The Collinsville City Council reappointed the municipal judge and moved forward with a recently drafted comprehensive plan at last week’s regular monthly meeting.
A joint meeting of the City Council and Planning and Zoning Commission heard a presentation about the comprehensive plan recently commissioned by a firm associated with the University of Texas at Arlington.
The plan involved a process of surveys and study that came at a cost of $18,000 to the city.
It deals largely with project land use integrations as Collinsville grows and makes zoning suggestions to accommodate that use.
The council agreed unanimously to adopt the comprehensive plan.
See future editions of the News-Record as we unpack the details of the plan.
In another unanimous decision, the council renewed the contract of Britton Brooks as municipal judge.
Brooks has served in that capacity for several years. The term of judge is up for renewal every two years— along with the mayoral term.
In other business, council:
- Authorized city staff to seek bids from institutions outside the City Limits for the City’s Primary Depository Bank.
- Asked staff to move forward with prospecting a contract with Frontier Waste Management as they move away from their trash service provider.
- Adopted an ordinance to repeal the existing juvenile curfew on the books.
The council also accepted the resignation of Chase Guidera from both the Economic and Industrial Development Corporation Boards.
Guidera’s resignations come after he was elected Mayor and sworn into that office last month.
Guidera’s wife Joy was appointed to his open seat on the IDC board. His seat on the EDC board remains open.
Council also agreed to entertain discussion at their next meeting that would change the Master Fee Schedule of water and sewer rates within the city.
The Collinsville City Council meets every third Monday at 6:30 p.m. at the Collinsville Community Building.
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