NOTICE
CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
305 E. AUSTIN STREET
TUESDAY, DECEMBER 15, 2020 @ 5:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on December 15, 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
1. CALL TO ORDER – MAYOR
2. INVOCATION
3. PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE
4. 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.
5. CONSENT AGENDA
(City Council reserves the right to remove items from the Consent Agenda and Consider
and/or approve individually)
a. Consider and/or approve Council Meeting Minutes from November 17, 2020
b. Consider and/or approve Monthly Financial Reports
6. MAYOR ITEMS
a. Submission of Local Gov’t Code 140.0045 and addition of “Lobbying & Political Influencing Expenses” line items in budget (zero sum)
b. Addition for Cares Act line items for budget in Administrative Revenue and expenses (zero sum)
c. Timing movement for BCBS renewals
7. ACTION ITEMS
a. Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for Krewe of Hebe Mardi Gras for
February 4,5,6, & 7, 2021
b. Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for Jefferson Jeep Show for March
19 & 20, 2021
c. Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for March Miata Madness for
March 27, 2021
d. Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for Big Cypress Corvette Weekend
for June 5, 2021
f. Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for The Outlaw National Car Show
for April 16 & 17, 2021
g. Consider and/or approve Special Event Application for East Texas Burn Run in
Jefferson, Tx for October 8,9, & 10, 2021
h. Consider and/or approve appointment to Tourism Board by Mayor Rob Baker
i. Consider and/or approve appointment to Tourism Board by Alderman Ted Dickson
j. Consider and/or approve appointment to Tourism Board by Alderman David Westbrook
k. Consider and/or approve appointment to Tourism Board by Alderman Gary Amburn
l. Consider and/or approve the advertisement and sale of
1) Fire Dept pick up truck
2) Volvo Front End Loader
3) Three XMark mowers
m. Consider and/or approve the posting of the role of City Administrator-City of Jefferson
n. Consider and/or approve the advertisement for bids for 2021 city road paving contract
o. Consider and/or approve the reformation of the Zoning & Ordinance Committee
p. Consider and/or approve a pay raise for Brett Smith
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Jefferson City Council reserves the rights 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
1. Section 551.071 – Consultation with an Attorney
2. Section 551.072 – Deliberations concerning Real Property
3. Section 551.073 – Deliberations concerning Gifts/Donations
4. Section 551.074 – Personnel Matters
5. Section 551.076 – Deliberations concerning Municipal Security
6. Section 551.086 – Economic Development
9. ADJOURNMENT
CERTIFICATE OF POSTING
I, Doris M. Hines, City Secretary for the City of Jefferson, Texas do hereby certify that this Notice of
Meeting was posted at City Hall, 102 North Polk Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on the 10th day of December, 2020, at 10:00 am and remained to posted for at least 72 continuous hours preceding the scheduled time of said meeting.
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Doris M. Hines, City Secretary