The Brady City Council met for a regular meeting on Tuesday night and had a few items to consider. As Mayor Tony Groves was absent, Mayor Pro Tem Terry Phillips conducted the meeting. One of the items that created much discussion was to authorize the city manager to enter to an agreement for professional services with Maker’s Design Collaborative. LLC of New Braunfels, TX for architectural services to develop design plans and specifications for a new Fire/EMS facility. During the discussion by Council, the issue of alternative locations for the new facility came up. Council Member Moreno emphasized strongly that a previous council had voted on a specific location for the new fire/EMS station. After further discussion, Council approved the agreement by a 3-2 vote.
Another item creating much discussion was the City Hall remodel project where the bids received far exceeded what had been budgeted by Council. There was concern raised by Council Member Roddie over doing this remodel project when there were other facilities in more need of upgrades. Council went on to vote 4-0 (with Curtis Owens abstaining), against authorizing the City Manager to enter into negotiations with the preferred contractor to consider value engineering in completing some aspects of the proposed City Hall renovation.
Other actions taken by Council included approval of the minutes from February 17 meeting, a request for a noise variance by Sharon Tinney for the Cox Reunion to be held on June 13, 2026 at Brady Lake, and the approval of the first reading of ordinance 1408 to amend the FY 2026 for municipal purposes. Also approved was the demolition and removal of the old cart sheds by city crews at the Brady Golf Course and an amendment to the interlocal agreement between the City of Brady and McCulloch County regarding labor, materials and equipment sharing for the purpose of maintaining public facilities.
Following the regular meeting, Council met in Executive Session for consultation with attorney regarding the City Hall Remodel Project, personnel matters – City Manager annual evaluation and real property. No action was taken following the executive session and the meeting was adjourned. The next Brady City Council meeting will be on Tuesday, March 17 at 6PM.
