City Council

CITY OF GROVETON AGENDA The Regular Meeting of the City Council of Groveton, Texas will be held on Monday August 28, 2023 at 6:00 p.m. The meeting will be held at Groveton City Hall located 115 West Front Street Groveton, Texas. The following items will be discussed: I. CALLED TO ORDER: II. INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE: III. APPROVE MINUTES: a. Regular Meeting July 24, 2023 b. Budget Meeting August 14, 2023 IV. PUBLIC FORUM: V. POLICE DEPARTMENT: a. Police Chief Justin Cowart- Monthly Report. VI. STREETS & BRIDGES: a. Mayor Ralph Bennett-Monthly Report VII. WATER & SEWER: a. Inframark Operations-Monthly Report VIII. NEW BUSINESS: a. Discussion and Action on Groveton Community Association Activities. b. Discussion and Action on Bids Received for Water Well No. 3 (TWDB DWSRF No. 62826). c. Introduction from Allegiance Ambulance Service for the City of Groveton. d. Discussion and Approval of the Interlocal Agreement Between the County of Trinity and the City of Groveton For Ambulance Service with Allegiance Mobile Health. e. Discussion and Approve the Resolution of the 2023 Tax Roll As Certified to City Council by Gary Gallant, Chief Appraiser for the Trinity County Appraisal District. f. Discussion and Action on the Proposed Property Tax Rate for 2023 City of Groveton. g. Discussion and Action on the 2023-2024 Proposed Budget for the City of Groveton. h. Discussion and Action to Amend the Budget for 2022-2023. IX. UNFINISHED BUSINESS: X. MAYOR’S REPORT: XI. EXECUTIVE SESSION: 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 August 25, 2023 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. _________________________________ Ralph Bennett, Mayor