September 1, 2015 – Special Called Meeting Minutes

Oct 5, 2015

SPECIAL CALLED MEETING/BUDGET WORKSHOP

SEPTEMBER 1, 2015

 

 

A Special Called Meeting/Budget Workshop was held on Tuesday, September 1, 2015, at 6:30 p.m., at the Portwood Arts and Civic Center, 800 E. Morris, Seymour, TX 76380.

 

Call to order, Roll call and PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE was led by Mayor Nan Gilbert-Mathis at 6:45 p.m.

 

Council present: Mayor Nan Gilbert-Mathis, Council members Les Hons, David Horton, Jon Hrncirik, Greg Shumate and MPT Monty Glass.

 

Counsel present: Cindy Ayres was not present at this meeting.

 

City Staff present: City Administrator Steve Biedermann, City Secretary Conchita Torrez and Finance Director Mary Griffin.

 

Guest(s): No guests were present at this meeting.

 

  1. Discuss, consider and take action to amend operating budget Resolution No. 1389, for Fiscal Year 2014-2015, and approve Resolution No. 1401, for over/under 5k, for the City of Seymour.

 

Mary Griffin, City of Seymour Finance Director, made budget adjustments to the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 Budget. Therefore, a resolution for over/under 5K would reflect those changes.

 

Motion made by MPT Monty Glass, second by Council member Les Hons, to approve Resolution No. 1401. Motion passed unanimously.

 

REGULAR MEETING CLOSES AND BUDGET WORKSHOP WILL BEGIN AT 6:50 P.M.

 

  1. Conduct the second draft of the budget for the City of Seymour, Fiscal Year 2015-2016, as proposed by City Staff. City Council may direct modifications to proposed budget document. Budget departments to be discussed will be as follows: Administration, Finance, Police Dept., Salt Fork/Park, Electric, EDD, Water/Sewer, Street, Emergency Management and R.O. Plant.

 

Mary Griffin, Finance Director, presented to Mayor and City Council the adjustments and changes that were requested at the previous council meeting on August 25, 2015. All the changes that were recommended were agreed upon. The third and final draft will be presented to the Mayor and City Council at the next scheduled meeting on September 8, 2015, Special Called Meeting.

No action was necessary on this budget workshop session.

 

 

  1. Adjournment made by MPT Glass, second by Council member Les Hons to adjourn at 8:20 p.m.

 

 

 

PASSED AND APPROVED ON THIS THE 17TH DAY OF SEPTEMBER, 2015.

 

 

MAYOR NAN GILBERT-MATHIS

 

ATTEST:

 

 

CONCHITA TORREZ, CITY SECRETARY, TRMC