City Board
Regular MeetingHighland Haven, TX · August 13, 2025
Minutes
CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN
510 Highland Drive, Suite A
Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278
Telephone: 830-265-4366
MINUTES – BOARD OF ALDERMEN SPECIAL MEETING
DATE: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM
PLACE: Highland Haven City Hall, 510 Highland Drive, Suite A, Highland Haven, TX 78654
1. Open Meeting and Establish Quorum/Roll Call– Mayor Kelley called the meeting to order at 9:00 AM.
Mayor Pro Tem Terry Nuss ✓Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Don Hagans ✓Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Bruce Robertson ✓Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Lynn Smith ✓Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Terry Smith ✓Present ☐Absent
2. Pledge of Allegiance – Led by Mayor Kelley
3. Recognize Visitors – No visitors were present.
4. Public Comment
(At this time, any person with business before the BOA not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the Board. No formal
action can be taken on these items at this meeting. No discussion or deliberation can occur. Comments regarding specific
agenda items should occur when the item is called.)
There were no public comments.
ACTION ITEMS
5. Discuss with Possible Action -Adoption of Proposed Tax Rate of $0.1505 per $100 of value for 2025;
increase of 22.46%
a. Ordinance #135: Adoption of City Tax Rate for 2025
Lynn Smith: “I move that the property tax rate be increased for 2025 by the adoption of a tax
rate of $0.1505/$100, which is effectively a 22.46% increase in the tax rate.” Motion seconded by
Terry Nuss.
Vote: 5-0 Mayor Pro Tem Terry Nuss ✓For ☐Against ☐Absent
Alderperson Don Hagans ✓For ☐Against ☐Absent
Alderperson Bruce Robertson ✓For ☐Against ☐Absent
Alderperson Lynn Smith ✓For ☐Against ☐Absent
Alderperson Terry Smith ✓For ☐Against ☐Absent
6. Aldermen Comments
7. City Staff Comments
Next Regular meeting – Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., Highland Haven Community Center
Motion to adjourn made by Terry Smith, seconded by Don Hagans.
Vote: 5-0
Adjournment.
The meeting adjourned at 9:07 AM.
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Olan Kelley, Mayor
Attest:
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Sarah Collard, City Secretary
Agenda
CITY OF HIGHLAND HAVEN
510 Highland Drive, Suite A
Highland Haven, Texas 78654-8278
Telephone: 830-265-4366
AGENDA – BOARD OF ALDERMEN SPECIAL MEETING
DATE: Wednesday, August 13, 2025
TIME: 9:00 AM
PLACE: Highland Haven City Hall, 510 Highland Drive, Suite A, Highland Haven, TX 78654
1. Open Meeting and Establish Quorum/Roll Call– Mayor
Mayor Pro Tem Terry Nuss ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Don Hagans ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Bruce Robertson ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Lynn Smith ☐Present ☐Absent
Alderperson Terry Smith ☐Present ☐Absent
2. Pledge of Allegiance
3. Recognize Visitors
4. Public Comment
(At this time, any person with business before the BOA not scheduled on the agenda may speak to the Board. No formal
action can be taken on these items at this meeting. No discussion or deliberation can occur. Comments regarding specific
agenda items should occur when the item is called.)
ACTION ITEMS
5. Discuss with Possible Action -Adoption of Proposed Tax Rate of $0.1505 per $100 of value for 2025;
increase of 22.46%
a. Ordinance #135: Adoption of City Tax Rate for 2025
Mayor Pro Tem Terry Nuss ☐For ☐Against ☐Absent
Alderperson Don Hagans ☐For ☐Against ☐Absent
Alderperson Bruce Robertson ☐For ☐Against ☐Absent
Alderperson Lynn Smith ☐For ☐Against ☐Absent
Alderperson Terry Smith ☐For ☐Against ☐Absent
6. Aldermen Comments
7. City Staff Comments
Next Regular meeting – Tuesday, August 19, 2025, at 7:00 p.m., Highland Haven Community Center
Adjournment.
Posted: August 7, 2025
CERTIFICATION OF POSTING
I, SARAH COLLARD, CERTIFY THAT THE FOREGOING AGENDA HAS BEEN POSTED AT HIGHLAND HAVEN CITY HALL, 510
HIGHLAND DRIVE, SUITE A; HIGHLAND HAVEN, TX ON THE INDOOR AND OUTDOOR NOTICE BOARDS OF CITY HALL WHICH ARE
ACCESSIBLE TO THE PUBLIC AT ALL TIMES AND THE CITY WEBSITE AT WWW. HIGHLANDHAVENTX.COM ON AUGUST 7, 2025,
BY 5:00 PM AND REMAINED SO POSTED FOR AT LEAST 72 HOURS PRECEDING THE SCHEDULED TIME OF SAID MEETING.
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Sarah Collard, City Secretary
THIS MEETING SHALL BE CONDUCTED PURSUANT TO THE TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE SECTION 551.001 ET SEQ. AT ANY TIME
DURING THE MEETING THE BOARD RESERVES THE RIGHT TO ADJOURN INTO EXECUTIVE SESSION ON ANY OF THE ABOVE
POSTED AGENDA ITEMS IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE SECTIONS 551.071 (Advice of Counsel), 551.072 (Real Property), 551.073
(Gifts or Donations), 551.074 (Personnel), 551.076 (Security), 551.087 (Economic Development) and/or 418.183 (Homeland Security).
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