December 17, 2015 – City Council Meeting Agenda

Dec 16, 2015

CITY OF SEYMOUR

  CITY COUNCIL

PUBLIC NOTICE OF OPEN MEETING

 

Regular City Council Meeting, Thursday, December 17, 2015 at 7:00 p.m. at the Portwood Arts and Civic Center, 800 E. Morris, Seymour, TX  76380. All notices have been duly posted in accordance and conformance with the Government Code of the State of Texas, Section 551.002(c). The City of Seymour attempts to make its meetings accessible to all of its citizens. If you have need of auxiliary aids, please notify the ADA Coordinator at 889-3148, at least 48 hours in advance. The following agenda will be considered:

 

CALL TO ORDER / ROLL CALL / PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE:

 

ANNOUNCEMENTS FROM THE MAYOR: (At this time, Mayor Gilbert-Mathis will make announcements as related to the events of the previous weeks. As always she may make any rearrangements to the order of items on this agenda as she deems prudent in the interest of time).

 

CITIZENS QUESTIONS AND / OR COMMENTS: (At this time, interested citizens are encouraged to indicate their interest in speaking, and upon being recognized by the Mayor, approach the podium to express your comments.  Please speak clearly and speak directly into the microphone.   Citizens may speak on any matter other than personnel matters or matters under litigation, for a length of time not to exceed five minutes, please. Neither Council action nor discussion may take place on any mat

ter, until such matter has been placed on an agenda and posted in accordance with law.)

 

CONSENT AGENDA: (Items listed under the Consent Agenda are considered routine and are generally enacted in one motion. The exception to this rule is that a Council Member may request one or more items to be removed from the Consent Agenda for separate discussion and action.)

  1. Consider approving the consent agenda as follows:

(a.) Approve meeting minutes from Thursday, November 12, 2015

(b.) Accept Reports:

  1. Monthly Investment Report
  2. First National Bank accounts report summary
  3. Employee List/ SFRE Membership Total Report

 

                                    END OF CONSENT AGENDA

 

  1. Discuss, review and reaffirm the current Investment Policy for the City of Seymour, by Council

action.

 

  1. Hear presentation from City of Seymour Supervisors: Administration, Finance Department,

Police Department, ED Department, Emergency Management, Water/Sewer/RO Department,

Electric Department, Street/Park Department and Pool/SFREC Department.

 

  1. Discuss and approve City bills paid in the month of November 2015.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action regarding city contract between City of Seymour and Clayton

Miller, dba Computer Services.

 

Option #1 Contract proposal for 50 hours   OR Option #2 Contract proposal for 100 hours

  1. Discuss, consider and seek direction from City Council, regarding property described as

206 S. Donald Street, North one-half of the East one-half, Lot 3, Block G, Miller Addition.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and seek direction from City Council, regarding property described as 114 N.

Washington Street, Lot 5, Block 6, Original Town.

 

  1. Discuss consider and take action on bids received from the following companies for a truck for

the Electric Department:

  1. Four Stars Auto Ranch              2016 year truck $20, 827.00
  2. Vernon Auto Group              2015 year truck                $27,190.96
  3. Lawrence Hall Chevrolet        2015 year truck                $23,019.00

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action regarding resignation of Council member Greg Shumate,

Council place #4.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action regarding amended contract services between City of

Seymour and Helen Farabee Center, as per request from City Attorney Cindy Ayres.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action to change the January 2016, Regular Council Meeting, to

January 14, 2016, due to City Secretary attending the Election Law Seminar.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action from information received from City Administrator Steve

Biedermann, regarding Jacob & Martin, LLC Contract.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action regarding information received from City Administrator

Steve Biedermann pertaining to the Planning and Zoning Commission.

 

  1.  Discuss, consider and give direction to Lauren Bush, ED Director, regarding an easement

located on S. East Street.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action regarding presentation from Brad Hammack, relating to

415 S. Main.

 

  1. Hear presentation of annual audit, as prepared by Jeff Gregg, C.P.A., Davis Kinard Firm,

contracting with City of Seymour, for budget year October 1, 2015 through September 30, 2016.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action, to accept the annual audit as prepared by Jeff

Gregg, C.P.A., Davis Kinard Company, contracting with City of Seymour budget year October 1,

2015 through September 30, 2016.

 

Regular meeting closes and Executive Session begins

 

  1. An Executive Session (closed to the public) and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local

Government Code under § 551.074; Personnel- Council Place #4- Resignation of Council member

Greg Shumate.

 

Executive Session closes and Executive Session Two begins

  1. An Executive Session (closed to the public) and pursuant to Chapter 551 of the Texas Local

Government Code under §380.001- Economic Development Programs.

 

Executive session closes and Regular meeting resumes

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action regarding deliberations from executive session one.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action regarding deliberations from executive session two.

 

  1. Adjournment

 

Note: The Council reserves the right to vote or to act in open session upon each of the items listed in this agenda.

 

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 N. Washington Street, Seymour, Texas, a place of convenience and readily accessible to the general public at all times, and said notice posted this Monday, the 14th day of December, 2015, by 4:00 p.m., at least 72 hours preceding the meeting time.

 

Conchita Torrez, City Secretary, TRMC