Meeting Highlights
May 31, 2023
Twelve agreements approved in one evening
At a special meeting Council approved the City’s agreements with twelve positions and vendors, from the wastewater plant operator to the municipal judge and the City Attorney/Prosecutor. Each carried with “ALL MEMBERS PRESENT” in agreement. The minutes record the meeting going “OUT OF OPEN SESSION AT 6:40 P.M.” after being called to order at 6:47 P.M.
July 16, 2019
Wastewater and trash bill raised from $80.25 to $141.00
A special session raised the combined Wastewater Service and Trash charge from a total of $80.25 to $141.00 per month, an increase of about 76 percent. The motion came from Place 4, was seconded by Place 3, and passed with “all members present” in agreement.
October 20, 2026
Public comment limited to “POSTED AGENDA NUMBERED ITEMS ONLY”
The October 20 agenda limits speakers to three minutes on items “specifically listed by number” and says speakers who stray may be “ruled out of order by the Presiding Officer.” An earlier 2026 agenda in the file lets the public address “any item listed on this agenda.”
September 2, 2023
Saturday meeting, posted Wednesday afternoon
The certification says the agenda for the Saturday, September 2 special meeting was posted August 30 at 3:45 PM. Its executive session items cite four sections of the Open Meetings Act “including, but not limited to” those four.
Agendas & Minutes on File
| Meeting date | Document | Copy | Highlights |
|---|---|---|---|
| Oct 20, 2026 | Agenda, regular session | View copy (1 page) | Regular session at 6:30 PM at the Judy Fowler Municipal Complex. The page lists call to order, roll call, invocation and pledge, then public comment under Government Code §551.007(b)–(e) on “POSTED AGENDA NUMBERED ITEMS ONLY.” Speakers get three minutes, and comments on matters not on the agenda “are not permitted during this period.” |
| Sep 15, 2026 | Agenda (closing pages) | View copy (1 page) | The closing pages list Item 10, Announcements, and Item 11, Adjournment, and note that Council may reconvene in open session after executive session. The copy we hold is a Facebook photo, and its posting date and time lines are blank. |
| About June 2026 (date not on this page) | Agenda page | View copy (1 page) | Item 5 allows public comment on “any item listed on this agenda,” three minutes per speaker, under §551.007. Item 6, Old Business, is to “Receive and discuss May 8, 2026, Emergency Services District (ESD) correspondence.” Item 7 brings USDA Rural Development and its Special Assets Unit to present on the City’s wastewater system debt, loan status, repayment options and “re-amortization proposals,” followed by a Council discussion of long-term financial planning. |
| Aug 14, 2025 | Agenda, special / workshop (notice and certification page) | View copy (2 pages) | The City Secretary certifies the agenda for the “Special/Workshop Council Meeting” of Thursday, August 14, 2025 was posted outside Council Chambers on Monday, August 11 at 4:30 PM, citing §551.043(b). The page also reserves the right to consult an attorney in closed meeting under §551.071 “regarding any item listed on this agenda.” The notice in the same copy lists the agenda: roll call, invocation, pledge, “City Council training on Small System Utility Management,” announcements and adjournment. |
| Jul 16, 2024 | Agenda, regular meeting (closing items and certification) | View copy (1 page) | The City Secretary certifies the agenda for the regular meeting of Tuesday, July 16, 2024 was posted on July 13 at 2:38 PM. The page lists Item 10, Announcements, and Item 11, Meeting Adjournment. The other agenda items are not on this page. |
| Apr 16, 2024 | Agenda, special meeting (certification page) | View copy (1 page) | The City Administrator certifies the agenda for the special meeting of Tuesday, April 16, 2024 was posted outside Council Chambers on Saturday, April 13 at 4:00 PM, citing §551.043(b). The page reserves a closed meeting with an attorney under §551.071 on any listed item and notes the chambers are wheelchair accessible. The agenda items themselves are not on this page. |
| Feb 13, 2024 | Agenda, special scheduled meeting (closing items and certification) | View copy (1 page) | The City Secretary certifies the agenda for the special meeting of Tuesday, February 13, 2024 at 6:30 PM was posted on February 6 at 4:45 PM. The page lists Item 9, Announcements, and Item 10, Meeting Adjournment. |
