NOTICE
CITY OF JEFFERSON, TEXAS
SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
TRANSPORTATION CENTER
305 E. AUSTIN STREET
TUESDAY AUGUST 24, 2021 @ 5:30 P.M.
Notice is hereby given that a meeting of the Jefferson City Council will be held on August 24, 2021 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. Discuss Liquor liability insurance as part of the city’s standard event package
6. MAYOR’S COMMENTS
a. Diversity Committee debrief
7. BUDGET PRESENTATIONS
a. City Tax rates
b. Tourism
c. Friends of Jefferson Animals (FOJA)
8. CONSENT AGENDA
Consider and/or approve minutes from August 10, 2021 special meeting
9. ACTION ITEMS
a. Consider and/or approve 2021 City of Jefferson Budget
b. Consider and/or approve 2021 City of Jefferson Property tax rate
c. Consider and/or approve City of Jefferson Public Hearing on 2021-22 Budget for
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
d. Consider and/or approve City of Jefferson Public Hearing on Property tax rate for
Tuesday, Sept. 14, 2021
e. Consider and/or approve repayment of delinquent invoice of approximately $22K to
USAED for Big Cypress Bayou Sec 1135 Project overfunding (calendar 2007, billed in
2019). Mayor has had interest and penalties waived
f. Consider and/or approve moving budget funds to cover several unplanned expenses
g. Consider and/or approve application for Walking Tour Permit for Historic Jefferson
Ghost Walk Tour
h. Consider and/or approve invoice from Graham Financial Service for filing of 1023 for
Tax Exempt Exemption for Marion County Community Center
i. Consider and/or approve changes to previously approved event applications for
liability reasons
j. Consider and/or approve addition of drainage inlet at Vale & Dallas
10. EXECUTIVE SESSION
The Jefferson City Council reserves the right to adjourn into Executive Session at any time during the
Course of the meeting to discuss any of the matters listed above, as authorized by the 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 551.087-Economic Development
11. 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 _20th______ day of August 2021, at_3:00 P.M._________ 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