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 September 19, 2023, 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 Jesse Casey III. Pledge of Allegiance – The Pledge of Allegiance will be led by Mayor Jesse Casey 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). 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 Council Member requests an item be removed and considered separately.) (Red Section) 1. City Administrator’s Monthly Report for August 2023 • TDEM Grant • Electronic Water Meter Registers • ARP Grant – North Side Ground Storage Tank 2. Police Department Summary for August 2023 3. Water Department Summary for August 2023 4. Permit Report for August 2023 5. Fire Marshal Report for August 2023  6. Financial Report Summary for August 2023 7. Balance Sheet for August 2023 8. Minutes of August 22, 2023 Regular Meeting 9. Minutes of August 31, 2023 Special Called Meeting V. Items to be Considered 1. Consider and act upon approving the 2023-2024 General Fund and Water/Sewer Budgets. (Blue Section) a) Public Hearing b) Adopting the 2023-2024 General Fund and Water/Sewer Budgets. 2. Consider and act upon approving the 2023-2024 City of Hallsville Tax Rate (Orange Section) a) Public Hearing b) Adopting Ordinance 2023-04 approving the 2023-2024 Tax Rate 3. Consider and act upon approving Resolution 2023-02 cancelling the November 7, 2023 election. (Green Section) 4. Consider and act upon approving Resolution 2023-03 adopting an Investment Policy for 2023-2024 fiscal year. (Pink Section) 5. Consider and act upon approving Resolution 2023-04 and the Municipal Maintenance Agreement between the City of Hallsville and the Texas Department of Transportation. (Gold Section) 6. Consider and act upon amending the 2022-2023 General Fund Budget by transferring $16,390.00 from line item “Contingencies/City Hall Remodel” to the line item “Building Inspection Costs” and amending the 2022-2023 Water & Sewer Budget by transferring $108,874.00 in 9 line item transfers. (Yellow Section) 7. Discuss, consider and possibly act upon changing the City Council Meeting time to 5:30 P.M. (Neon Green) VI. 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. VII. 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 September 19, 2023, Agenda of Items to be considered by the City Council was posted on the City Hall bulletin board on September 15, 2023, at approximately 12:00 P.M. ___________________________________ Laura Welch City Secretary