The finances for the City of Simonton are a matter of public record. Every detail of how money is spent is to be made available to anyone that asks for it upon request. This includes the detailed budget and expenditures of the city as well as the nature, amounts, and repositories for all financial and cash accounts.
While it occasionally may appear the city lacks the fullest of transparency on some matters matters, it may not be intentional, it may simply be that they haven’t gotten around to posting the vital information that the community is looking for.
If there is a subject that the you believe that the community has a right to know and if it is not made easily available to find on the city website, you can certainly request it through the information request process. Of course, you can surely call Simonton City Hall at 281-533-9809. Maybe they’ll be able to answer your question on the phone.
If you have any difficulty, finding the information you are looking for and the city is not responsive, just let me know. I’ll either help you or I’ll request the information and post it here so that all might have access to it.
At the end of the day, Simonton is OUR city and our city leaders are our neighbors. They want to help. Let’s agree to treat all that serve under the banner of the City or Simonton with the respect and appreciation that they deserve for providing us with their service.
What’s “Buried” in the Consent Agenda? Information Revealed On the “Consent Agenda” again for the City Council Meeting 11-01-2022 At the City Council Meeting held improperly on October 18, 2022, the City Council had been provided the documentation about three of the four items that had effectively been “buried” in the “Consent Agenda”. The public …
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Redux: City Council Meeting to be “Re-Held” Tuesday November 1, 2022 at 6:30 pm. Correction: The City Attorney was listed on the agenda and anticipated to be present in the meeting. But, since the Mayor did not poll the virtual attendees, it is unclear as to whether the City Attorney was actually present at the …
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A Correction is in Order I want to correct something I said at the September 20th City Council meeting. Here it is: “The City of Simonton, being a “small taxing unit” is, indeed, exempt from holding hearings as was stated by the City Secretary.“ It was an honest mistake, based on my reading of the …
City Council Meeting and Budget Hearing, Tuesday September 20, 2022 at 6:30 pm. Click HERE for the City Council Meeting Agenda Click HERE for the Proposed City Budget The City Council for the City of Simonton will hold a two-part City Council meeting on September 20, 2022. The first portion of the meeting will be …
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City Cash Position is Far Less than Reported by the City Manager At the August 16, 2022 City Council meeting, in her financial report, the City Manager stated that during her tenure with the city, accounts had gone from $800,000 to $3 million and was healthy. Specifically, she said: (click HERE to hear her statement, …
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