City to Approve Elections Contract with County, Hold Budget Workshop

City of Jefferson

The City of Jefferson will consider approving a contract with Marion County to hold joint elections on November 3 during their Special City Council Meeting Tuesday night. Following the meeting, there will be a budget workshop.

The meeting will also have the availability of attending the meeting by Zoom.

The Herald may or may not be streaming this meeting based on available resources and conflict with JISD School Board meeting.

The agenda and Zoom meeting information follows.

Zoom Information

Topic: Special City Council Meeting and Budget Workshop
Time: Aug 11, 2020 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)

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Agenda

NOTICE
CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
305 E. AUSTIN STREET
TUESDAY, AUGUST 11, 2020 @ 5:30 P.M.

Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on August 11, 2020 at 5:30 PM at the Transportation Center at 305 E. Austin Street, Jefferson, Texas, at which time the subjects to be considered or upon which any formal action maybe taken are as listed below. Items do not have to be taken in the order shown on the meeting notice. Unless removed from the consent agenda, items identified with the consent agenda will be acted on at one time.

AGENDA

  • • CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR PRO TEM
  • • INVOCATION
  • • PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
  • • WELCOME GUESTS AND VISITORS
  • Public Comments – Limited to citizens and business owners of the City of Jefferson, must sign up in advance on the list and must limit to 3 minutes conversation. Jefferson City Council may ask questions but shall not discuss items that are not on the agenda. On a subject that is not on the agenda a person may add an item to a future City Council Agenda by contacting City Hall a minimum of 5 days prior to a regular City Council Meeting.
  • • ACTION ITEMS
    • • Consider and/or approve a building permit for Leon Thurman at 1200 Haywood Street
    • • Consider and/or approve 2020 Joint Contract/Agreement with County of Marion for Election Services for November 3, 2020.
    • • Consider and/or approve Notice of General Election for November 3, 2020
  • • EXECUTIVE SESSION The Jefferson 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;
    • • Section 551.071-Consultation with an Attorney
    • • Section 551.072 -Deliberations concerning Real Property
    • • Section 551.073- Deliberations concerning Gifts/Donations
    • • Section 551.074- Personnel Matters
    • • Section 551.076- Deliberations concerning Municipal Security
    • • Section 551.086- Economic Development
  • ADJOURNMENT