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The review commission, which is made up of five Missouri City residents, meets every four years to inspect the charter and assess possible updates, said Joe Workman, a former City Council member who chaired the most recent commission. “The charter review commission is simply somebody to sit down and kind of review the charter, look at things that might have changed over the years, the way the world is changing and the way the Texas Legislature [has changed],” Workman said. The commission brought six proposed amendments for this year s election to council, which added three of its own earlier this year. ....
“We’re at the cusp of getting many more vaccines in the community, and we’re positioned to push those out,” said Dr. Jacquelyn Johnson-Minter, director of Fort Bend County Health and Human Services. “If there’s another surge, we should be able to blunt it. . We should be able to blunt it if we’re continuing to hammer on the vaccines.” As of late February, officials said they were hopeful vaccinations of the general public could begin as soon as early spring. However, challenges remain when it comes to getting vaccines to underserved and vulnerable populations, including those who lack information about the vaccine, leading them to not trust it, and those who lack access to transportation. ....
In order to correct a misuse of public, educational and government access channel funds, Missouri City City Council approved a budget amendment at its Jan. 4 meeting to transfer $500,000 from the general fund to the PEG fund account. This transfer was necessary to correct expenses incorrectly paid for out of the PEG fund, according to city officials. An internal control review conducted by public accounting firm BDO found some PEG funds which are to be spent on capital expenditures, as dictated in federal statute were instead spent on operational expenses. “Properly identifying allowable costs for PEG funds is a common issue of many jurisdictions,” said Allena Portis, Missouri City’s director of financial services. “The interpretation of allowable issues of these funds have varied throughout the years with the different administrations within the city. Despite the varying interpretations, the budgets for PEG funds have always gone through the typical budgetary p ....