Place 3 Council Member· 2025-2028
Jim Morris
Hutto
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Voice
- Meetings spoken in
- 15
- Total speaking time
- 1:38:32
- Avg per meeting
- 6:34
- Segments
- 1605
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Top issues during term (2)(Budget)
City-Owned Fire Department Costs
Initial capital costs estimated around $10 million per station, with ongoing annual personnel costs of approximately $1.56 million per crew.
Outside Agency Funding (OAF) Program
Allocates $86,443 total from the city budget to community support services.
Moved or seconded (40)
Motions Morris personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- moved2026-08-06
Motion by Councilmember Morris, second by Mayor Snyder, to reappoint Mayor Snyder (Seat 6), Councilmember Porterfield (Seat 4) and Councilmember Morris (Seat 2) and appoint Charles…
- secondedpassed 7-02026-08-06
Motion by Mayor Snyder, second by Councilmember Morris, to appoint Jade Trent to Library Advisory Board – Seat 7.
- movedpassed 7-02026-08-06
to accept use of City-owned facilities for Early Voting
- secondedpassed 7-02026-08-06
approve the item as presented
- movedpassed 7-02026-07-16
Appointment of Jose de la Cruz and Joelle Dan to Planning and Zoning
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-07-16
Appointment of Corina Zepeda to Cottonwood LGC
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-07-16
Appointment of Kyle Parkinson to Library Advisory Board
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 7-02026-07-02
approve the items submitted on the Consent Agenda as noted above.
- movedpassed 7-02026-07-02
Direct staff to propose ILA with ESD 3
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-24
approve the resolution as presented
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-18
remove the following from the 150th Celebration Committee: Irma Gonzalez, Tanya Ward, Caitlin Morales, Eric Bell, Samantha Culberson and Natalee Walters.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-18
Motion by Councilmember Porterfield, second by Councilmember Morris, to go with staff recommendation to demolish and rebuild per contract specifications.
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-18
appoint Councilmember Morris as the City Council liaison to the 150th Celebration Committee.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-18
Motion by Councilmember Zepeda, second by Councilmember Morris, to approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-18
approve the item as presented.
- movedpassed 6-02026-06-18
Appointment to Ethics Review Commission
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 6-02026-06-18
approve the item as presented.
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-08
Discuss and consider action on Resolution R-HEDC-2026-038to approve the Fiscal Year 2027 Budget of the Corporation and recommend to the Hutto City Council for consideration and approval
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- movedpassed 5-02026-06-08
Discuss and consider action on Resolution R-HEDC-2026-028 to approve a contract with REsimplifi for a real estate reporting platform and the associated expense of $6,000.00 for the Fiscal Year 2026 Budget
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 5-02026-06-08
Discuss and consider action to approve the Corporation's monthly financial report for May 2026
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (29)
Recorded while Morris was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
General Fund Budget Amendment for River Creek Settlement Payment
Budget Amendments for CIP and Operating Funds (FY 2026-2027)
Ordinance No. O-2026-044: FY 2026-2027 Annual Budget Adoption
Consideration and possible action on Ordinance No. O-2026-041 amending the budget for expenditures of the Economic Development Corporation. (Alberta Barrett)
Consideration and possible action on approving the following City Council meeting minutes: August 1, 2026 Special Budget Meeting, August 6, 2026 Joint City Council/Hutto Economic Development Corporation Meeting and August 6, 2026 Meeting.…
Approval of Revised Strategic Plan and FY 2027 Budget
Approval of Updated Strategic Plan and FY 2027 Budget
Ordinance No. O-2026-038: FY 2026 Budget Amendment
FY 2026-2027 TIRZ 3 Budget Recommendation
Adoption of FY 2026-2027 Proposed Budget
FY 2026-27 Proposed Budget
Resolution R-HEDC-2026-040: Site Signage Expense and Budget Amendment
Resolution R-HEDC-2026-041: Budget Amendment Reducing Land Sale Revenues
Approval of TIRZ 3 Budget for FY 2026-2027
Ordinance O-2026-030: FY 2026 Budget Amendment
Reallocation of Budget for Total Engagement Consulting
Approval of Budget Amendment for REsimplifi Software
Approval of FY 2027 Budget and Recommendation to City Council
Resolution R-HEDC-2026-038: HEDC Fiscal Year 2026 Budget Amendment
Ordinance No. O-2026-023: City Budget Amendment for HEDC Projects
Voting record (16)(Budget)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.