Kennedale City Council Grades

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Kennedale City Council Grades                        
Item Potential Pts Mayor Place1 Place2 Place3 Place4 Place5   Candidate-M Candidate-M Candidate-P2 Candidate-P2
Name   Brad Horton David Glover Thelma Kobeck Kenneth Michels Chris Gary Jeff Nevarez   Brian Johnson Thelma Kobeck James Connor Bryant Griffith
Next Election   2026 2027 2026 2027 2026 2027   2026 2026 2026 2026
Current Grade   A D A D A F   F A A F
*integrity/intelligence/communications/other 10 10 8 10 4 9 1   2 10 8 2
Bonus Pts for actions above duty 0                   10  
02/26 Approve PZ25-20 High-density mobile home park 10   0 10 0   0     10    
02/26 Approve resolution of support for 60 low-income townhomes 20   0 20 0   0     20    
08/25 Approve deficit budget of over $700,000 5   0 0 0   0     0    
08/25 Increase city manager spending to compr $50K 25 25 25 25 0   0     25    
05/25 Homes for Humanity development-old dragstrip 20   20 20   20 20     20    
12/24 Sale of 600 W. K-Prkwy below value & no conds 1   0 0 0 0 0     0    
10/24 Senior tax freeze answers as a June 23 member 10 10     0   0          
09/24 PZ24-11 The Enclave Development (west of Magnolia Hills) 30   0 30 0 30 0     30    
09/24 PZ24-08 Battery Storage at 509 S. New Hope 5   0 5 0 0 5     5    
08/24 Passed budget with hugh deficit vs. cutting spending 15   0 15 0 15 0     15    
08/24 Override mayor's veto on wasteful design projects 10 10 0 10 0 10 0     10    
07/24 EDC grant vote for a community garden 5   1   0   0          
07/24 City manager given approval designs of Little Road extension and Sublett Road realignment 15 15 0 15 0 15 0     15    
07/24 Approved rate study increase for water/sewer 5   5 0 5 0 5     0    
02/24 PZ24-01 Townhomes at 516 Crestview 30   30   0   0         0
02/24 Change Charter Committee wording for ballot 20       0   0         0
11/23 Updated Nuisance Ordinance 20 20 0   20   0         0
09/23 Approval of Budget and Tax Rate with huge spending 5 5     0   0         0
08/23 COing and not GOing (citizen vote) the Little Road ext 40 40     0   0         0
08/23 Discussion of extending Little Road using Linda 1 1     1   0         1
07/23 Selection of Griffith to fill Place 4 25 25     0   0          
04/23 PZ23-04 UDC updates correcting many Melissa items 25 25     25           25  
03/23 Juneteenth Holiday 1 0     0           0  
01/23 Temporary Moratorium 20 20     20           20  
11/22 PZ22-14 Magnolia Hills Phase II 10 10     0           10  
10/22 PZ22-11 439 Mansfield Cardinal 20       20           0  
01/22 PZ22-06 509 Corry A Edwards to OT3 20       20           20  
01/22 PZ22-02&-03 Oak Crest Dr to TH 20       20           20  
01/22 PZ22-01 allow MF in OT4 30       30           30  
12/21 approve Brooks Williams contract 20                   20  
10/21 PZ21-14 Mansfield Cardinal & Eden 5                   5  
10/21 PZ21-13 old Texas Raceway prop 50                   50  
06/21 Red's Roadhouse Extension 5                   5  
06/21 EDC land deal Linda & Gail 40                   40  
06/21 change city mgr spending limit 5                   5  
04/21 $793K in salary raises vs. other options 30               0      
01/21 PZ21-02 6820 Oak Crest Dr 10               0      
01/21 6820 Oak Crest Dr Sale Contract 15                      
01/21 600 W Kennedale Pkwy Sale Contract 10                      
11/20 PZ20-13 600 W Kennedale Pkwy 15                      
09/20 PZ20-11 change setbacks to 20feet 5                      
09/20 PZ20-09 tiny lots Mansfield Cardinal 25                      
09/20 PZ20-08 tiny lots New Hope Rd 10                      
09/20 budget/tax rate 25                      
08/20 approve new TH zoning with no limits 5                      
12/19 city manager contract 40               0      
10/19 multi-family Joplin at Sublett 50               0      
10/19 multi-family Bowman Springs at Corey 10                      
10/19 increase spending cap not needing apr 10               0      
09/19 Budget-Planner pos/adtl fees 20                      
08/19 Modifications to Multi-family 10                      
08/19 1170 E Kennedale Pkwy zoning 10                      
08/19 1083 Bowman Springs again 10                      
07/19 1083 Bowman Springs zoning 10               10      
07/19 Urban Village apartments 50               0      
06/19 Corporate Welfare Deal 5               0      
02/19 Resolution of Support OM Housing 20               0      
                         
Total 993 216 89 160 165 99 31   12 160 268 3
Percent 100.00 99.54 39.38 93.57 36.42 89.19 9.48   5.11 93.57 95.37 3.95
Grade   A D A D A F   F A A F
                         
*integrity/intelligence/communications/other -                        
a totally subjective value given by our staff                        
                         
                         
Base Points 993 217 226 171 453 111 327   235 171 281 76

 

 

 

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