MAYOR PRO-TEM LINDA SHELTON PRESIDED OVER THE TUESDAY NIGHT BOWIE CITY COUNCIL MEETING. DURING CITIZENS COMMENTS, MILDRED McCRAW REMINDED COUNCIL MEMBERS AND GUESTS THAT THE ALLURE OF LIGHTS LAMP SHOW WILL BE THIS SATURDAY AT THE LEGEND BANK COMMUNITY ROOM AND THE NCTC “RAISING THE SPIRIT” CONCERT WILL BE HELD AT THE JUNIOR HIGH AUDITORIUM ON SATURDAY NIGHT. CONSENT AGENDA ITEMS WERE APPROVED, INCLUDING A WRITE-OFF OF OVER $9,000 IN UNCOLLECTED UTILITY ACCOUNTS RECEIVABLE AND $38.90 IN OVER-DUE LIBRARY FINES OVER 15 MONTHS DELINQUENT. IN NEW BUSINESS, ANIMAL CONTROL OFFICER WILLY CONWAY WAS DESIGNATED AS THE LOCAL RABIES CONTROL AUTHORITY AND COUNCIL MEMBER APPROVED THE REVISED CONTRACT WITH KLEINFELDER FOR GEOTECHNICAL STUDY FOR THE AUDITORIUM. THE FUNDS ARE AVAILABLE THROUGH THE HOTEL-MOTEL TAX MONEY AND REQUIRE NO BUDGET REVISIONS BY THE CITY OF BOWIE. THE UPDATES ON PERSONNEL POLICY AND DRUG POLICY WERE POSTPONED UNTIL THE NEXT REGULAR MEETING. FINALLY, THE BUDGET WAS AMENDED TO ALLOW FOR MORE WORK ON THE ELMWOOD CEMETERY HISTORICAL PROJECT. MAYOR PRO-TEM LINDA SHELTON ADVISED THE COUNCIL THAT MAYOR LARRY COX HAD SUCCESSFUL KNEE RECONSTRUCTION SURGERY AND IS STILL IN THE HOSPITAL, BUT EXPECTED TO BE RELEASED ON THURSDAY.