The Krugerville City Council unanimously approved an ordinance to make it unlawful for certain sex offenders to live within 1,000 feet of premises where children gather in city limits at the May 27 meeting.
The ordinance had been in the works since March, after resident John Klatt brought it to the council's attention.
When Mayor Rodney Cagle asked if there were any additional council comments regarding the matter, council member Stacey Sasser said, “I actually am very happy with it. I'm ready to just put it into place.”
Also at the meeting, council members Marion Ragsdale in Place 2, Sasser in Place 4 and Cagle were resworn in by Deputy City Secretary Kayleen Moss.
The council members and the mayor ran uncontested, leading to the cancelation of the May 2 general election.
Following that, Kristen Kromer received unanimous support from the dais to be reappointed as mayor pro tem for a one-year term.
A future agenda item to reduce the speed limit on U.S. 377, in conjunction with Aubrey’s, from 55 to 50 miles per hour within city limits was brought forth by Cagle.
“[From] personal experiences, myself and Chief Ward, that little slowing down has helped getting out of neighborhoods in Aubrey, and we're hoping that will help as well here,” Cagle said, adding that it’ll be “a step in the right direction.”
The dais unanimously approved a request for a variance for the property at 102 Wild Plum Drive on a 0.5080-acre plot in The Woodlands for an issue stemming from a construction error.
“The person who should have caught it has been spoken with,” Cagle said.
Administrative Assistant Susan Zambrano, Court Clerk Krystal Craven and Moss received compliments from council members for handling operations at City Hall as City Secretary and Court Administrator Sandy Frantz prepares for retirement.
“Those three over there have been working so hard with our transition,” Kromer said. “Just kudos to them; they are knocking it out of the park.”
Toward the end of the meeting, the council approved a monthly staff training day, which will close City Hall to the public.
The council did not designate a specific day to accommodate staff schedules, but the members said the hope is to align the closure with council meeting days.
