Killeen City Council members are expected to vote on an interlocal contract for redistricting services and drainage improvements Tuesday, after several weeks of workshop discussions.
The items will be brought into consideration during a regularly scheduled meeting at 5 p.m. in the City Council Chambers in City Hall.
Council members have discussed the possibility of entering into an interlocal cooperation contract with Austin-based law firm Bickerstaff Heath Delgado Acosta to perform redistricting services for the cityâs voting boundaries.
Services would include Bickerstaff conducting an initial assessment of the cityâs districts to determine if there is an imbalance. Should any be determined, the law firm would work with Killeen city staff to create a redistricting process that would allow for voting boundaries to be redrawn so they are in compliance with federal law. This would be used to help bring the districts into a âone person - one voteâ balance, accordi
Joseph Solomon Sr., executive director of the Refuge Corporation, received the Killeen Star Award from Councilmember Debbie Nash-King in council chambers on Tuesday.Â
The Refuge Corporation was started in 1997 and is a nonprofit community service organization and outreach of The Christian House of Prayer Ministries. They aim to help strengthen and preserve families and empower the lives of adults and youth through various programs, which address their housing, health, educational, vocational, economical, mental and emotional needs.
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