City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The regular meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday, September 28, 2015 at 6:30 p.m. The meeting will be held at City Hall, located at 115 West Front Street, Groveton, Texas. The following items will I. CALLED TO ORDER: II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: III. APPROVE MINUTES: a. Regular Session Meeting August 24, 2015 b. Budget Workshop Meeting August 31, 2015 IV. PUBLIC FORUM: V. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Chief John Raiford-Monthly Report VI. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Byron Richards-Monthly Report VII. WATER & SEWER: a. Allen Jenkins- Severn Trent Services-Monthly Report VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Approve the action of the GEDC Board electing Scott Evans, Larry Small, Byron Richards and Edgar West for two years terms as Directors for the period from October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2017 b. Approve the action of the GEDC Board electing the officers for the period October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016 c. Approve the action of the GEDC Board electing Susie Hammond, Joe Don Kennedy, Rita Danford and Charlotte Y’Barbo for one year terms as advisory directors d. Approve the proposed budgets for fiscal years for 2015- 2016 for GEDC Committee 4-A and 4-B e. Approve the Grant for Wayne Arnold Steel Buildings from GEDC 4-B f. Discussion and Action on Abatement of Property- Jessie Faye King 131 Manry Street g. Adopt 2015-2016 Official Newspaper h. Adopt 2015-2016 Official Bank Depository i. Adopt 2015-2016 Tax Rate j. Adopt 2015-2016 Budget IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: X. MAYOR’S REPORT: XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION: a. Police Department Personnel b. Review of Operational Procedures XII. ADJOURN: I certify that the above Notice of meeting of the City Council is a true and correct copy of said Notice and that I posted a true and correct copy of said Notice on the door of City Hall at 3:30 P.M. on September 25, 2015 where it remained so posted continuously for at least 72 hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting. THE COUNCIL MAY CHOOSE TO DELIBERATE IN EXECUTIVE SESSION UNDER ANY OF THE FOLLOWING SECTIONS: 551.071- Consultations with attorney-551.072- Deliberation regarding Real Property-551.073-Deliberation regarding gifts & donations-551.074-Personnel matters (with deliberation by Council) - 551.076-Deliberation Security Matters- 551.076 Deliberation Certain Homeland Security Matters- 551.087-Deliberation Regarding Economic Development Negotiations. _________________________________ Byron Richards, Mayor