The Taylor City Council convened on May 6, 2025, at 6:30 PM, with a quorum of six members present. The meeting included a lengthy debate on rescinding a 2016 towing contract resolution, approval of a paving contract, adoption of an election non-interference policy, and discussion of the police chief's recent signing of a 287(g) agreement with ICE. Several public comments were heard on these topics.
Call the meeting to order at 6:30. Uh, before we get into uh the agenda, uh, do want to make a public announcement that uh there is a black truck uh that is parked out front, and the tail uh uh trailer hitch is extending over the sidewalk, and so there is uh concern raised by our fire chief uh that uh somebody may not be able to get uh into the meeting and/or uh bump into that trailer hitch. So if that is your truck, we ask you to please uh move it forward so that the trailer hitch is not obstructing the uh the sidewalk. All right, that brings us then to the invocation. Do we have anybody here this evening to give the invocation? Um we did not have a name, so we can go past that, and that'll bring us to the uh pledge of allegiance and like to ask the mayor to lead us in the pledge to the United States of America stands under individual with liberty and justice for all you all did that almost as well as uh Boy Scouts. Uh there was uh I was asked to speak to a uh troop of Boy Scouts uh just before this meeting. Um and I got to tell you uh seeing our young citizens here in the city of Taylor uh doing good things. They were asking uh what it things that they could get involved with, and so I mentioned uh the um cemetery cleanup with the clerk's office, uh volunteering at Fish and Loaves, but uh it's always good to see uh young individuals in our community uh looking to uh to get involved. So that brings us to the roll call. Um just a note again to the public. We've got a couple announcements. We have new microphones. Uh so hopefully that assists in everybody hearing us. Uh do you know uh you know to the members? If you're not speaking, you can turn the mic off. Uh certainly I can still hear when you want to be uh recognized, but we have two spots where the microphones uh require some additional work, uh including our council secretary and the first council position. So when you see her using the microphone, uh that is why. So with that, we'll go to the roll call. Ms. Daniels here, Miss Rose, here Mr. Johnson, here Mrs. Brandana here, Miss Winton. Here, Mr. Geis, here Mayor Woolley, here Mrs. Bauer, here and Mrs. Topo. All right, we have six members present. We have a quorum. Um next we go to uh the agenda in minutes. Uh first item is a motion to approve uh the agenda. Chairman Councilwoman. I make a motion to approve the agenda with the following amendments. Item 7.13, motion to approve Skynet Innovations for 390 Microsoft 365 G3 licenses for a term of three years for an amount of four four hundred and fifty-nine thousand two hundred and twenty-five dollars with a ten percent contingency for growth funded through the general fund IT contractual services, and item 7.14, motion to approve Skynet Innovation Sole Source for Microsoft 365 conversion tools, one year backup, and one year mail protector for an amount not to exceed $53,949 funded through general fund IT contractual services. Support motion by councilwoman Brandana supported by Councilwoman uh Winton to approve the agenda uh with amendments. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, all those in favor say yes, yes, all is opposed say no. The yes is have it motion carried. Item 5.2 is a motion to approve the acceptance of the minutes of the meeting held April 15th, 2025 and dispense with oral reading. Motion support, motion by councilwoman witten supported by councilwoman Brandana. Is there any discussion? Hearing none, all is in favor say yes, yes, yes. All is opposed, say no. Yes, is have it motion carried. Item 5.3 is a motion to approve the acceptance of the minutes of the special meeting held April 29, 2025 and dispense with oral reading. Motion. Support. Motion by Councilwoman Whitten supported by Councilman Johnson. Is there any discussion? Chairman.