Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Minor Curfew, Election, Step Plan For SSPD
Due to COVID-19 social distancing and closed lobbies measures in place, the regular April meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council will be conduced online, and can be viewed by the public online starting at 7 p.m. tonight. The agenda is relatively short agenda, and includes for City Council consideration a curfew ordinance for minors, resolution to postpone the May 2 election and a step plan for Sulphur Springs Police Department....
Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider 4 Ordinances At March 3 Meeting
Non-Motorized Sports Concession At Coleman Lake, Sludge Contract Pricing, Audit Submitted For Council Discussion, Action Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked Tuesday night during their regular March meeting to consider approving four ordinances, seven action items, hear a presentation proposing the”antidote to urban sprawl” and be asked to consider one executive session item. Sulphur Springs City Council The City...
City Council Approves Asbestos Abatement And Street Improvement Contracts, Grant Application
Sulphur Springs City Council approved most of the items on Tuesday night’s agenda as recommended, including annexation on of the former Thermo mine property, a franchise agreement, a grant application for a thermal imager, and contracts for asbestos abatement and the street improvement program. Black History Month Sulphur Springs City Council members Harold Nash, Freddie Taylor and Mayor John Sellers Mayor John Sellers, on...
Sulphur Springs City Council Tables Proposed Curfew For Minors Ordinance Again
Sulphur Springs City Council for the second month in a row tabled the proposed curfew ordinance, following discussion on the matter. The curfew hours for minors ordinance was pitched at the January City Council meeting in response to two businesswomen’s request for help with middle school aged children being left unaccompanied at night downtown. The City Council, after he tabled at the January meeting. City Attorney Jim McLeroy...
City Council Puts Curfew Ordinance On Hold
Sulphur Springs City Hall, 201 North Davis St. Sulphur Springs City Council during the regular Jan. 7 meeting postponed a vote on a proposed curfew for minors ordinance. City Attorney Jim McLeroy Tuesday night told the council that Ordinance No. 2762 would amend the Code of Ordinances with the addition of an article establishing curfew hours for unaccompanied minors. McLeroy proposed establishing a curfew from 10 p.m. to 6 a.m....
Sulphur Springs City Council Votes Unanimously On Contract For City Manager
Sulphur Springs City Council voted Tuesday night on a contract for the city manager. Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night unanimously voted in favor of a 5-year employment contact for the city manager. The City Council entered into executive session to discuss matters affecting the office of the city manager, including a performance review, employment terms and other issues. After 26 minutes, the council reconvened and heard...
Sulphur Springs City Council To Consider Ordinance Setting Curfew For Minors
Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked Tuesday nigh to consider approving an ordinance which would set a city-wide curfew for unsupervised minors in public areas. Sulphur Springs City Council will be asked to consider Tuesday night an ordinance amendment which would set curfew hours for minors. On the 7 p.m. regular meeting agenda is Ordinance No. 2762, which would amend Chapter 15 of the city Code of Ordiances to include Article...
City Attorney Discusses Potential Impact Of Friday's Called City Council Meeting
Sulphur Springs (far left) Mayor Pro Tem Erica Armstrong, Council member Jimmy Lucas, (center) Mayor Norman Sanders and (second from right) Jeff Sanderson submitted notices of resignation from the City Council in the last week. How the city operates and functions for the next 6 months could be determined Friday at the called noon meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council. A quorum is needed to hold the meeting. Four of the seven...
Special City Council Meeting Called For Friday To Accept Resignations; Appoint 1 New Council Member, Mayor
Sulphur Springs City Hall, 201 North Davis St. A special meeting of Sulphur Springs City Council has been called to address resignations of council members made over the last week and to appoint a mayor and pro tem. Sulphur Springs Mayor Norman Sanders gave notice of resignation on Thursday December 5th, 2019. Council members Erica Armstrong, Jimmy Lucas and Jeff Sanderson submitted notice of resignation, “effective...
2 Business Women Ask City For Help With Unsupervised Children Downtown
Sulphur Springs City Council Two local business women this week approached Sulphur Springs City Council regarding concerns of middle school-aged children being unsupervised downtown. “We would like to approach y’all for a curfew for the children running downtown. It is out of control. My people sit outside at night and eat. The language of the 12- and 13-year-olds, and they’re running back and forth and fighting....
