By WAYLON CUNNINGHAM and MADISON MCVAN The long-requested speed limit reduction on the portion of State Highway 29 running through Liberty Hill may soon become a reality. The Liberty Hill City Council approved a resolution on Monday requesting that the Austin District of the Texas Department of Transportation conduct studies on the highway associated with the … [Read more...]
Council hears report on salary study
By WAYLON CUNNINGHAM Burnet, Marble Falls and Jonestown are the City of Liberty Hill’s three closest competitors when it comes to employee salaries, according to a report from consulting firm Ray & Associates. The consulting firm was contracted in April to assess the payroll for the city’s 23 employees, which are classified in 18 job titles. Their recommendations will … [Read more...]
Liberty Hill Police transfer signals possible dispute at City Hall
By WAYLON CUNNINGHAM Liberty Hill joined 11.66 percent of surveyed cities last month when it took supervision of the police department out from under the city administrator and made it a direct responsibility of the mayor. The Independent surveyed 60 Texas cities that have the same municipal government structure as Liberty Hill, which also employ a city administrator who is … [Read more...]
City employees to receive 5-11% pay increase
By SHELLY WILKISON The Liberty Hill City Council on Monday gave city employees a 5 percent pay increase with an additional 6 percent merit pay raise for department heads. The pay raise, which wasn’t budgeted this fiscal year but will show up on paychecks the first week in June, will cost the city an estimated $105,000. Mayor Connie Fuller said city workers in Liberty … [Read more...]
Lewis leaving Liberty Hill for City of Rollingwood
By SHELLY WILKISON Amber Lewis, the City’s chief financial officer and assistant city administrator, resigned Tuesday. Lewis, who was first hired by the City in 2014 as a planner and was later promoted to manage the city finances, has been hired as City Administrator for the City of Rollingwood -- a suburb of Austin. While the move is a clear career advancement … [Read more...]
City briefs businesses on master plans
By WAYLON CUNNINGHAM There were transportation plans, drainage plans, park plans, and even a plan for plans. Last week’s Chamber of Commerce luncheon had an obvious theme. City staffers briefed an audience of about 50 local businesses on the City’s far-sighted blueprints. The presentation, given by Economic Development Corp. Executive Director Lance Dean and … [Read more...]
City’s future topic of all-day plan session
By WAYLON CUNNINGHAM Call it the Coachella of municipal planning. An eight-hour joint planning session last week brought together city staff, elected officials and their appointees to city boards to discuss a common vision for the City of Liberty Hill over the next five and 10 years. The meeting, which took place in a conference room at the Liberty Hill ISD Administration … [Read more...]
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