STATE OF TEXAS COUNTY OF RUNNELS CITY OF BALLINGER 3 On the 21ST day of April 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 Darlene Kelly Councilmember Place #1 Ryan Lange Councilmember Place #3 Steve Gray Councilmember Place #4-absent Staff Present: Lindsey Gayoso City Manager Sharon Hicks City Attorney Cord Bowman Public Works Director Ellen McKinnon Airport Manager 1. Call meeting to Order: Mayor Seymore called the meeting to order at 5:30 p.m. 2. Prayer and Pledges: Councilmember Kelly gave the invocation and led the pledges. 3. Citizen Presentations for Items not on the Agenda: N/A 4. Public Comment on Agenda Items other than Public Hearing: N/A 5. Consent Agenda: a. Approve Minutes from March 3, 2025 City Council Meeting. b. Approve Minutes from March 31, 2025 City Council Meeting. C. Approve Minutes from April 7, 2025 Town hall City Council Meeting. Councilmember Morrish made a motion to approve the minutes ofthe council meetings. Councilmember Lange seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 6. Regular Agenda Items for Discussion, Consideration and/or Action: a. Lions Club Requesting use of Girl Scout Building for Boy Scout meetings once a month. Councilmember Lange moved to approve the use ofthe girl scout building for the Boy scouts. Councilmember Morrish seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. b. Discuss the upcoming location of June 28, 2025 firework show. The council discussed the issues with the location at the airport. The council decided it would be best to have the fireworks show at the lake dam pending on rain and al burn ban at the time. C. Park Board Mprilal. 3025 Minutes Page 1803 i. Hotter than Hell Cookoff 1. City Park, Security, generator use, 20 tables, 35 chairs from the community center, wristbands for swimming pool, porta-potties, barricades. ii. Tires at the lake park. Councilmember Kelly moved to approve the use of the City equipment as well as placing tires at the lake park for kid play. Councilmember Lange seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. d. QTPod Contract- lyear or 5-year term (Ellen McKinnon)- Airport manager McKinnon requested the council approve the5-year premium term that would save the city $1,995. Councilmember Lange moved to approve the 5-year premium term for QTpod. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. e. AG hangar modification request (Ellen Meckinnon)-Airport manager McKinnon requested to allow Henry Leggett to make modifications to an AG Hangar for the use of a wildfire plane. Josh Stevens is the contractor and has made many modifications to several airport hangars. This modification will be at no cost to the city. Councilmember Lange made a motion to approve the modification. Councilmember Morrish seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. f. Receive and accept FY2022 Audit, and update on FY2023 Audit- At 6:00 pm Council called Daniel Hungerford from GMS to present the FY2022 audit. Councilmember Lange made a motion to approve the FY2022 audit. Councilmember Morish seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. g. Independent Contractor agreement for the Ballinger Municipal Pool- City manager Gayoso presented a recommendation of using Regeon's Pool Management services. Councilmember Lange made a motion to approve the contract between the City of Ballinger and Regeon's Pool Management services. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 7. Future Agenda Items = Discuss and Consider: 1. Economic Development 2. Council Code of Conduct 8. Executive Session: Council convened into Executive Session at 6:12 p.m. pursuant to Texas Government Code. a. Section 551.071 Consultation with the City Attorney. b. Section 551.072 Deliberations about Real Property. C. Section 551.074 Personnel Matters. i. HOT Reimbursement Grant Application ii. City Manager Evaluation and Contract 9. Reconvene and take Action if needed from Executive Session: The City Council reconvened in open session at 6:54 p.m. Mayor Seymore stated that no actions were taken in executive session. 1. HOT Reimbursement Grant Application- Councilmember Lange made a motion to approve the application oft the HOT Mprit21.2025 Mmunsgelor3 Reimbursement Grant to the Hotter than Hell Cookoff. Councilmember Morrish seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 2. City Manager Evaluation and Contract-Councimember Kelly made a motion to approve a two-year contract with City Manager Gayoso, which includes a six-month severance, and a salary increase. Councilmember Lange seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. 10. Adjourn: Councilmember Lange made a motion to adjourn. Councilmember Kelly seconded the motion. The motion carried unanimously. The meeting was adjourned at 6:55 p.m. Dawni Seymore Alifapss Mayor ATTEST: undoos aypc Lindsey Gayoso City Manager, City Secretary aprl21.2025 Minures Page3or3