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Regular Council Meeting April 13, 2026 Page 3 Lisa Archer, chairperson of the Lamar County Historical Commission introduced Marvin Gorley. Mr. Gorley gave the history of Lake Crook, which included Lake Crook Park was established in 1933 and the lake was the primary water source for forty years. Mr. Gorley said it deserved a historical marker but first needed a resolution approved by City Council allowing a marker be placed on city property. A Motion to approve this item was made by Council Member Putnam and seconded by Council Member Norment. Motion carried, 6 ayes — 0 nays. 10. Receive presentation of the 2025 Audit and discuss. Mayor Pankaj said the Council had a workshop immediately prior to this meeting and went over the audit in depth. He also said the City received a clean bill of health, and that the audit was posted online. 11. Receive presentation from Building Official Duke McGee about the building department. Building Official Duke McGee stated the mission was to safeguard the public by promoting safe construction practices, enforcing building, zoning and construction codes, and providing professional, responsive service to the community. He said they strived to support responsible growth and development while maintaining high standards of safety, quality and accountability. Mr. McGee covered major hurtles and issues, the "date integrity" summary, solutions, a 2 -year impact matrix (accounting for recovery), plan review transformation, residential plan review, commercial plan review, workload comparison, permits issued FY2024- FY2025, the Building Department's impact on budgeting, safety, and community well-being. He pointed out that before plan review transformation residential review time was 14 days and now it was 3 days and that commercial review time was 28 days but now 14 days. Mr. McGee said the key benefits were to save lives, lower insurance, improve disaster resilience, ensure accessibility, and increase property value. He also said the strategic modernization plan included continuing software integration, continue, and expand educational outreach, departmental IAS accreditation, and to implement and enforce Annual Safety Programs. Mayor Pro -Tem Savage said he appreciated seeing the difference in improving efficiency. Mayor Pankaj echoed Mayor Pro -Tem Savage's remarks. 12. Discuss an Ordinance for donation boxes and provide direction to Staff. City Attorney Stephanie Harris said she knew a lot of Council Members were getting complaints about the donation boxes that had popped up everywhere, and without any identifying markers on them. She explained she had drafted an ordinance that mirrored the City of Arlington, which had already been vetted in the courts. She said the ordinance required each donation box to have a permit, and regulated the location of boxes, setbacks, signage, construction materials, size, and appearance of boxes. Ms. Harris said if Council wished to move forward with this, she could bring back an ordinance for them to vote on at their next meeting,