Centerville calls general election for May 8, 2010

The City of Centerville held its regular Council meeting on Thursday, February 4, 2010 at the Municipal Building Meeting Room. All Council members were present with the exception of Bobby Walters.

On May 8, 2010 the City Council ordered a general election for two council seats and the mayor position. Those positions are currently held by Mayor N.R. Goolsby, Councilmen Bobby Walters and Warren Baillio. In conjunction with the general election the Council set two days for the City office to stay open 12 hours for early voting. Those days are Wednesday and Thursday, April 28 and 29, 2010.

Paula DeLaCruz with 211 presented a general overview and demographics of the “211 Program” to the Council. She explained that the 211 program is part of United Way and is used to get information on community organizations and services to those who are in need. A person who has lost his/her job and needs help meeting basic needs can call 211 and may get assistance in finding services such as Medicaid and food stamps and get information to help make informed decisions. Among other things, DeLa- Cruz said there are services available to prepare taxes for free for families with income less than $50,000. There are 25 211 Centers in Texas with the one for this area located in Bryan and covering seven counties.

Councilman John Franks gave the 2009 Volunteer Fire Department Annual Report. The Department answered 202 calls, among them 8 structure fires, and worked 159 hours.

The Council approved an agreement with Kerbow and Associates to prepare 2011/2012 Texas Community Development Program Grant Application. At this point they are not sure what will be available but the application will be in place when the need arises.

In other business a water well bid from Smith Pump from Waco was approved for $15,426; the Council agreed to replace a 2” waterline on Highway 7 east by Lacey’s Grocery; minutes from last month’s meeting and time sheets were approved.

Warren Baillio asked how much his company would be charged if it bought water from the City of Centerville. The Council agreed to look at the specific situation and get back with him.