| Sep 2, 2023 | Agenda, special scheduled meeting | View copy (1 page) | The closing items are an executive session, consideration of any executive session items, announcements and adjournment. Closed session may rest on §§551.071, 551.072, 551.074 and 551.087 (attorney consultation, real property, personnel, economic development), “including, but not limited to” them. The certification gives a 6:00 PM Saturday meeting posted on Wednesday, August 30 at 3:45 PM. |
| May 31, 2023 | Minutes, special meeting | not posted yet | A first motion to appoint a Mayor Pro Tem passed 4–1, with the nominee voting nay; the item was then “revisited” and a different Mayor Pro Tem was appointed with “all members present” in agreement. Council then extended the fire, rescue and medical emergency responder agreement and approved agreements with twelve positions and vendors, each on a separate motion that carried without a recorded dissent. The minutes say the mayor called the meeting to order at 6:47 PM and also note “out of open session at 6:40 P.M.” |
| May 15, 2023 | Minutes, special meeting | View copy (3 pages) | Called to order at 6:40 PM. Council went into executive session on prospective litigation at 6:44 PM and came out at 10:19 PM. Back in open session, the litigation item reads “NO ACTION.” Adjourned at 10:21 PM. |
| Jul 16, 2019 | Minutes, special session (first page) | View copy (1 page) | Called to order at 6:32 PM with the Mayor and Places 1 through 5 present. The Mayor entertained a motion to increase the Wastewater Service and Trash charge “from a total of $80.25 to $141.00 per month”; Place 4 moved, Place 3 seconded, “all members present were in agreement and the motion passed.” That is an increase of about 76 percent, decided on the first item of new business. |
| Mar 22, 2019 | Agenda, special session | View copy (1 page) | Special session on Friday, March 22, 2019 at 6:00 PM. Item 6 is to “DISCUSS/CONSIDER/ACT ON POSSIBLE REMOVAL OF MUNICIPAL COURT JUDGE,” and the same item is listed again for executive session. The photo is blurred and some words are cut off. |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Agenda, regular meeting (second page) | View copy (1 page) | Old Business item D is to “Discuss/Consider/Act on modification and amendments to Ordinance 100-11 Regarding Fees.” The certification says the agenda was posted “Thursday, February 8, 2019 at 5:55 p.m.” The first page of this agenda is not held. |
| Feb 12, 2019 | Minutes, regular meeting (first page) | View copy (1 page) | Called to order at 6:35 PM with the Mayor and Places 1 through 5 present. Under Mayor Input the minutes read “NONE.” The page ends at the Consent Agenda, before any vote. |
| Dec 11, 2018 | Agenda, regular meeting | View copy (1 page) | New Business lists changing City Hall operating days and changing City Hall staff pay “from Hourly to Salaried,” and the staff-pay item is listed again for executive session. The certification says the agenda was posted December 7, 2018 at 4:05 PM. |
| May 17, 2017 | Minutes, special canvass meeting | not posted yet | At 10:00 AM (called to order 10:07 AM) the Mayor and two councilwomen, which the minutes call a quorum, canvassed the May 6, 2017 election. City of Hawk Cove Proposition 1 drew 82 votes for and 19 against (7 early and 75 election-day for; 1 early and 18 election-day against). A handwritten note dated 6/2/17 reads: “Minutes will be approved on June 12, 2017, at our monthly council meeting.” |
| Apr 13, 2000 | Minutes, regular meeting (file copy, first page) | View copy (1 page) | Called to order at 7:15 PM. Four trash pickup bids were heard: $14.50 per single-family residence (with $1.50 back to the City), $9.50 with an 8-bag limit and the price “guaranteed for 12 months,” $9.75 with a weekly pickup and monthly bulky-item pickup, and $12.95. The page ends before any bid is chosen. Trash bids ran $9.50 to $14.50; in 2019 the combined wastewater and trash charge became $141.00. |
Every copy is a photo or screen image of the pages we hold, posted as we hold them. Marks that are not the City’s (page numbers added later, pen marks, phone screen buttons) are covered in grey. Partial copies are labeled. Rows marked “not posted yet” are held but not yet posted.