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IT'S 6:14.

[00:00:02]

WE'LL GET ON TO THE NEXT ONE HERE.

THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET IN A CLOSED SESSION AT OH, THAT'S THE WRONG PAPER.

I GOT BOTH OF THE SAME THING.

CAN I BORROW THAT? IS IT ON THE OTHER SIDE.

OH, YEAH. WE'RE SAVING PAPER.

CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF ANNA WILL MEET ON SEPTEMBER 5TH, 2023, AT 6 P.M.

[1. Call to Order, Roll Call, and Establishment of Quorum.]

IN THE ANNA MUNICIPAL COMPLEX COUNCIL CHAMBERS LOCATED AT 120 WEST SEVENTH STREET, TO CONSIDER THE FOLLOWING ITEMS. WELCOME TO THE CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

IF YOU WISH TO SPEAK ON AN OPEN SESSION AGENDA ITEM, PLEASE FILL OUT THE OPINION SPEAKER REGISTRATION FORM AND TURN IT INTO THE CITY SECRETARY BEFORE THE MEETING STARTS.

ALL RIGHT. NUMBER ONE IS CALL TO ORDER, ROLL CALL AND ESTABLISHMENT OF QUORUM.

WE HAVE ALL COUNCILMAN PRESENT EXCEPT FOR COUNCILMAN ATCHLEY AND MAYOR PIKE INVOCATION AND PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

COUNCILMAN CAIN WILL LEAD THE INVOCATION AND I'LL DO THE PLEDGE OF ALLEGIANCE.

PRAY WITH ME. FATHER GOD, WE COME BEFORE YOU THIS EVENING TO DO BUSINESS ON BEHALF OF THE CITY OF ANNA.

PEOPLE THAT LIVE HERE AND THE PEOPLE THAT VISIT US.

LORD, I PRAY THAT WE DO EVERYTHING IN OUR POWER TO DO THINGS THAT WILL BE GOOD FOR EVERYONE HERE, FOR THE CITY AND FOR OUR NEIGHBORS.

LORD, THANK YOU FOR THE MEN AND WOMEN WHO SPEND SO MUCH TIME MAKING THIS A FANTASTIC PLACE.

WATCH OUT FOR OUR FIRST RESPONDERS.

KEEP THEM SAFE.

ASK ALL THESE THINGS IN JESUS NAME.

AMEN.

. NUMBER THREE IS NEIGHBORS COMMENTS.

AT THIS TIME, ANY PERSON MAY ADDRESS THE CITY COUNCIL REGARDING AN ITEM ON THIS MEETING AGENDA THAT IS NOT SCHEDULED FOR PUBLIC HEARING.

CARRIE, DO WE HAVE ANY NEIGHBORS COMMENTS? ALL RIGHT. ITEM FOUR, ITEM FOR INDIVIDUAL CONSIDERATION, A CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 BUDGET.

[4. Items For Individual Consideration.]

TERRI. GOOD EVENING.

I'M TERRI DOBY, BUDGET MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.

AND WE'RE HERE TONIGHT TO HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE FY 2024 BUDGET.

YOU CAN SEE TEXAS LOCAL GOVERNMENT CODE 102.006 REQUIRES THAT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED BUDGET BE HELD NO SOONER THAN THE 15TH DAY AFTER THE PROPOSED BUDGET IS FILED WITH THE MUNICIPAL CLERK, BUT BEFORE THE DATE OF THE TAX LEVY.

I'M JUST GOING TO QUICKLY FLIP THROUGH A COUPLE OF KEY POINTS IN THE BUDGET FOR OUR NEIGHBORS THAT HAVE JOINED US THIS EVENING.

WE BUILT THIS ON A WE'RE CALLING IT BUILDING ON A SOLID FOUNDATION WITH A FOCUS ON INFRASTRUCTURE PLANNING AND MAINTENANCE, ATTRACTING AND RETAINING TALENT AND CONTINUOUS IMPROVEMENT.

OUR MAJOR FUND IS OUR GENERAL FUND.

WE'RE EXPECTING $22.2 MILLION IN REVENUES IN THE GENERAL FUND, AND THE EXPENSES ARE BALANCED TO THAT AT ALSO $22.2 MILLION.

WE ARE ADDING FOCUSING ON PUBLIC SAFETY.

WE ARE ADDING THREE POLICE OFFICERS, SIX FIREFIGHTERS ON OCTOBER 1ST.

