NOTICE
CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
REGULAR CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
305 E. AUSTIN STREET
TUESDAY, MAY 18, 2021 @ 6:00 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on May 18, 2021 at 6:00 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. MAYOR’S COMMENTS
a. City Administrator start date 5/24 (pending contract approval)
b. Jedco & Tourism spring nominations
c. Proclamations
i. Fair Housing month – June
ii. Corvette Week – First week of June
iii. Lion’s Club 75th Anniversary & Wayman Moore Award – May 15th
6. 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 minutes of April 8, 2021, April 24, 2021 Special Meeting
and May 10, 2021 Special Meeting
b. Consider and/or approve Monthly Financial Reports
c. Consider and/or approve 2nd Quarter Budget Report
d. Consider and/or approve 2nd Quarter Revenue Report
e. Consider and/or approve Notice of Special Election for June 22, 2021
f. Consider and/or approve Order of Special Election for June 22, 2021 for 1 Alderman
for Ward 2
g. Consider and/or approve Appointment of Pat George for Judge and Lois Stanford
for Alternate Judge
h. Consider and/or approve June 10th and June 18th for the two weekdays required by
law to be open 12 hours during the regular early voting period
i. Consider and/or approve resignation for Daniel King effective May 14, 2021
j. Consider and/or approve moving $40,668.00 from Payroll in Admin line item 01-5000-70 of 2021 budget to Election Expense line item 01-5400-70 to cover new election equipment purchased
k. Consider and/or approve requesting Jedco to commence funding 18K per year for CA support for Jedco per city ordinance. This includes May 24-Sept 30, 2021 as a partial year
l. Discuss and take action to adopt/reaffirm Civil Rights Resolution, CP Plan, Section 3 Policy, Excessive Force Policy, 504 Policy and Grievance Procedures, Code of Conduct Policy, LEP Plan and Fair Housing Policy as required by TxCDBG #7220211 and approve civil rights/fair housing ads for publication.
m. Discuss and consider Resolution Authorizing Signatories for TxCDBG #7220211.
n. Consider and/or reaffirm Marion County Commissioner Court’s appointment of Mayor Rob Baker to be the City representative for ETCOG taking the place of former Alderman Victor Perot
7. ACTION ITEMS
a. Discuss/consider and/or approve pay for Judge, Alternate Judge and Clerks for the
Special Election
b. Consider and/or approve a Special Event Application for the 39th Candlelight Tour of
Homes for December 2, 3, 4, 9, 10, & 11, 2021
c. Consider and/or approve a Special Event Application
for Pioneer Days Celebration for September 4-5, 2021
c. Consider and/or approve allowing Troy Hines to construct 10 parking spaces on a site
at 109 N. Alley
d. Consider and/or approve Marion Central Appraisal District 2022 Operating Budget
e. Consider and/or approve Petition, Resolution and Deed without Warranty to declare a
portion of South Willard Street in Block 87 in the Alley Addition abandoned and closed
and to convey it to the adjoining property owner
f. Consider and/or approve employment contract for Eric Kuykendall as City Administrator
g. Consider and/or approve Council candidates to fill role as Mayor Pro Tem
8. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Jefferson City Council reserves the right 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 – Deliberation concerning Municipal Security
6. Section 551.087 – 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 N. Polk Street, a place readily accessible to the general public at all times, on this 14th day of May, 2021, at 3:00 pm 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