Ballinger 2. City of Ballinger Fire Department Interlocal agreement with Runnels County 3. Best practices between Runnels County Sheriff's Office/Jail and the Ballinger Police Department b. Section 551.072 Deliberations about Real Property. C. Section 551.074 Personnel Matters. 10. Reconvene and take Action if needed from Executive Session: The City Council reconvened in open session at 7:10 p.m. Mayor Seymore stated that no actions were taken. 11. Adjourn: Councilmember Morrish made a motion to adjourn. Councilmember Gray seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 7:12 p.m. Raniss Dawni Seymore Mayor ATTEST: Buobey Lindsey Gayos Paypic City Manager, City Secretary