City Council Workshop

Name: City Council Workshop — Morgan's Point Resort, TX
Start: 2023-09-08T18:00:00
End: 2023-09-08T20:00:00
Location: Morgan's Point Resort, TX

Regular Meeting

Morgan's Point Resort, TX · September 8, 2023

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·s CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Friday, September 08, 2023, 6:00 PM MINUTES 1. Call to Order PRESENT Dennis Green Dorothy Allyn Jimbo Snyder Pat Clune Roxanne Stryker Stephen Bishop Also present was ACM/CFO Cary Erskine, City Attorney Neale Potts, City Secretary Ophelia Rodriguez, Communications/Marketing Manager Esther Weaver, Administrative Services Director Katrice Jackson, Chief of Police Matthew Schuetze, Fire Chief Taran Williams. Guests: Representing CTCOG (Central Texas Council of Government) Jim Reed, Uryan Nelson 2. Announcement and Citizen Comments Police Chief Matthew Schuetze - announced the purchase of 2 police vehicles and invited those wishing to see them in the parking lot of the event center. Michael Hankins - Opinion was that all city parks should have speed limit signs. Andrea Hankins- Opinion: before Council hires a city manager, review the powers and responsibilities of that position and those of Council to provide checks and balances for our city and for City Council to introduce candidates chosen for the City Manager position to the public. Donna Hartman - Complimented Council, spoke on the importance of completing our prior 2 -year audits and continue to make it a high priority for our city. Promises of completion have been made and missed for the last 3-4 years. Ronnie Snow - Complimented City Council; Suggested that Council take their time on hiring a new city manager and gave qualities he thought were important for a city manager. He also suggested the Council take turns signing checks to gain a better understanding of our city expenditures Lynn Milam - spoke on her support of Cary Erskine as interim City Manager position. 3. Regular Agenda a. Discuss appointing a City Secretary for FYE 09-30-2024 Discussion regarding hiring the City Secretary position within the department. Plan is to visit with employee one on one and appoint position by Tuesday, September 12th. Live Stream Video 11:55 b. Discuss naming an Interim City Manager Discussion regarding naming/appointment interim City Manager. Department heads were requested to speak on their opinions and experiences about an interim city manager. Fire Chief Taran Vaszocz- Williams, Police Chief, Matt Schuetze, Office Manager, Katrice Jackson, and ACM/CFO Cary Erskine all spoke and shared their thoughts. Called upon guest Jim Reed of CTCOG (Central Texas Council of Governments) who was present. City Council Workshop Friday, September 08, 2023 Page 1 of 2 Live Stream Video 26.48 c. Discuss hiring process of next City Manager Representative to CTCOG (Central Texas Council of Governments) Jim Reed facilitated this presentation. Mr. Reed spoke on the recruitment process and selection process for an interim City Manager and City Manager. Q&A and further discussion followed. CTCOG to provide an interlocal agreement with cost, once received Council will decide on direction to take. Live Stream Video 29.12 4. Adjournment A motion was made for the meeting to adjourn. Motion made by Clune, Seconded by Snyder. Voting Yea: Allyn, Stryker, Bishop Meeting adjourned at: 7:53PM ennis Green, Mayor City of Morgan's Point Resort, TX Ophelia Rodriguez, City Secretary City of Morgan's Point Resort, TX Revised 10/ l 0/23 City Council Workshop Friday, September 08, 2023 Page 2 of 2

Agenda

CITY COUNCIL WORKSHOP Friday, September 08, 2023, 6:00 PM MPR EVENT CENTER – 60 MORGAN’S POINT BLVD THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF MORGAN’S POINT RESORT, TEXAS WILL CONVENE AT THE LOCATION AND TIMES STATED ABOVE TO HOLD A WORKSHOP TO ALLOW THE CITY COUNCILMEMBERS TO COMMUNICATE AND ASSESS THE ITEMS CONTAINED IN THIS AGENDA. THE ITEMS LISTED BELOW ARE FOR DISCUSSION PURPOSES ONLY AND NO FORMAL ACTION OR VOTES WILL BE TAKEN. AS A QUORUM OF THE MEMBERS OF THE CITY COUNCIL MAY BE PRESENT, THIS AGENDA IS BEING POSTED IN COMPLIANCE WITH CHAPTER 551 TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE AND THE TEXAS OPEN MEETING ACT. 1. Call to Order 2. Announcement and Citizen Comments This is an opportunity for members of the public to suggest the addition of topics for the discussion, or to address topics of interest, with the presentation limited to three (3) minutes. All speakers will conduct themselves in an orderly and lawful manner. All speakers will be recognized prior to speaking and will announce their name and address to be included in the minutes. State law prohibits the Mayor and Members of the City Council from commenting on any statement or engaging in dialogue without an appropriate agenda item being posted in accordance with the Texas Open Meetings Law. 3. Regular Agenda a. Discuss appointing a City Secretary for FYE 09-30-2024 b. Discuss naming an Interim City Manager c. Discuss hiring process of next City Manager 4. Adjournment All items on the agenda are for discussion and/or action. The City Council reserves the right to adjourn into executive session at any time during the course of this meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by Texas Government Code Sections 551.071 (Consultation with Attorney), 551.072 (Deliberations about Real Property), 551.073 (Deliberations about Gifts and Donations), 551.074 (Personnel Matters), 551.076 (Deliberations about Security Devices,) and 551.086 (Economic Development). I certify that a copy of the 9-8-2023 agenda of items to be considered by the Morgan’s Point Resort was posted and could be seen on the City Hall bulletin board and Morgan's Point Resort website on the 9-5-2023 at 4:00 PM and remained posted continuously for at least 72 hours succeeding the scheduled time of the meeting. The meeting City Council Workshop Friday, September 08, 2023 Page 1 of 2 facility is wheelchair accessible and accessible parking spaces are available. Request for accommodations or interpretive services must be made 48 hours prior to this meeting. Please contact the City Secretary’s office at 254- 742-3206 for further information. Ophelia Rodriguez, City Secretary City Council Workshop Friday, September 08, 2023 Page 2 of 2

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