The Tenaha City Council decided against hiring an additional deputy city marshal at their meeting last night, opting to pay Deputy Marshal Darren Gray overtime, and increasing his hourly wage by a dollar an hour.

Mayor Orinthia Johnson said the council wanted to go in that direction at this time and see how it works out.

Tenaha council also decided to place the $28,777 dollars from the sale of the old city hall building in an account to go to construction costs for a warehouse for the public works department.

City council awarded the bid for material to Steel Building Supply and construction of the warehouse to Jose Perez.

City Attorney Stephen Shires presented some updates to the employee handbook, and will have a final draft for the council in the next couple of months.

Mayor Johnson also said Waste Water Supervisor Wes Wheeler submitted a letter of resignation effective Jan.30, and there will not be a hire made at this time for replacement.