The Gunter City Council will consider an ordinance Thursday that would remove a section of the city code allowing the mayor to name a council member to oversee the Police Department.
The section, 9.04.032 of the Code of Ordinances, is titled "Supervision by Councilman." According to the proposed ordinance in the council packet, repealing it would end "the ability of and/or requirement for the Mayor to appoint a Councilmember to be in charge of the Gunter Police Department."
Any appointment the mayor has made under that section would be declared void, and the repeal would take effect as soon as the council adopts it.
The ordinance describes Gunter as a Type A general-law city that operates under the city manager form of government. The agenda sheet lists City Manager Hayden Brodowsky as the presenter but includes no background summary or staff recommendation.
Aldermen meet Thursday, Oct. 15, beginning at 6 p.m. in the Gunter Public Safety Building, 105 N. Fourth St.
Franchise fee for portable toilets
Brodowsky is also asking the council for direction on whether the city should charge a franchise fee to companies that rent and service portable toilets inside the city limits. His summary compares the idea to the trash franchise the city already runs and says the state lets cities regulate and franchise parts of portable toilet operations.
The city already collects franchise fees from other entities operating in Gunter, the summary says. No financial estimate is attached.
