The Bowie City Council on an evening meeting approved multiple administrative measures, including a change to library board trustee terms, two budget amendment ordinances and an interlocal agreement with Jacksboro Fire Department, and took a first reading on a budget closeout item.

The council voted to adopt on second reading Ordinance 2025-11, which amends article 1.11 (Library) to change Board of Trustees appointment terms from two years to five years. The change was the subject of a prior discussion at the council's last meeting; council members gave the ordinance final approval at the second reading.

Council then approved on second reading Ordinance 2025-12, an amendment to the adopted municipal budget for fiscal year 2024–25 that adjusts specified funds, accounts and line items while leaving other appropriations unchanged. Council members said this ordinance reflected items staff reviewed at the previous meeting and instructed the city manager to make corresponding accounting revisions.

The council also approved a memorandum of understanding between the Jacksboro Fire Department and the City of Bowie Fire Department that allows reciprocal use of air-compressor facilities for filling self-contained-breathing-apparatus (SCBA) cylinders if one agency's compressor is out of service. Doug, who answered questions at the podium, said the agreement is limited to providing compressor access and does not create mutual-response obligations for fires or emergency incidents.

Separately, council took the first reading of Ordinance 2025-13, a budget amendment to include a final month of financials and close out last fiscal-year expenses. Council discussion noted an item described as a street-related note payment that had been budgeted in the prior fiscal year but was paid in the current year; staff will provide technical follow-up and additional detail at the next meeting.

Administrative and community announcements included notice that the last day of early voting is Friday, extended early voting hours at the annex (noted as 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.), early/absentee voting available at the senior citizens center, and that construction fencing for new pickleball courts will close portions of the walking trail near the soccer fields for several months.

Votes at a glance:
- Consent agenda (minutes of Oct. 14; utility and library write-offs): motion carried (recorded roll-call ayes).
- Ordinance 2025-11 (second reading, library trustee terms changed from two to five years): adopted on second reading (recorded roll-call ayes).
- Ordinance 2025-12 (second reading, budget amendments FY 2024–25): adopted on second reading (recorded roll-call ayes).
- Memorandum of Understanding with Jacksboro Fire Department (air-compressor access): approved (recorded roll-call ayes).
- Ordinance 2025-13 (first reading, budget closeout including an off-cycle note/payment): passed first reading; staff to return with clarifications at next meeting.

Council recorded the votes in roll call with councilmembers recorded as voting 'aye' during the proceedings. Where a specific mover or seconder was not audibly clear on the transcript, the record in this article shows the motion and the recorded outcome as reflected in the meeting audio.

The council indicated the next regular meeting will be Nov. 18 (the usual meeting date conflicted with Veterans Day observance); staff will provide requested budget clarifications by email and at the next meeting.