City Council
NOTICE OF MEETING
City Council
6:00 PM – Tuesday, March 24, 2026
Weatherford City Hall, City Council Chambers
303 Palo Pinto Street, Weatherford, TX
Paul Paschall, Mayor
Zack Smith, Place 2, Mayor Pro Tem
Heidi Wilder, Place 1
Matt Ticzkus, Place 3
Luke Williams, Place 4
James Hotopp, City Manager
Chad Marbut, Assistant City Manager
Dawn Brooks, Assistant City Manager
Rob Allibon, TOASE, City Attorney
Andrea McDonald, City Secretary
The Mayor/Chair requests that all electronic devices be silenced and phone conversations taken outside the Council Chambers. Weatherford City Hall is wheelchair accessible and special parking is available on the south side of the building. If special accommodations are required, please contact the City Secretary at 817-598-4202 a minimum of 24 hours in advance.
The City Council, Municipal Utility Board, and other boards/commissions/committees of the City of Weatherford, as allowed, reserve the right to enter into Executive Session at any time during the course of this meeting to seek legal advice from the City Attorney on any posted agenda item as authorized by Texas Government Code, Section 551.071. Unless a Work Session Agenda, or otherwise indicated, action may be taken on any of the following agenda items.
Pursuant to Texas Government Code Section 551.0415, the City Council may report on the following items: (1) expression of thanks, congratulations or condolences; (2) information about holiday schedules; (3) recognition of individuals; (4) reminders about upcoming City Council events; (5) information about community events; and (6) announcements involving imminent threat to public health and safety.
Proclamation declaring April 25, 2026, as Lemonade Day in the City of Weatherford.
(Paul Paschall, Mayor)
Consider approval of the minutes of the City Council meeting held March 10, 2026.
(Andrea McDonald, City Secretary)
All Consent Agenda items are considered routine and self-explanatory and will be enacted with one motion. There will be no separate consideration of these items unless the Council or Board removes an item from the Consent Agenda for individual consideration.
(James Hotopp, City Manager)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval of Resolution R2026-04 authorizing the release of the ingress and egress easement recorded in Book 1660, Pages 323–328 of the Parker County Official Public Records.
(Jaycob Kirkpatrick, Director of Parks, Recreation and Special Events)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval.
(Jason Hayes, Chief of Police)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval for the City Manager to enter into the contracts.
(Dawn Brooks, Assistant City Manager/CFO)
Suggested Action:
Staff respectfully requests City Council consideration and acceptance of the annual audit report and the single audit report for the fiscal year ended September 30, 2025, as presented by Pattillo, Brown & Hill, L.L.P., Certified Public Accountants. Please note that this is not an approval, merely an acceptance of the audit.
(Scott McDonald, Director of Development Services)
Suggested Action:
Staff recommends approval of the conditional use permit based on the following conditions. The Planning and Zoning Commission voted (6 - 0) to recommend approval with conditions, March 11th, 2026.
1.Temporary signs shall not be permitted on the property.
2. Property shall be limited to 3 permanent wall signs.
3. No trim lights shall be placed around windows.
4. No window signs other than an "Open" and "Hours of Operation" signs shall be permitted on the property.
5. No security bars on windows or doors.
Pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Law), and in accordance with the authority contained in:
Sec. 551.089. Deliberation Regarding Security Devices or Security Audits: to deliberate: security assessments or deployments relating to information resources technology; network security information as described by Section 2059.055(b); or the deployment, or specific occasions for implementation, of security personnel, critical infrastructure, or security devices: Radio Communication Equipment.
(Michael Baldwin, Emergency Management Coordinator and Division Chief)
To take action, if necessary, pursuant to Chapter 551, Texas Government Code (Open Meetings Law).
Residents may address the Council/Board/Commission/Committee regarding an item that is not listed on the agenda. Residents must complete a speaker card and turn it in to the Secretary five (5) minutes before the start of the meeting. The Rules of Procedure state that comments are to be limited to three (3) minutes. Speaker rules are posted at the back of the Council Chambers. The Texas Open Meetings Act provides the following: (a) If, at a meeting of a governmental body, a member of the public or of the governmental body inquires about a subject for which notice has not been given as required by this subchapter, the notice provisions of this subchapter do not apply to: (1) A statement of specific factual information given in response to the inquiry; or (2) A recitation of existing policy in response to the inquiry. (b) Any deliberation of or decision about the subject of the inquiry shall be limited to a proposal to place the subject on the agenda for a subsequent meeting.
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