District 5 Council Member· 2025-2028
Jody Berryhill
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- Meetings spoken in
- 2
- Total speaking time
- 0:53
- Avg per meeting
- 0:27
- Segments
- 12
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Top issues during term (20)
Economic Development Negotiations
Potential future investments and property transactions impacting municipal economic growth.
Green Street Recreation Center Improvements
Financial impacts depend on future budget allocations and project scoping.
Community Development Block Grant Allocations
$1,256,313.70 in federal grant funding distributed.
Curbside Recycling Sustainability
Sanitation fee adjustments previously covered recycling program continuation costs.
FY 2026-2027 Annual Operating Budget and Tax Rate
Directs municipal spending and departmental allocations for the entire upcoming fiscal year.
Community Outreach
Routine administrative and programmatic operations funded through existing budgets.
Meeting Minutes Approval
City-Wide Safety Audit
Estimated cost of $86,000 for the GC4 audit proposal.
Recycling Services Contract
Cost of recycling processing services.
Neighborhood Rezoning for Single-Family Development
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Firefighters' Pension Fund Management
Impacts the long-term solvency and benefit payouts of the firefighter retirement fund.
property tax increase
Your wallet is about to feel a little lighter if this tax hike goes through.
Arts Grant Application
Determines the distribution of local cultural arts grant funding.
Fleet Maintenance and Replacement
Not to exceed $1,292,718.63 total from the FY 2026-2027 budget.
Senior Programs and Community Services
None anticipated from this informational meeting.
CHRISTUS Health Cancer Center Grand Opening
None.
National Night Out Community Events
None.
Partners in Prevention Program Updates and Operations
Operational funding and expenditures were scheduled for review.
Transportation Improvement Program Adoption
A final payment of $93,144.60 was authorized for the paving project.
Municipal Employee Compensation
Potential budget increases for upcoming fiscal years depending on pay range adjustments.
Moved or seconded (4)
Motions Berryhill personally put forward or seconded. Attribution comes from the minutes; where the minutes name somebody we cannot match to the roster we leave it out rather than guess, so this is a floor, not a total.
- secondedpassed 6-02026-05-14
Council Member Moore made a motion the following Ordinance be approved: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONGVIEW, TEXAS, ACCEPTING THE CONVEYANCE OF PROPERTY PURCHA…
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-14
Council Member Allen made a motion the following Ordinance be approved: AN ORDINANCE OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF LONGVIEW, TEXAS, REPEALING THE CITY'S BUILDING CODE, MECHANI…
- secondedpassed 7-02026-05-14
Runoff Election Ordinance
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
- secondedpassed 4-02026-05-13
Consider a Resolution declaring the results of the May 2, 2026 General Election for Council District No. 3 – Angie Shepard, City Secretary
Title matched to the agenda, not quoted from the motion
Decisions during term (186)
Recorded while Berryhill was in office — not necessarily decisions they moved, spoke to, or voted on.
Consent Agenda Approval
Women's Center of East Texas CDBG Contract
Salvation Army HOME-ARP Contract
Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity CDBG Contract
Northeast Texas Habitat for Humanity HOME Investment Grant
Consent Agenda
Approval of September 15, 2026 P&Z Minutes
Application #Z26-16 Rezone Request
Approval of Consent Agenda
LEDCO Board Appointments
Texas Reads Grant Expenditure
Community Greening Grant Tree Purchase
Edward Byrne Memorial JAG Grant Application
Police Vehicle Purchases
Public Works Vehicle Purchases
Mobberly Avenue Complete Street Project Acceptance
August 27, 2026 Minutes Approval
Komatsu Foreign Trade Zone Letter of Support
Consider a Resolution appointing members to the LEDCO Board of Directors - Kristen Ishihara, Mayor.
Consider an Ordinance authorizing the City to spend funds totaling $9,909.00 from the Texas State Library and Archives Commission for the Texas Reads Grant - Jennifer Eldridge, Library Manager.
Voting record (26)
Oldest to newest — hover a bar for the item.