The City of Lake Jackson City Council took several formal actions on Oct. 6, approving an updated memorandum of understanding with the Lake Jackson Volunteer Fire Department and authorizing contracts and awards for a municipal prosecutor and a golf-course repair project. The council also declined to nominate candidates for the county appraisal district administrative board and voted to nominate a regional director for the Texas Municipal League.

Why this matters: The MOU documents a long-standing operating relationship with volunteer firefighters and clarifies expectations and reporting obligations; the contractual approvals commit city funds and vendor arrangements; the prosecutor contract covers the city's municipal-court legal operations.

Volunteer fire department MOU
City staff presented a memorandum of understanding intended to record the roles and expectations between the City of Lake Jackson and the Lake Jackson Volunteer Fire Department. "We finally have an agreement, which, I believe we never had an agreement for last, almost 80 plus year," a city staff member said while presenting the item. The fire chief said the department had reviewed the document and had no problems with the text.

Council and the fire chief discussed a proposed change to paragraph 6.1.3, which governs reporting of allegations; council asked staff to add a requirement that allegations be reported to the city manager's office within five business days. With that change included, Councilwoman Seth moved to authorize the city manager to sign the agreement; Councilman Baker seconded. The motion carried unanimously.

Golf-course bunker repairs
The council awarded the bid for bunker repairs at the Wilderness Golf Course to RGR Golf Services LLC. Staff said RGR was selected because it had verifiable golf-course experience relevant to the scope. Councilman Sennahania moved to award the contract to RGR Golf Services LLC for $347,386; Councilman Buell seconded. The motion carried.

Appraisal board nominations
For a county-level appraisal board (administrative board that oversees appointment of a chief appraiser), the council declined to nominate any candidates. A motion to decline nominations passed unanimously.

Texas Municipal League region director
The council cast its vote to nominate Sally Branson for the TML Region 14 director position. The motion was seconded and carried unanimously.

Municipal court prosecutor contract
Council approved a contract authorizing payment not to exceed $47,800 for a municipal court prosecutor, with authority to renew for three rolling one-year terms and to include a cost-of-living adjustment. Council members praised the prosecutor's work. The motion to authorize the city manager to execute that contract passed unanimously.

Votes at a glance:
- Memorandum of Understanding with Lake Jackson Volunteer Fire Department (Item 2): approved; motion by Councilwoman Seth, second by Councilman Baker; amendment to require reporting within five business days; outcome: approved.
- Wilderness Golf Course bunker repairs contract to RGR Golf Services LLC (Item 3): approved; motion by Councilman Sennahania, second by Councilman Buell; contract amount: $347,386; outcome: approved.
- Resolution to nominate candidates for the county appraisal administrative board (Item 4): council declined to nominate any candidates; motion approved unanimously.
- TML Region 14 director nomination (Item 5): council nominated Sally Branson; motion approved unanimously.
- Municipal court prosecutor contract authorization (Item 6): authorized; contract not to exceed $47,800 with renewal and COLA provisions; outcome: approved.

What happens next: The MOU will be signed by the city manager with the five-business-day reporting amendment. The awarded golf-course contract will proceed to execution and construction scheduling, and the prosecutor contract will be executed under the terms approved by council. The appraisal-board nomination will not be forwarded because the council declined to nominate candidates; the TML nomination will be sent per association procedure.

The council recorded the votes in open session; staff will update contract files and post final signed documents where required by city procedures.