Aguilar Files For Place 3 On Sulphur Springs City Council
As of lunch Wednesday, only three people have filed candidacy for the six places to be determined in the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council Election. Oscar Aguilar Oscar Aguilar had filed candidacy for Place 3 on the City Council late Wednesday morning. Oscar served on the City Council from 2006-2018, when Norman Sanders defeated him in his bid for reelection 685 votes to 509 votes. Sanders was among four council members to resign...
Moore Files For Place 6 On City Council
Incumbent Doug Moore around lunch time Friday filed candidacy for Place 6 on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council ballot. Moore, a retired businessman, was elected in May 2019 to finish the last year of Dan Froneberger’s term on the council, which expires this spring. Moore was appointed earlier in 2019 to serve in Place 6 until the May 2019 election following Froneberger’s resignation midway through his term. Moore is...
Candidate Filing For City Council, School Elections Begins Jan. 15
Candidate filing for places on the May 2 city and school election ballots begins Wednesday. The cities of Cumby and Sulphur Springs are planning for council elections, while Sulphur Springs and Yantis school districts will hold trustees elections. Sulphur Springs City Council Candidates may file for one of six places on the May 2 Sulphur Springs City Council ballot. The city was scheduled to have a regular election for two places on...
Sulphur Springs City Council Scheduled To Meet 3 Times This Week
Sulphur Springs City Council has a busy week ahead with three meetings scheduled this week, including special meetings on Jan. 7 and Jan. 9 and the regular monthly meeting on Jan. 7. During the special meetings at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday and 6 p.m. Thursday, public hearings will be conducted regarding the annexation of city-owned property, the old Thermo mine, into the city. All interested parties have the right to appear and be heard on...
Sulphur Springs City Council Jan. 7 Regular Meeting Agenda
CITY OF SULPHUR SPRINGS, TEXASREGULAR MEETING OF THE CITY COUNCILJANUARY 7, 2020, 7:00 P.M. The regular meeting of the Sulphur Springs City Council will be held at 7:00 p.m. on Tuesday, January 7, 2020 in the Council Room at 201 North Davis Street. The following items will be discussed: Call to order.Pledge of Allegiance to the United States Flag, Texas Flag, and invocation.Presentations, proclamations, and announcements. (a) Kevin...
Sulphur Springs City Council Dec. 13 Meeting Convened
Sulphur Springs City Council was able to reach a quorum Friday, allowing the city board to proceed with the special noon board meeting and routine city business. In attendance was Norman Sanders, Freddie Taylor, John Sellers, and Doug Moore. Quorum Achieved The council session was called after Mayor Norman Sanders submitted his notice of resignation from the council last week, and Mayor Pro Tem Erica Armstrong, and Council members...
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...
No Action Taken By Council Following Executive Session
Community Members Pack City Hall, Several Address Council Regarding Closed Session, City Manager Community members wait for the regular Dec. 3, 2019, City Council meeting to begin. Despite an extended executive session, Sulphur Springs City Council did not act on “personnel matters specifically relating to the city manager.” “There’s not going to be any action taken tonight, but you’ll still get a chance...
Scrap Tire Agreement, Park Drilling Ordinance Among Matters Address By Sulphur Springs City Council
An ordinance amendment which will increase the city’s chances of obtaining a grant was given approved, on first reading, by Sulphur Springs City Council Tuesday night. Sulphur Springs City Hall, 201 North Davis St., Sulphur Springs, Texas Also approve by the council Tuesday night were resolutions adopting a fund balance policy, in support of a local apartment group’s application for funding assistance for renovations and...
Cumby City Council Approves Resolution Calling For Special May 2 Election For Place 2 Alderman
Discussion On Annual Audit, Employee Manual, An Annexation Cumby City Hall, 100 East Main Street, Cumby, Texas The resignation of a recently appointed alderman marks the second in recent months, which could necessitate a May 2 special election of fill the Place 2 alderman seat on Cumby City Council. The city employee manual, rescinding the recent Alderman appointment and a resolution calling for a special May 2, 2020 election,...
