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Newcomers 2007
Sunday, October 28, 2007
Mayor, City Council provide leadership to city
Killeen and sur-
In the 2004 charter election, residents
From staff reports
voted to change the four ward districts
rounding cities.
Killeen operates under a city manager-
to single-member districts, which means
Rivera, 57. is
council form of government common in
that registered voters
serving his first
living within the ward
term. He is a Pro-
most Texas cities.
can elect only the rep-
gressive Insurance
Mayor Tim Hancock is the city's chief
resentative who lives
brokerinKilleen.
elected officer, but he has no administra-
in that district plus at-
Brown, 66, is
tive power. He is entitled to vote on coun-
Wells
Rivera
Latham
Brown
large members. Prior to
in her first term.
cil motions only in the event of a tie.
Hancock, 73, was elected mayor in May
the change, ward mem-
She is a retired
2006 after serving six years on the City
bers and at-large seats
principal.
were elected by regis-
The at-large council members
Council.
Hancock
tered voters citywide.
are Larry Cole, Billy Workman
He is a retired soldier and owner and
Fred Latham, 58,
and Otis Evans, each elected to
president of Arrow Trailways.
City operations are overseen by Killeen
their first term in May 2006.
serves as mayor pro
City Manager Connie Green, but all pol-
tem and represents Dis-
Cole, 70, is a local real estate ap-
trict 3 for his third term.
icy is set by the city's seven-member City
praiser. He served on the Planning
Latham, also a former
and Zoning Commission for 18
Council.
Cole
Workman
Evans
Green became interim city manager
mayor, served two terms
years, the Board of Equalization for
in May 2005, after former City Manager
at-large. He owns Ran-
two years, and the Bell County Appraisal members are two years, with a three-term
David Blackburn resigned to fill the
cier Realty
.
limit for each office. The city holds non-
Board of Adjustments for two years.
Green
same position in Temple. Green was ap-
The North Ward, or
Workman, 52, retired from the military partisan elections each May with stag-
District 1, is represented by Kenny Wells.
as a master sergeant in 1998. He is a sub- gered terms, so about half the council is
pointed as city manager permanently in
The East Ward, or District 2, is represented
stitute teacher for KISD.
elected annually
.
July 2005.
On the council, four members repre-
by Juan Rivera. The South, or District 3, is
Evans, 64, is an administrator in long-
The mayor and the three at-large coun-
sent specific geographic areas, or dis-
represented by Fred Latham; and the West,
term care at Wesleyan Homes Inc. in cil members are elected in even-num-
tricts, of the city while the other three
,
or District 4, by Claudia Brown.
Georgetown. After 27 years in the mili- bered years, while the four district coun-
council members represent the entire
tary he retired as a colonel.
,
cil members are elected in odd-numbered
Wells, 55, is serving his first term. He owns
city
.
several coin-operated laundry facilities in
Terms for the mayor and all council years.
Killeen ordinances cover range of services, resident conduct
The most frequently encountered or-
of noise interfering with sleep, causing
NOISE
Special to the Daily Herald
dinances are:
Killeen has placed new emphasis on
discomfort, producing vibration 50 feet
The powers of city government in
its noise ordinance that bans excessive
away or exceeding 63 decibels can notify
Killeen range from enforcing building
noise in public places and residences. Po-
the Killeen Police Department.
CURFEW
standards to regulating noise on city
Minors under 17 cannot be in pub-
lice are actively enforcing the law, which
If officersfindthecomplaintisreasonable,
streets.
lic places from 11 p.m. Sunday through
theoffendercouldfaceawarningorcitation.
applies to loud music coming from vehi-
The complete code of ordinances is
Thursday to 6 a.m. the following day and
The only time the officer is required to give
cles. Drivers who are cited may be fined
available at City Hall at 101 N. College St.
from 12:01 to 6 a.m. Saturday and Sunday
.
the offender a warning is at a large party or
$75 to $2,000 on the first offense, $150 to
gathering. In all other cases, warnings are
in the city secretary's office and is con-
During the summer months the curfew
$2,000 or an arrest and a trip to jail on the
stantly being updated as the City Council
slackens because school is not in session.
not required, it is up to the officer's discre-
second offense.
adds, amends and repeals ordinances.
Between June 1 and Aug. 15, curfew is in
tion. The fine runs from $35 to $2,000.
The city's noise ordinance also applies
to loud animals, home stereos and mu-
City ordinances may be viewed on the
effect from 12:01 to 6 a.m.
sical instruments. Anyone complaining
city's Web site at www.ci.killeen.tx.us.
Please see Ordinances, Page 5
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