The City of Jefferson will discuss their proposed tax rate and the 2020-21 Budget during Tuesday nights regular council meeting.
The Council will also have zoom options available during the meeting to help with social distancing requirements.
The Herald will be live for this meeting.
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Topic: City of Jefferson Regular City Council Meeting
Time: Aug 18, 2020 05:30 PM Central Time (US and Canada)
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NOTICE
CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
305 E. AUSTIN STREET
TUESDAY, AUGUST 18, 2020 @ 5:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on August 18, 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 may be 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.
- • CONSENT AGENDA
- (City Council reserves the right to remove items from the Consent Agenda and consider and/or approve individually)
- • Consider and/or approve Council Meeting Minutes from July 21, 2020, August 4, 2020 and August 11, 2020.
- • Consider and/or approve Monthly Financial Reports.
- Consider and/or approve building permit application for Dustin Lakin and Demetria Wilson at 900 Common Street
- • ACTION ITEMS
- • Discuss/consider and/or vote on a request from JISD to support local payment for computer equipment with monies city received from CARE FUND
- • Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for Taste of Jefferson on October 18, 2020
- • Discuss, consider and/or approve the proposed tax rate
- • Discuss, and approve setting time and date for Tax Rate Public Hearing
- • Discuss, consider and/or approve the 2020-2021 City Proposed Budget
- • Discuss, consider and/or approve setting time and date for 2020-2021 City Proposed Budget Public Hearing
- • Discuss, consider and/or approve to take applications for employment of civilians to the Jefferson Police Department.
- • 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
- a. Consultation with Attorney concerning pending Litigation
- 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;
- RECONVENE REGULAR COUNCIL MEETING
- a. Possible action taken from consultation with Attorney concerning pending Litigation
- ADJOURNMENT