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   Bay City ISD trustees unanimously approved adding one year to Dr. Marshall Scott’s contract as Superintendent during the regular meeting Feb. 18.
   “I am super excited, yet humbled that the board of trustees extended our working relationship one more year,” said Scott in an email Tuesday, Feb. 26.
   “I appreciate the board’s recognition of the significant academic gains we’ve made and commitment to continuing those efforts. I would like to thank the community for continuing to support our school district as we create college, career and military pathways for all students. Blackcats are always getting better!”
   Scott cited several factors to his continuing success at Bay City ISD.
   “Just recently, our application for Bay City High School to become an Early College High School was approved by the Texas Education Agency.  This is great news for our students enrolled in dual credit courses,” he added.

   Bay City Police Officer James Philp had a busy weekend arresting drunk drivers. 
   Three arrests were from citizens calling in reckless drivers. Philp located the suspect vehicles and observe the violations noted by the complainants. Two arrests were a result of Philp’s observing traffic violations while on patrol.
   The first arrest was at 2:14 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 23, when Philp was on patrol in the 3100 block of 7th Street. He observed a vehicle run a red light and made a traffic stop. 
   He contacted the driver, Dalton C. Cruz, 18, of Sweeny, and arrested him on a charge of driving under the influence by a minor. 
   The second arrest was also made Feb. 23, after dispatch received a call of a vehicle swerving over the road at approximately 5:22 a.m. 
   Philp found the vehicle in the Texas 60 North area. He observed the vehicle driving in the middle of the road and made a traffic stop. 

   Bay City Housing Authority Commissioners were locked out of the Housing Authority building for their posted meeting, Feb. 15.
   Commissioners Ronnie Reeves, Danyal Manning and Vidala Rodas held their meeting on the walkway outside without Executive Director Belma Davalos.
   Reeves said that Davalos notified the commissioners “minutes before the meeting” that she would not attend.
   “She is the only one with a key in the afternoons and knew we were going to hold it inside the building,” Reeves explained.
   “We didn’t even hear from her directly, we heard it from one of the city employees.”
   After a brief executive session, commissioners unanimously passed resolution number 19-001 that adopts the Feb. 7 litigation rulings as true and factual.
   Reeves has a scheduled hearing for Wednesday, Feb 20, for his removal as commissioner by Mayor Mark Bricker.

   Elections filings have officially closed and nearly all city and school board races are contested.
   It’s a three-way election in the mayoral race with Council Member Julie Eslinbaum, Robert Head and Robert Nelson on the May 4 ballot.
   City Council Positions 3-5 are held, respectively, by Mayor Pro Tem Chrystal Folse, Becca Sitz, and Jason Childers. 

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  Mayor Mark Bricker convened a city council workshop last week on a Code of Conduct for elected officials.
   The workshop presentation was made by Marissa Valentine, the mayor’s administrative assistant.
      The 19-page code – proposed for council approval – was partly based on what other cities have done, Valentine indicated.
   “This Code of Conduct is designed to describe the manner in which members of the Mayor-Council should treat one another, city staff, constituents, and others they come into contact with in representing the City of Bay City.”
That’s an early statement in the document, which also includes sections on roles, responsibilities and conduct.
   A considerable amount of the material found in the code is found in the City Charter.

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    Tidehaven ISD trustees unanimously approved hiring a professional engineering firm to design project specifications for possible renovations to Delvin Taska stadium during trustees regular board meeting Monday night.
   Kenneth Jurado, with Texas Sports and Lighting, has over 12 years in sports complex construction and about 120 projects completed under his belt.
   “We’re really looking forward to working with him,” said Stephen Crow, board president.
   “He comes highly recommended,” Crow added.
   Trustees have been exploring stadium renovation options for months.
   “Right now, we’re trying to get as much information as possible to make the best decisions for our students,” said Crow.
   “I’m not saying we go one way over another, I just want the board to be fully informed before we vote to approve anything specific or start going out for bids.”