CITY OF TAYLOR, TEXAS
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, 400 PORTER ST.
September 6, 2007, 6:00 P.M.
CALL TO ORDER AND DECLARE A QUORUM
INVOCATION
PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
CITIZENS COMMUNICATION
CONSENT AGENDA
(The Consent Agenda includes non-controversial and routine
items that the Council may act on with one single vote. The Mayor or a Council
member may pull any item from the Consent Agenda in order that the Council
discuss and act upon it individually as part of the Regular agenda.)
1. Ordinance
2007-25 Assignment pay for firefighters and police officers.
2. Ordinance
2007-28 regarding a request to rezone property located in the 4100 block of US
79 legally described as 5 acres out of the W. M. Kincaid Survey A-373, from B1 and
R1 to General Business (B2).
REGULAR AGENDA – REVIEW/DISCUSS & CONSIDER/ACTION:
3. Consider adopting
Ordinance 2007-23 fixing and levying ad valorem tax rate for tax year 2007-2008.
4. Consider adopting Ordinance
2007-24 adopting the 2007-2008 Annual Budget * excluding “Contributions to
Civic Programs”.
(*NOTE: This budget
will raise more total property taxes than last year’s budget by $308,321 or
6.1% and of that amount $206,167 is tax revenue to be raised from new property
added to the roll this year.)
5. Consider
approving “Contributions to Civic Programs” included in Ordinance 2007-24.
6. Ratify the
property tax revenue increase reflected in the 2007/2008 Annual Budget.
7. Consider
2007/2008 Budget of the Taylor Economic Development Corporation. (John Nelson)
8. Presentation
and update report from Taylor CNet. (Denise Lieb, Taylor CNet)
9. Consider
lighting and logo designs for new ground and elevated water storage
reservoirs. (Jim Dunaway)
10. Discuss and
consider taking action to set rates for city services including water, cemetery
fees, sewer taps, license agreements, building permits, airport hangars, fire
alarm services, and animal control. (Rose Dennis)
11. Consider introducing
Ordinance 2007-26 amending Fee Ordinance. (Rose Dennis)
12. Consider
introducing Ordinance 2007-27 amending the 2006/2007 FY Budget. (Rose Dennis)
13. Consider setting
new dates for City Council meetings in October, November, and December, 2007.
(Frank Salvato)
ADJOURN
The
Council may vote and/or act upon each of the items listed in this Agenda. The
Council reserves the right to retire into executive session concerning any of
the items listed on this Agenda, whenever it is considered necessary and
legally justified under the Open Meetings Act. I certify that the notice of
meeting was posted in the Taylor City Hall Lobby before 6:00 pm on August 31,
2007 and remained posted for at least 72 continuous hours before the scheduled
time of said meeting. I further certify that the following news media was
notified of this meeting: Taylor Daily Press.
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Susan Brock, City Clerk
