September 26, 2024 – City Council Meeting Agenda

Sep 23, 2024

City of Seymour City Council

Public Notice of Open Meeting

A Regular City Council Meeting, held on Thursday, September 26, 2024, at 7:00 p.m., at the Portwood Art & Civic Center, 800 E. Morris Street, Seymour, Texas 76380. All notices have been duly posted in accordance and conformance with eh Government Code of the State of Texas, Section 551.072 (c.) The City of Seymour attempts to make its meetings accessible to all its citizens. If you have need of auxiliary aids, please notify the City Secretary, at (940) 889-3148, at least 48 hours in advance.  The agenda is also posted on the city’s website at www.cityofseymour.org, with the following agenda to be considered:

OPEN MEETING

  • Call to Order, Roll Call and Pledge of Allegiance by Mayor Mark McCord.
  • Prayer
  • Announcements by Mayor Mark McCord and/or MPT Monty Glass
  • City Administrator Dr. Jeff Brasher recognizes Employee(s)/Department of the Month.

CITIZEN COMMENTS

PRESENTATION(S)

  1. Pam Hughes Pak from Atmos Energy introduction

EXECUTIVE SESSION

  • An Executive Session closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code under § 551.071 Personnel:  Judge James Castagna

ACTION REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION

  • Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Executive Session: Personnel:
    Chief Bryce Sawyer
  • Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Executive Session: Personnel:
    Judge James Castagna

CITY ADMINISTRATOR REPORTS

  • Upcoming Events
  • Financial TML Boot Camp Update
  • Police Department Report
  • Financial Report

PUBLIC HEARINGS

  • Regarding Resolution 1574 adopting the 2024-2025 FY Budget
  • Regarding Ordinance 2024-11 concerning Golf Carts and Off-Highway Vehicles operated inside the city limits
  • Regarding Ordinance 2024-12 Establishing an ad valorem levy tax rate for the City of Seymour, Texas, 2024. Proposed Tax Rate for the City of Seymour is 0.4234579 per $100 value, which is the same as the Voter-Approval Tax Rate of 0.4234579
  • Regarding easement request made concerning 300 W. Custer
  • Regarding easement request concerning 401 N. Stratton
  • Regarding rezone request at 300 S. Washington from R-1 to Commercial
  • Concerning 401 E. Pecan zoning nonconformance with Recreational Vehicles

CONSENT AGENDA

  1. Approval of the August 22nd, 2024 Regular City Council Meeting Minutes. 
  2. Approval of the City of Seymour Accounts Payable Bills for the month of August, 2024. 
  3. Approve “Junk Only”, for Clean Up Week, the week of October 7th -13th , 2024.
  4. Approve SVFD Officers & Mayor to commission
  5. Resolution 1573 for budget adjustments
  6. Resolution 1575 Goods & Transit
  7. Resolution 1576 for USDA grant

ACTION ITEMS

  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action on Resolution 1574 adopting the Fiscal Year 2024-2025 Budget
    Roll Call Vote:  CP1, Lan Winn___________, CP2, Skyler Henricks___________
                CP3, Debbie Gillispie_____________, CP4, Monty Glass______________
                CP5, Billy Henricks _______________
  • Discuss Consider, & Take Action regarding Ordinance 2024-11 concerning Golf Carts and Off-Highway Vehicles operated inside the city limits
  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action regarding Ordinance 2024-12 Establishing an ad valorem levy tax rate for the City of Seymour, Texas, 2024. Proposed Tax Rate for the City of Seymour is 0.4234579. per $100 value, which is the same as the Voter-Approval Tax Rate of 0.4234579
    Roll Call Vote:  CP1, Lan Winn___________, CP2, Skyler Henricks___________
                CP3, Debbie Gillispie_____________, CP4, Monty Glass______________
                CP5, Billy Henricks _______________
  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action regarding easement request concerning 300 W. Custer
  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action regarding easement request concerning 401 N Stratton
  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action regarding rezone request at 300 S Washington from
    R-1 to Commercial
  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action regarding 401 E Pecan zoning nonconformance with Recreational Vehicles
  • Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning Bids for clean-up
  • Discuss, Consider, and Take Action modify council operating protocols regarding remote meeting access
  • Discuss, Consider, and Take Action concerning Hotel Occupancy Tax Board bylaw revisions
  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action regarding to place board member at Baylor County Appraisal District
  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action regarding approval of SISD Plat
  • Discuss, Consider, & Take Action regarding water rates

EXECUTIVE SESSION

  • An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code under § 551.071, Consultation with attorneys regarding Special Utility District Baylor Water.
  • An Executive Session, closed to the public and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local Government Code, under §551. 071: An agenda item that requires consultation with City Attorney.

ACTION REGARDING EXECUTIVE SESSION

  • Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Consultation with attorneys regarding Special Utility District Baylor Water.
  • Discuss, consider, and take action regarding Executive Session, on an agenda that requires consultation with City of Seymour Attorney

ADJOURN

Note: Council reserves the right to vote or to act in open session or go into Executive Session upon any of the items listed in this agenda, as the Mayor, City Council or City Administrator, may consult with City Attorney at any given time during a council meeting.

I, the undersigned authority, do hereby certify the above notice of the meeting of the City Council of the City of Seymour, Texas is a true and correct copy of the said notice that I posted on the official posting place(s) at Seymour City Hall, 301 North Washington Street, Seymour, TX, a place of convenience and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said notice posted this, Friday, September 20, 2024 by 4:30 p.m.

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Lauren Bush, City Secretary