City Council

Mayor Steve Eitelman Mayor Pro-Tem Dan Herrington Alderman Charlie Hunt Alderman Brandon Sheffield Alderman Frankie Dunagan Alderman Mike Bailey Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the Hallsville City Council to be held September 20, 2016, beginning at 6:00 p.m. in the Council Chambers of City Hall, 115 W. Main Street, Hallsville, Texas, for the purpose of considering the following agenda items. All agenda items are subject to action. I. Call to Order II. Invocation – The invocation will be given by Mayor Steve Eitelman III. Pledge of Allegiance – The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Mayor Steve Eitelman IV. Consent Agenda – (All consent agenda items are considered routine by City Council and will be enacted by one motion. There will be no separate discussion of these items unless a Councilmember requests an item be removed and considered separately.) 1. Police Department Summary for August 2016 2. Water Department Summary for August 2016 3. Permit Report for August 2016 4. Financial Report Summary for August 2016 with the line item transfers for 2015-2016 Budget. 5. Minutes of August 9, 2016 Budget Workshop Meeting, August 16, 2016 Meeting, August 23, 2016 Budget Workshop Meeting, August 29, 2016 Special Meeting, and September 13, 2016 Special Meeting. 6. Street Repairs Report 7. Number of downloads for the new City of Hallsville phone app. V. Public Comments – (Limited to three minutes per person). VI. Discussion Items VII. Items to be Considered 1. Consider and approve the final plat for John LaFoy’s Cypress Place Subdivision.  2. 2016-2017 General Fund and Water/Sewer Fund Budgets. a) Public Hearing b) Adopting the 2016-2017 General Fund 3. 2016-2017 City of Hallsville Tax Rate a) Public Hearing b) Adopting Ordinance 2016-10 2016-2017 Tax Rate 4. Consider and act upon approving Ordinance 2016-11 approving the Rates and Fees for 2016-2017 Fiscal Year. 5. Consider and act upon approving Resolution 2016-17 approving an Investment Policy for 2016-2017 Fiscal Year. 6. Consider and act upon approving Resolution 2016-18 approving the 2016-2017 Employee Personnel Manual Changes for City Employees. 7. Consider and act upon approving Resolution 2016-19 approving the 2016-2017 Holiday Schedule for City Employees. 8. Consider and act upon approving Resolution 2016-20 approving the Expenditure Policy. 9. Consider and act upon approving Resolution 2016-21 Designating and Official Newspaper for the City of Hallsville. 10. Consider and approve the Memorandum of Understanding between HPD & HISD. 11. Discuss and consider appointing member(s) of a Selection Committee to perform procurement of professional services for the 2017-2018 Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG). 12. Discuss and consider authorizing the Mayor to execute the Code of Conduct Policy for procurement per Texas Community Development Block Grant (TxCDBG) program rules. 13. Consider and approve a Proclamation proclaiming October 2016 as Domestic Violence Awareness Month. VIII. Adjournment In compliance with the Americans with Disabilities Act, the City of Hallsville will provide for reasonable accommodations for persons attending public meetings. To better serve attendees, requests should be received 24 hours prior to the meeting. Please contact Kimberly Smith, City Secretary, at 903-668-2313. CERTIFICATION I certify that a copy of the September 20, 2016, agenda of items to be considered by the City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on September 16, 2016. Kimberly Smith, City Secretary