City Council - Special

FINAL - MINUTES OF THE NEW BRAUNFELS CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL REGULAR MEETING OF MONDAY, AUGUST 5, 2024 PROPOSED BUDGET PRESENTATION AGENDA CALL TO ORDER Mayor Linnartz called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. CALL OF ROLL: CITY SECRETARY Councilmember Willis arrived at 4:49 p.m. Present 6 - Mayor Neal Linnartz, Mayor Pro Tem Andres Campos, Councilmember Christopher Willis, Councilmember Lawrence Spradley, Councilmember Mary Ann Labowski, and Councilmember April Ryan Absent 1 - Councilmember D. Lee Edwards INVOCATION: COUNCILMEMBER SPRADLEY Councilmember Spradley provided the invocation. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE & SALUTE TO THE TEXAS FLAG Mayor Linnartz led the Pledge of Allegiance and the Salute to the Texas Flag. 1. WORKSHOP A) Presentation and discussion regarding the Fiscal Year 2025 Proposed Budget and Plan of Municipal Services and the 2024 No New Revenue and Voter Approval tax rates. Mayor Linnartz read the aforementioned item. Robert Camareno presented the item to council using a powerpoint and answered questions. No action was taken at this time. B) Discuss and consider approval of the Proposed 2024 Tax Rate. Mayor Linnartz read the aforementioned item. Jared Werner presented the item to council using a powerpoint and answered questions. Monday, August 5, 2024 New Braunfels City Council - Special Regular Meeting  Mayor Pro Tem Campos motioned that the property tax rate be set at a rate of .408936 per $100 of valuation, which is effectively a 6.4 percent increase in the tax rate. Councilmember Ryan seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Absent: Councilmember Edwards C) Discuss and consider scheduling the public hearings on the 2024 tax rate and the FY 2025 Proposed Budget and Plan of Municipal Services. Mayor Linnartz read the aforementioned item. Jared Werner presented the aforementioned item. Councilmember Ryan made a motion to set the public hearing for the tax rate and Proposed Budget be held at a meeting beginning at 6:00 pm Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 550 Landa Street, in the City Council Chambers. Councilmember Spradley seconded the motion which passed unanimously. Mayor Linnartz announced that the FY 2025 Proposed Budget along with the 2024 Tax rate will be adopted on September 9th, 2024, at a meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. at 550 Landa Street, in the City Council Chambers. Absent: Councilmember Edwards 2. EXECUTIVE SESSION In accordance with the Open Meetings Act, Texas Government Code, Ch. 551, the City Council may convene in a closed session to discuss any of the items listed on this agenda. Any final action or vote on any executive session item will be taken in open session. A) Deliberate and consider the purchase, exchange, lease, contract terms, due diligence, or value of real property, in accordance with Section 551.072 of the Texas Government Code: 1. A-1 SUR-1 AM Esnaurizar, up to 100 acres B) Deliberate pending/contemplated litigation, settlement offer(s), and matters concerning privileged and unprivileged client information Monday, August 5, 2024 New Braunfels City Council - Special Regular Meeting  deemed confidential by Rule 1.05 of the Texas Disciplinary Rules of Professional Conduct in accordance with Section 551.071, of the Texas Government Code, specifically: 1. A-1 SUR-1 AM Esnaurizar, up to 100 acres Mayor Linnartz read the aforementioned items. Mayor Linnartz recessed into executive session at 5:26 p.m. 3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. Mayor Linnartz reconvened into open session at 6:11 p.m. No action was taken at this time. 4. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Linnartz adjourned at 6:11 p.m. By: ______________________________ NEAL LINNARTZ, MAYOR Attest: _________________________________ GAYLE WILKINSON, CITY SECRETARY Monday, August 5, 2024 New Braunfels City Council - Special Regular Meeting