Missouri City City Council and the Missouri City Police Officers Association announced they reached a meet and confer agreement regarding an increase in police officer pay and incentives.
Representatives for a subdivision in Missouri City are considering filing a lawsuit against the city after the latest redistricting placed them in a new council district.
  How much money is Missouri City going to spend to fire its city managers?Â
 âThis is a true embarrassment to Missouri City, no matter how you shake it,â Missouri City-based real estate agent Noel Pinnock wrote on Facebook. âThe shakeup is costing taxpayers who already donât have a homestead exemption and very few places to shop almost $1,000,000 in direct and indirect costs.â
 Anthony Snipes got $213,200 in his payout last year, and Odis Jones, who was terminated by the city council on April 26, may get more than $250,000, according to an estimate from City Attorney E. Joyce Iyamu, factoring in Jonesâ full benefits and compensation package and the portions of it that would be eligible in the event he is relieved of his duties.Â
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  Odis Jonesâ controversial entrance into Missouri Cityâs government was matched by a controversial and costly exit when the city council voted 5-2 to terminate the employment of the city manager during a special meeting on April 26.Â
Jones, who was hired on a 4-3 vote at the recommendation of former Mayor Yolanda Ford in July of last year, lasted just 14 months in his latest stop in city government in Texas. He will receive severance pay exceeding $250,000, according to City Attorney E. Joyce Iyamu.
The move followed Missouri Cityâs firing of city manager Anthony Snipes in February 2020, which also was decided by a 4-3 vote.Â