Tomball City Council selected interim Police Chief Shon Davis to lead the department at its Oct. 19 meeting.
How we got here
Council members approved Davis's appointment unanimously after meeting in executive session to discuss the matter. Davis, a 19-year veteran of TPD, had been its interim chief since July.
Davis replaced the department’s previous chief, Jeff Bert, who left his position to take a job with Sam Houston State University. Tomball had conducted a nationwide search to find a new chief.
"I am just proud and honored to put forth our finalist in this long process that we went through," said City Manager David Esquivel before the vote. "And lo and behold we had him in our midst."
Davis joined TPD in 2007, rising through its ranks and serving most recently as captain of TPD’s patrol operations division. Before that, Davis oversaw the department's school resource and criminal investigation divisions.
Also on the agenda
A split Tomball City Council narrowly approved rezoning a residential lot to a mixed-use designation to allow two married realtors to open an office in the neighborhood.
Luke Tamez and Michelle Tamez asked the city council to rezone a home they purchased at the corner of Cherry Street and McPhail Street to let them open a realty brokerage office inside it. The area is a neighborhood peppered with existing businesses such as a chiropractor's office and a midwifery clinic.
The council approved the rezoning request in a 3-2 vote. Council members Shelley Michna and Paul Garcia voted against it.
Some residents raised concerns about the business turning into something else down the line, such as a restaurant or bar with the change in zoning. Others in support told the council that they were pleased with the proposed business and the Tamezes’ plans.
City staff explained that it would be difficult for any use outside of an office to meet minimum parking requirements.
“We plan to maintain a small brokerage,” Tamez said. “We want this to be ... a small family-oriented business.”
Before you go
The City Council approved hiring a new contractor to complete erosion repairs at the North Star Estates neighborhood near Bearing Star Lane after the previous contractor failed to finish the job.
The city terminated its contract with the previous contractor, iDig Katy, on Aug. 31 after insufficient progress, communication and coordination with city officials, according to agenda documents. The city filed a claim with the now-bankrupt company's performance bond and the surety will cover the funds the city spent on the contractor and the cost of hiring a new one.
Dean and Company LLC will take over the job.
"It is a mess," said Council member Dane Dunagin. "It has to get done."