THREE ADDITIONAL FIREFIGHTERS ON APRIL 24TH, FIRST 2024 TO PREPARE FOR FIRE STATION TWO.

AND WE'RE BEGINNING TO BUILD A RECREATION AND LIBRARY SERVICES DEPARTMENT IN THE GENERAL FUND IN PREPARATION FOR THE OPENING OF THE LIBRARY.

OUR BUDGET ALSO INCLUDES OUR UTILITY FUND.

UTILITY FUND REVENUES ARE AT $23.3 MILLION.

OUR EXPENSES ARE AT $21.5 MILLION.

THIS BUDGET UTILITY FUND BUDGET IS STRUCTURED TO WITHSTAND SOME OF WHAT WE'RE GOING THROUGH RIGHT NOW.

THE UPS AND DOWNS WITH THE WEATHER, WATER USAGE, INFRASTRUCTURE CHALLENGES THAT WE'RE GOING TO HAVE IN HOT, COLD.

THOSE TYPES OF WEATHER.

WE ALSO HAVE A BIG FOCUS ON OUR CIP THIS YEAR.

AS YOU CAN SEE, OUR NOTABLE CIP PROJECTS ARE FIRE STATION TWO.

THE LIBRARY IMPROVEMENTS TO DOWNTOWN WASTEWATER TREATMENT PLANT, COLLIN PUMP STATION, GROUND STORAGE OF WATER, A LOT OF IMPROVEMENTS GOING INTO SLATER CREEK PARK AND I GUESS KIND OF THE CHERRY ON TOP OF A VERY BIG SUNDAE IN DOWNTOWN WILL BE THE COMPLETION OF THE MUNICIPAL PLAZA BEHIND ME COMPLETING OUR MUNICIPAL DOWNTOWN CAMPUS.

AND WITH THAT, I'LL ANSWER ANY QUESTIONS AND ALLOW MAYOR PRO TEM MILLER TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING.

OKAY. THANK YOU, TERRI.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:19.

ARE THERE ANY COMMENTS FROM THE PUBLIC?

[00:05:03]

NOPE. ALL RIGHT. I'M GOING TO CLOSE IT AT 6:19 AS WELL.

COUNCIL, ANY QUESTIONS? NO. CAN I TAKE A MOTION ON ITEM 4A..

NO, NO, NO. NEVER MIND.

NEVER MIND. NEVER MIND. SORRY.

THAT WAS ME. IT'S NOT ONE OF THOSE.

ALL RIGHT, SO ITEM B, CONDUCT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED FISCAL YEAR 2024 TAX RATE.

AGAIN, IT'S STILL ME.

TERRI DOBY, BUDGET MANAGER FOR THE CITY OF ANNA.

THE TEXAS PROPERTY TAX CODE REQUIRES A GOVERNING BODY OF A TAXING UNIT MAY NOT ADOPT A TAX RATE THAT EXCEEDS THE VOTER APPROVAL RATE UNTIL THE GOVERNING BODY HAS HELD A PUBLIC HEARING ON THE PROPOSED TAX RATE.

AS YOU CAN SEE HERE, THESE ARE THE TAX RATES AS CALCULATED FOR US BY THE COLLIN COUNTY TAX ASSESSOR COLLECTOR.

AFTER RECEIVING THE CERTIFIED APPRAISED VALUES FROM THE COLLIN CENTRAL APPRAISAL DISTRICT.

THESE ARE THE RATES THAT THE CITY THAT THE STATE REQUIRES US TO HAVE CALCULATED.

WE ARE PROPOSING A DE MINIMIS RATE OF 0.510717 AND WE WILL HAVE A VOTE ON THAT PROPERTY TAX RATE AT THE SEPTEMBER 12TH CITY COUNCIL MEETING.

YOU CAN SEE IN THE CITY OF ANNA AS OUR PROPERTY APPRAISED VALUES HAVE INCREASED OVER THE LAST TEN YEARS, WE'VE BEEN ABLE TO LOWER THE TAX RATE WHILE INCREASING THE LEVEL OF SERVICE THAT WE PROVIDE TO OUR NEIGHBORS.

THIS IS THE IMPACT ON THE AVERAGE HOMEOWNER.

WE HAVE A 2.9 CENT DECREASE IN THE TAX RATE, COMBINED WITH AROUND A $42,000 DECREASE OR INCREASE IN AVERAGE HOME VALUE.

SO OUR AVERAGE HOMEOWNER WILL SEE A CHANGE IN THEIR TAX BILL OF ABOUT $136.

