Aledo

Three new council members seated; Summer Jones becomes mayor pro tem

A reception before the May 7 meeting honored outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Shawna Ford and welcomed Ben Clark, Matt Poston and Melanie Allen.

Published Friday, May 8, 2026, by The Aledo Ledger. Publisher: Christopher Weaver.

The Aledo City Council seated three new members after the May election. A reception before the May 7 meeting honored outgoing Mayor Pro Tem Shawna Ford and welcomed Ben Clark (Place 1), Matt Poston (Place 3) and Melanie Allen (Place 4). Summer Jones now serves as mayor pro tem, and Todd Covington holds Place 2. Shane Davis is mayor.

The council meets the first and third Thursday of each month at 6 p.m. in the council chambers at the Aledo Municipal Complex, 200 Old Annetta Road, and meetings stream on the city's YouTube channel. City Secretary Staci King handles agendas and public information requests.

Sources: The Community News: Aledo; City of Aledo: Mayor and Council

How this was sourced: The Community News' account of the May 7 reception and the city's Mayor and Council page, which lists the current roster and meeting schedule.

Aledo

October sales tax allocation to the city: $220,671, down 0.5% from a year earlier; 2026 stands at $2,221,575 through ten months, 8.7% ahead of 2025

The October 2026 payment is the first month of 2026 to come in below the same month of 2025. The 2026 total through October, $2,221,575, is the highest ten-month total in the Comptroller's series, which begins in 2013; the same months of 2025 totaled $2,043,811. Calendar 2025 closed at $2,506,603.

Sources: Texas Comptroller of Public Accounts: Sales Tax Allocation, City (data.texas.gov dataset vfba-b57j), Aledo; The Aledo Ledger: sales tax series

Aledo Council Chambers, 200 Old Annetta Road

What the council passed Sept. 3: the $932,729 FM 1187 design contract and the sheriff's overnight renewal by unanimous vote; the Axon contract and the 112 Robert Street rezoning with one dissent

The draft minutes, on pages 42 to 46 of the Sept. 17 packet, record all six members present and four votes on the regular agenda; the Sept. 17 minutes record the consent agenda that carried them passing by unanimous vote.

Sources: City of Aledo: draft minutes of the Sept. 3, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting, pages 42 to 46 of the Sept. 17, 2026 agenda packet (CivicClerk, fileId 3273), read Sept. 27; City of Aledo: agenda packet, Sept. 3, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting (CivicClerk, fileId 3255): the Freese & Nichols, police protection and Axon memos and agreements, read Sept. 27; City of Aledo: minutes of the Sept. 17, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting, pages 5 to 8 of the Oct. 1, 2026 agenda packet (CivicClerk, fileId 3278), read Sept. 27

Aledo city limits

Aledo golf cart ordinance: what the adopted rules say. Carts on public streets posted 35 mph or less, with a plate, lamps, insurance and a licensed driver; helmets under 17 on bicycles and e-bikes (2026-O-24 and 2026-O-25)

Both ordinances passed by unanimous vote on Sept. 17, 2026 and add Article V, Vehicles, to Chapter 77 of the municipal code; ATVs, utility vehicles and recreational off-highway vehicles stay off streets and sidewalks, and a parent answers for a child's violation.

Sources: City of Aledo: Ordinance No. 2026-O-24 and the police chief's memo, pages 76 to 84 of the Sept. 17, 2026 packet (CivicClerk), read Sept. 27; City of Aledo: Ordinance No. 2026-O-25 and the police chief's memo, pages 85 to 91 of the Sept. 17, 2026 packet (CivicClerk), read Sept. 27; City of Aledo: minutes of the Sept. 17, 2026 meeting, pages 5 to 8 of the Oct. 1 packet (CivicClerk); City of Aledo: agenda, Oct. 1, 2026 Regular City Council Meeting, item 8b (CivicClerk), read Sept. 27