HISD and City Agendas

NOTICE OF THE MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BOARD OF THE CITY OF HOWE NOTICE IS HEREBY GIVEN THAT A REGULAR MEETING OF THE GOVERNING BODY OF THE CITY OF HOWE, TEXAS WILL BE HELD ON THE 19th day OF January 2021 AT 6:00 P.M., AT 700 W. Haning Street, HOWE, TEXAS AT WHICH TIME THE FOLLOWING SUBJECTS WILL BE DISCUSSED, TO WIT: CALL TO ORDER INVOCATION PLEDGE TO FLAGS PUBLIC REQUEST – At this time comments will be taken from the audience on any subject whether or not that item is on the agenda. All comments are limited to a maximum of three minutes. In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Council may not discuss or act on any of the items not posted on the agenda. CONSENT AGENDA Consider/approve consent items which are marked by an *. * Minutes of November 17, 2020 * Finance statements -November 2020 * Finance statements- December 2020 * Designate park at Summit Hill as COACH SIMMONS PARK * 2019 Certified Tax Roll * 2020 Tax Roll ELECTION ITEMS: * Notice of General Election 2021 * Order of Election * Election Contract with Grayson County * Joint Election Contract with Howe ISD

Discuss, consider and act upon consent agenda items.

Discuss, consider and act on Resolution 2020-0004, authorization for advance funding agreement with Texas Department of Transportation for a downtown next exit.

Departmental Reports: Police Department. Utility Department. Code Enforcement. Municipal Court. Administration. Fire Department. Economic Development.

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Notes to agenda:

The Council may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in the Agenda.

The Council reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is considered necessary and legally justified under the Open Meetings Act, Chapter 551, Government Code Vernon’s Texas Codes Annotated in accordance with the authority contained in Section 551.071 – Consultation with attorney, Section 551.072 – Deliberation regarding real property, Section 551.073 – Deliberation regarding prospective gift, Section 551.074 –Personnel, Section 551.076 – Deliberation regarding security devices, and Section 551.087 – Deliberation regarding economic development negotiations.

Dated this 15th day of January 2021.

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through the eyes of a 25-year-old, but actually tackling issues is much more difficult.

He tried very hard to convince me that we shared the same visions for our community—one that has an eye for growth, yet also adhering to our values as a goodneighborly and family home. something about it. Mr. Bledsoe took an unpaid leadership role and gave a lot of his life to the community of Howe, Texas. That cannot be argued. ************* Unmasked: Inside Antifa’s Radical Plan to Destroy Democracy has risen to become the #1 bestselling book on Amazon. ************* The precipice is not five feet from the ledge. It’s clinging to the ledge.

Howe ISD School Board Agenda

A Regular Meeting of the Board of Trustees of Howe ISD will be held on January 18, 2021 beginning at 6:00 p.m. at the Howe ISD Administration Office located at 105 W. Tutt St, Howe, Texas.

I. CALL TO ORDER/DETERMINATION OF QUORUM II. INVOCATION/PLEDGES III. PUBLIC FORUM IV. REPORTS A. School Board Member Appreciation B. Administrator Reports 1. Student Achievement C. Superintendent Report 1. Enrollment 2. Personnel 3. Election Calendar 4. COVID Update

5. Child Find 6. Other Information V. THE BOARD WILL CONSIDER, DISCUSS, AND/OR TAKE APPROPRIATE ACTION REGARDING THE FOLLOWING: A. Consent Agenda Items 1. Minutes for Regular Meeting on December 14, 2020 2. Monthly Financial Reports 3. Quarterly Investment Report 4. Budget Amendments 5. Update Vendor List 6. Call Public Hearing on February 15, 2021 for Presentation of the Howe ISD 2020 Texas Academic Performance Report B. Joint Election Agreements with the City of Howe and the City of Dorchester C. Order Election for Board of Trustees on Saturday, May 1,

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D. Adopt 2021-22 School Calendar E. Policy Update 116, affecting the following Local Policies (see attached) F. 1GPA Purchasing Cooperative Agreement G. Construction Contract with Hellas Construction for Track/Artificial Turf at Bulldog Stadium H. Closed Session in Accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Section 551.074 1. Personnel a. Annual Superintendent Evaluation b. Superintendent Contract I. Action on Items from Closed Session 1. Superintendent Contract VI. ADJOURN

Consent agenda items are considered to be routine by the School Board and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussions on items unless a school board member so requests, at which time the item will be removed from the Consent Agenda and will be considered in its normal sequence on the Agenda. If, during the course of the meeting, discussion of any item on the agenda should be held in a closed meeting, the board will conduct a closed meeting in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Act, Government Code, Chapter 551, Subchapters D and E. Before any closed meeting is convened, the presiding officer will publicly identify the section or sections of the Act authorizing the closed meeting. All final votes, actions, or decisions will be taken in open meeting.

Agenda posted Friday, January 15, 2021 at 4:00 p.m.

Kevin Wilson For the Board of Trustees

Wednesday, there are crazy things going on around the world. The Italian, German, Dutch and Estonian governments are all simultaneously on the verge of collapse at the moment. ************* DNI Director John Ratcliffe agreed in a memo that the CCP tried to influence the 2020 Presidential election. According to the Ratcliffe letter, the CIA didn't just downplay the China election interference intel, they actively went to other agencies to suppress it. (World changing info here). ************* CNN called for their competition to be shut down one week after they gave a platform to John Sullivan, a domestic terrorist who committed crimes in the Capitol on Jan. 6. ************* The 80 million must be so upset they can't attend the inauguration of the most popular president in US history...