The City Council evidently held an Executive Session before the regular council meeting as the first order of business was to vote on three resolutions that resulted from the Executive Session.
1. The council voted to give the interim city manager authority to give notice of termination of agreements between Williamson County and other EMS organizations effective October 1, 2015 for EMS services.
2. The council voted to give the interim city manager authority to consummate mutual aid agreements for EMS services with Williamson County, AMR(American Medical Response), inc., and Acadian Ambulance Services subject to conditions discussed in Executive Session.
3. The council voted to increase the annual salary of Jim Briggs, Utility Systems Director to $180,000/year.
In regular session the council voted to increase their own compensation to $800/month for council members and to $1100/month for the mayor.
The acting city manager indicated that regular updates will be provided to the council on the implementation of the independent EMS service.
The acting city manager also reported that Texas Senate Bill 1945 had been reported out of committee on a 6-3 vote. He expressed great concern as the bill would require that municipal utilities allow for competitive electric producers to provide electricity in municipalities. The bill is "aimed" at Austin Electric, however, there are concerns it would apply to all municipalities, including Georgetown. This elicited some discussion with offers to contact Senator Schwertner to voice opposition.
Well, Looks like we need to get into the political realm more closely. I thought that Garver was overbearing. It looks like I was wrong about the new ones.
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