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STATE OF TEXAS §
  
COUNTY OF SUTTON  §
CITY OF SONORA  §  

                On this the 26th day of January, 2010, the City Council for the City of Sonora met in Regular Session in the Council Chambers of City Hall with the following to wit:

Present:

Jed Davenport, Mayor
Jana Dover, Mayor Pro-Tem
Smith Neal, Councilmember
Peter Bradley, Councilmember
 Absent:  

Sam David Hernandez, Councilmember
Staff:

Judy Miller, City Manager
Elizabeth W. Wallace, City Attorney
Belia Fay, Asst. City Secretary
Visitors:

Julian Bielawski

CALL TO ORDER:  Mayor Davenport called the meeting to order at 5:00 pm

VISITORS COMMENTS: Julian Bielawski of LNV Engineering appeared before the Board to discuss the RFQ process of the infrastructure project.

GOALS AND OBJECTIVES:  Ms. Miller informed the Council that the management of the budget was her main priority at this time.  Department Heads would begin preparation of the 2010-2011 budget in March.  Other items discussed were monthly budget analysis, review and amendment of investment policy, projects information at council meetings, communication with the public, code revision, professional development meetings, staff evaluations within 3 months, in-house training for Mayor and Council members, getting people involved with the comprehensive plan and comprising a campaign plan for the street sales tax election.

Council members requested a monthly city manager report in the newspaper and the city manager to review the condition of the alleys, make sure streets were repaired and maintained in a timely manner, research loss of airport and sanitation revenue, employee boundaries, get training for Council and staff on emergency management and train employees to be diplomats of the City.   A motion was made by Councilmember Dover to combine the goals and objectives discussed with the employment agreement and bring back to the Council for consideration.  The motion was seconded by Councilmember Bradley and carried the following votes:

                                    AYES:  All members shown present
                                    NAYS:  None

ADJOURNMENT:  Mayor Davenport adjourned the meeting at 5:40 pm on a motion by Councilmember Dover and a second by Councilmember Bradley.

Mayor Davenport                                            Mayor Pro-Tem Dover

Councilmember Neal                                      Councilmember Bradley

Assistant City Secretary