City Council - Special

FINAL - MINUTES OF THE NEW BRAUNFELS CITY COUNCIL - SPECIAL REGULAR MEETING OF THURSDAY, AUGUST 8, 2024 AGENDA CALL TO ORDER Mayor Linnartz called the meeting to order at 4:30 p.m. CALL OF ROLL: CITY SECRETARY Present 7 - Mayor Neal Linnartz, Mayor Pro Tem Andres Campos, Councilmember Christopher Willis, Councilmember D. Lee Edwards, Councilmember Lawrence Spradley, Councilmember Mary Ann Labowski, and Councilmember April Ryan INVOCATION: MAYOR LINNARTZ Mayor Linnartz 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, Jordan Matney, and Jared Werner presented the item to council using a powerpoint and answered questions. No action was taken at this time. The following individuals spoke at this time: David Warmke Mayor Linnartz announced the public hearing for the tax rate and proposed budget will be held at a meeting beginning at 6:00 p.m. Thursday, September 5, 2024, at 550 Landa Street, in the City Council Chambers. Mayor Linnartz announced the FY 2025 Proposed Budget along with Thursday, August 8, 2024 New Braunfels City Council - Special Regular Meeting  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. 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. 3. RECONVENE INTO OPEN SESSION AND TAKE ANY NECESSARY ACTION RELATING TO THE EXECUTIVE SESSION AS DESCRIBED ABOVE. There were no executive session items. No action was taken at this time. 4. ADJOURNMENT Mayor Linnartz adjourned at 4:52 p.m. By: ______________________________ NEAL LINNARTZ, MAYOR Attest: _________________________________ GAYLE WILKINSON, CITY SECRETARY Thursday, August 8, 2024 New Braunfels City Council - Special Regular Meeting