City Council

AGENDA Mayor Jesse Casey Mayor Pro-Tem Gary Lovelace Alderman Charlie Hunt Alderman Guy Walker Alderman Brant Cain Alderwoman Lauren Bresch Notice is hereby given of a Regular Meeting of the Hallsville City Council to be held August 17, 2021, 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 Alderman Charlie Hunt III. Pledge of Allegiance – The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Mayor Jesse Casey IV. Public Comments - (This is the opportunity for the public to address the City Council. Please sign up to speak and indicate the subject you intend to address. Speakers will be recognized in their order of sign-up. City Council may not discuss or act on any issue not posted on the agenda for this meeting. (Attorney General Opinion JC-0169). Citizen’s comments will be limited to 3 minutes after they have been acknowledged to speak by the chair of the meeting. The Citizen will be required to state their full name, address, and the subject they will be commenting on. If the Citizen wishes to make comments about an item that is already on the agenda, discussion will be deferred until the item comes up). V. Consent Agenda – July 2021 (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 Council Member requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (Orange Section) 1. City Administrator’s Report for July 2021 • Police Department • Police Station and City Hall Roofs • 2021 Road Repairs • American Rescue Plan 2. Police Department Summary for July 2021 3. Water Department Summary for July 2021 4. Permit Report for July 2021 5. Financial Report Summary for July 2021 6. Balance Sheet for July 2021 7. Minutes of July 20, 2021 Regular Meeting VI. Items to be Considered 1. Presentation and discussion of the proposed budget for 2021-2022. (Green Section) 2. Presentation, discussion and possible action on proposed lot division on Highway 450 and Green Street of 2.99 acres into 9 lots. (Red Section) 3. Consider and approve Resolution 2021-04 authorizing GrantWorks as service provider for the American Rescue Plan Act (ARP Act). (Blue Section) VII. Executive Session Executive Session items are discussed in closed session but any and all action is taken in regular open session. Executive Session is not open to the public because there is a compelling need of confidentially. Executive Session may be called at any time during the meeting and the Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session on any of the posted agenda items for the purposes permitted by the Texas Open Meeting Act, Texas Government Code Section 551.001 through Section 551.071, Consultation with Attorney, Section 551.074, Personnel Matters (Appointment, Employment, Evaluation, Reassignment, Duties, Discipline, Dismissal, Complaint), and/or Section 551.072, Real Estate Transactions. 1. a) Section 551.072 Real Estate: Deliberation regarding real property – to deliberate the purchase, exchange, lease or value of real property. VIII. Adjourn Executive Session IX. Convene Regular Meeting – (In accordance with Texas Government Code, Subchapter D) (Possible action from Executive Session) (VII) 1. b) Action resulting from Executive Session Item 1 a): Real Estate XI. 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 the City Secretary at 903-668-2313.  CERTIFICATION I certify that a copy of the August 17, 2021, Agenda of Items to be considered by the City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on August 13, 2021, at approximately 12:00 P.M. ________________________________ Laura Welch City Secretary