Round Rock City Council

Courtesy City of Round Rock

From left: Round Rock City Council members Carlos T. Salinas, Craig Morgan, George White, Kris Whitfield, Mayor Alan McGraw, Joe Clifford and John Moman

Meetings

Council meets at 7 p.m., second and fourth Thursday of the month January to October, second Thursday and fourth Tuesday in November, first and third Thursday in December at City Hall, 221 E. Main St. 512-218-5401, www.roundrocktexas.gov

Terms and compensation

The mayor and council serve three-year terms with no term limits. The mayor is paid $1,000 per month; council members are paid $750 per month. All receive a $200 per month vehicle allowance.

Big decisions made in 2012

• Road projects — The city took on dozens of road improvement projects as part of a $58 million, five-year transportation plan implemented in 2011. Completed projects include Sam Bass Road improvements, Phase 1 of the La Frontera road rehabilitation, and traffic light installations and synchronizations at 31 intersections.
• Play for All Abilities Park — The park was designed, built and funded through a collaboration of the city, private donors and local businesses. The $1.3 million park opened in March and is designed to allow children with disabilities to play and develop skills.
• Downtown — City Manager Steve Norwood said the additions of restaurants and the food trailer park have helped draw attention toward downtown. Norwood said demand for land and buildings downtown is at an all-time high.

Top issues for 2013

• Indoor Sports Complex — Construction is expected to be completed by late 2013 on the $14.5 million, 81,500-square-foot Indoor Sports Complex. The city hopes the complex will be a destination attraction for sports tournaments and draw tourism revenue for hotels, restaurants and shops.
• Declining Dell revenue — Norwood said the city will continue to keep a close eye on Dell Inc. sales tax revenue, which has been declining in recent years. The city has put a plan in place to lower its overall dependence on Dell to no more than 20 percent of its operating budget by 2017.
• Police and fire departments — Norwood said the city will be investigating methods to increase funding for the city's police and fire departments' funding. Both departments are struggling to keep pace with the city's rapid population growth, he said.