OF COURSE, IT'S IMPORTANT TO REMEMBER THIS IS AVERAGE.

EVERYONE'S MILEAGE MAY VARY DEPENDING ON THEIR PERSONAL SITUATION, AND THIS ALSO DOES NOT REFLECT ANY OF THE TAX RATE CHANGES OR TAX BILL CHANGES THAT OUR NEIGHBORS ARE GOING TO SEE BECAUSE OF WHAT THE STATE LEGISLATURE DID TO STATE TO SCHOOL PROPERTY TAXES.

AND WITH THAT, THAT CONCLUDES MY PRESENTATION, IF YOU HAVE ANY QUESTIONS.

ANY QUESTIONS? ALL RIGHT.

WE'VE GOT A PUBLIC HEARING ON THAT ONE.

WE'RE GOING TO OPEN AT 6:22.

ANY QUESTIONS FROM THE PUBLIC OR COMMENTS? NO. ALL RIGHT.

I'M GOING TO CLOSE THE PUBLIC HEARING AT 6:22 AND THERE'S NOTHING TO WORRY ABOUT OUTSIDE OF THAT.

THANK YOU, TERRI. AND I JUST WANT TO MAKE A LITTLE PERSONAL STATEMENT.

THAT $0.03 WE WENT DOWN IS JUST BEGINNING TO OFFSET WHAT THE COUNTY DECIDED THAT THEY WERE GOING TO DO FOR US.

SO WE'RE WORKING HARD.

I WISH THEY WOULD AS WELL ANYWAY.

I DO. I DO. I WANT TO.

EVER SINCE I'VE BEEN UP HERE, WE'VE ALWAYS TRIED TO LOWER IT $0.01 AT LEAST.

AND WE ALWAYS ASK YOU, ASK YOU THE STAFF TO DO SO.

AND THIS THIS YEAR WAS THE FIRST THAT Y'ALL CAME TO US WITH, HEY, WE'RE GOING TO LOWER THE TAX RATE $0.03, AND THEN WE'RE ON TOP OF THAT, STILL HIGHER OUR FIRST RESPONDERS. SO FOR THAT, I DO APPRECIATE THAT WE DIDN'T HAVE TO DO TOO MUCH THIS YEAR.

THANK YOU. ALL RIGHT.

ITEM FIVE IS CLOSED SESSION UNDER TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE CHAPTER 551.

[5. Closed Session (Exceptions).]

THE CITY COUNCIL MAY ENTER INTO CLOSED SESSION TO DISCUSS ANY ITEMS LISTED OR REFERENCED ON THIS AGENDA.

UNDER THE FOLLOWING EXCEPTIONS, ONE CONSULT WITH LEGAL COUNSEL REGARDING PENDING OR CONTEMPLATED LITIGATION AND OR ON MATTERS IN WHICH THE DUTY OF THE ATTORNEY TO THE GOVERNMENTAL BODY UNDER THE TEXAS DISCIPLINARY CODES OF PROFESSIONAL CONDUCT OF THE STATE BAR OF TEXAS CLEARLY CONFLICTS WITH CHAPTER 551 OF THE GOVERNMENT CODE. TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.071.

I FEEL LIKE I JUST DID THIS BE DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE THE PURCHASE EXCHANGE LEASE OR VALUE OF REAL PROPERTY.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.072 DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT NEGOTIATIONS TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE REGARDING COMMERCIAL OR FINANCIAL INFORMATION THAT THE CITY HAS RECEIVED FROM A BUSINESS PROSPECT THAT THE CITY SEEKS TO HAVE, LOCATE, STAY OR EXPAND IN OR NEAR THE TERRITORY OF THE CITY OF ANNA, TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.087 AND D TO DISCUSS OR DELIBERATE PERSONNEL MATTERS.

TEXAS GOVERNMENT CODE 551.074.

CAN I TAKE A MOTION ON CLOSED SESSION.

MOVE IN TO A CLOSED SESSION.

SECOND.

A MOTION FROM COUNCILMAN CAIN SECOND BY COUNCILMAN TOTEN.

[00:10:02]

WE'LL ENTER IN TO CLOSED SESSION AT 6:24.

IF THERE IS NO OTHER ITEMS BEFORE US TONIGHT, WE'LL ADJOURN THE MEETING AT 6:42. THANK YOU FOR COMING.

* This transcript was compiled from uncorrected Closed Captioning.