On Monday, August 24, the Pampa City Commissioners held their last meeting of the month, beginning with holding a public hearing regarding the property located at 721 N. Naida, a substandard structure, to which Code Enforcement Officer Jeff Kennedy addressed the commission.
“I went and looked at this property a couple of years back and we started this whole process and we were reassured by the homeowner that it was going to be taken care of. Then in June of last year, they contacted us and said they would take care of it, but nothing happened. So this year, we went fully into the dwelling and the whole floor is just falling in. There’s been all kinds of wild animals in it, and we went to the back and it was the same thing. There’s two junk vehicles on the property, weeds are overgrown, there’s holes in the roof. They did put a roll-off out there I think more as just to make it look like they were going to start working on it so we would hole back, but now we’re having to bring it back in front of you. We do recommend it needs to be condemned and brought down.”
“Nobody is living there, correct?” Commissioner Brian Doughty asked.
“No one is living there, correct.”
“With those junk vehicles-what can you do with those?”
“I’ve already got the VIN numbers on them and everything, and from there we will go out and find out who holds the actual titles to them. Then we will have to start a junk vehicle process which is very long and drawn out if they have different owners. If they don’t and it’s the property owner who also owns the vehicles, then it’s a little bit quicker. Once it goes through that, then we have to have a hearing date with the municipal judge. Once we’re past that, they have a couple of more days, and from there we call Douthit, they come pick them up for crushing. If they were able to get them back after the judge deams them as a junk vehicle, they can never be titled and driven again once we go that far into the process. They would only be good for parts once we do that, no matter if all it needed was an alternator. It’s done, and that’s why we’re very cautious.”
With no further discussion, the hearing was closed and the commission voted to issue a 30-day demolition order on the property.
Next was to recognize Officer Dallas Cline who received the Law Enforcement Command Officer Professional designation through the Texas Police Chief’s Association, to which Police Chief Brian Massey addressed the commission.
“It is my honor to be before you, not only as your Interim Chief of Police, but as a member of the Texas Police Chief’s Association to present the 207th recipient of the TPCA’s Law Enforcement Command Officer Professional to Sgt. Dallas Cline. Dallas Cline began this process several years ago to obtain this prestigious certification. When I talk about prestigious, there are over 83,000 peace officers in the state of Texas. Sgt. Dallas became the 207th of those 83,000 to obtain this certification, so we are very proud of his efforts to do this. It requires a total of 12 courses to be completed, traveling all over the state to obtain some of those, and that curriculum focuses on individual leadership skills, organizational leadership, and cultural influence and those types of things in the law enforcement profession. Once you complete this, you get a bunch of acknowledgements for the efforts made, and we are just very honored to have him on our staff here and to be able to recognize him for this. Sgt. Cline, on behalf of the Police Department and the Texas Chief’s Association, we present to you this certificate, a desk coin that serves as a reminder of the principals of that program, a bar to put on your uniform, and a lapel pin. Congratulations, sir.”
Next was the report on the “Get More Green” Hidden Hills Fundraiser presented by Hidden Hills Golf Pro Brian Brauchi.
