In the past few days several issues have been raised regarding the governing body of the City of New Boston. I would like to address those as Mayor of this great city. The issues I want to address are the feeling that things are done in backrooms without public knowledge, the rate hike for water and sewer services, the proposed tax rate, and a former city employee still being paid by the city in their position at the 3 Bostons Museum. I will start with the latter.
Elizabeth Lea served our City as Interim City Administrator from early 2020 until August of 2022. In August of 2022 Wayne Dial was hired as City Administrator. Ms. Lea was asked to stay to help acclimate Mr. Dial as it was budget and tax rate time. She helped in the transition and was paid by the city until October of 2022 as a consultant. She has not been paid by the city since that time.
The City Council is governed by the Open Meetings Act. All meetings must be held according to that Act. Regular meetings are the third Tuesday of each month at 6 pm in the Council Chambers at City Hall. Agendas for the meetings are posted on the City’s website, nbcitytx. gov. They are also posted on the door of the Council Chambers. By law, they must be posted 72 hours in advance of the meeting.