“Two Saturdays ago on August 15, we had a fundraiser scramble for the Sod and Seed Project at Hidden Hills. The Sod and Seed Project was aptly named for our improvements projects that we’ve got going on on the golf course. We had 19 teams which ended up with 76 players, and through the entry fees, on course donations, and raffle ticket sales, we were able to raise $8,090 to go toward those improvement projects. The Sod and Seed Project is about an 18-page project, but everything is in order of necessity. For an example, we have finishing the southeast side of the Number 18 Fairway that was started last fall, the erosion problem on the west side of Number 5 Green, finished the front tee on Number 10, fixed the erosion problem on the south side of Number 6 Green, and fixed the erosion problem on Number 10 Green. Those were the top five of importance right now. So we were able to raise money to fund some of these projects with the help of the Streets Department, the Landfill with equipment and labor to do the dirt work, and our guys who did the irrigation, and then having volunteer work days when we had the sod arrive. The scramble itself, it was a fun scramble. We had a lot of on-course games, specialty holes challenges, and we also kind of mixed in about six holes that was like a superintendent’s revenge. It was quite fun and interesting. These projects that will be started in the fall once we get in coordination with Gary and his crews, we’re hoping to have most of these projects completed by the spring of 2027. I would like to thank all of the donors, sponsors, companies, and individuals who donated to this to help make this thing go: Jacob’s Operations & Engineering, Texas Farm Bureau Insurance, Pampa ISD, Xtra Auto Center, Resound Network, Curtis Service Companies, HSB Service, Texas Pipe & Metal, Antelope Hills Engineering, Bartlett’s Lumber & Hardware, Eagle Compression, Pampa Cinema 4 Theater, the Martin Family, the VFW Post 1657, and a lot of private donations were made. That was all for the raffle prizes, monetary donations, door prizes, and all of that kind of stuff. This was a true coming together of all of the city departments, with volunteers, equipment, and additional supplies, admin, community service, engineering, code enforcement, fire, finance, utilities, parks, golf course, and Jacob’s. The on-course volunteers, I want to say thank you very much from everybody at the course. Without you, none of this would have been able to happen. Shane, thank you for coming out and giving the welcome speech that day. Gary and Luke were the two main guys that went out and pushed this thing, so thank you for all you guys did putting this together and helping me out. Preston Ward, Jesse Lee, Cary Rushing, Theresa Daniels, Jodi Allen, Chris Steger, Liz Carroll, Chris Didway, Ben Ponce, Kasey Presson, Leroy Cox, Jason Roberts, and Paul Shropshire from Jacob’s. I also want thank Jacob Nelson for bringing his food truck out there and sold BBQ as all these people were participating. Thank you to all of the volunteers and donors. It was a great event and hopefully we will be able to do this again.”
“I was out there counting that morning, and I counted over a dozen city departments that were represented out there by at least one member of the department,” City Manager Shane Stokes said. “They were out there on their own time on a Saturday volunteering to help the golf course. This is a pretty cool family we work for here.”
Next was the budget recap presented by Finance Director Theresa Daniels, with only a few minor adjustments made from the original proposed budget.
Next was to consider approving the minutes of the August 10, 2026 regular commission meeting and work session, and to excuse the absence of Commissioner Horst from that meeting; both were approved.
Next was to consider approving the list of disbursements dated July 2026, and were approved.
Next was to consider adopting Resolution No. R26-009 to evidence the City Commission’s intention to adopt a tax rate of $.663921 per $100.00 of valuation on taxable property to fund the proposed budget for the 2026-2027 fiscal year, which was approved.
Next was to consider approving on first reading Ordinance No. 1842, amending the monthly water rates to be charged for water within and outside the corporate limits of the City of Pampa, which was approved.
Next was to consider approving on first reading Ordinance No. 1843, amending the sewer rates to be charged for sewer service within and outside the corporate limits of the City of Pampa, which was approved.
Next was to consider approving on first reading Ordinance No. 1844, amending the tonnage fees at the Pampa’s Landfill, which was approved.
Next was to consider approving on first reading Ordinance No. 1845, amending the fees for tapping water mains, which was approved.
Next was to consider approving on first reading Ordinance No. 1846, amending the monthly solid waste rates to be charged within and outside the corporate limits of the City of Pampa, which was approved.
Next was to consider approving on first reading Ordinance No. 1847, increasing the fee for Foster Home Inspections from $50 to $100, which was approved.
The commission then went into an executive session, and upon returning, Shane Stokes made an announcement.
“I would like to let everyone know we have decided on our next Police Chief. It’s a gentleman named Shawn Myatt who will be coming to us from the Bellmead Police Department. Shawn comes to us with 28 years experience as Police Chief in three different cities. He’s a really great guy and I think he’s just what we were praying for and I think you’ll enjoy meeting him and getting to know him. He will start October 1. I want to thank all the applicants, we had 17 total. I thank the local guys and internals, we appreciate you being interested and you did a great job. I want to just say Interim Chief Massey has done an amazing job as interim, and we will continue to do so until October 1. He’s handled this entire process with the utmost professionalism and I just want to say to you that God has big plans for you, so keep hanging in there.”
“I’d like to commend you Brian for holding things together, you did beautifully,” Mayor Mike Borger said. “It was seamless and things got better. I appreciate your hard work. I agree with Shane in that you’ve got something big coming down the road. We’re so fortunate to have you.”
With no further discussion, the meeting was adjourned.
