Title
Consider Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of September 3, 2019.
Summary
City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
September 3, 2019 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Jose Segarra
Attending: Mayor Pro-Tem Jim Kilpatrick, Councilmembers, Butch Menking, Juan Rivera, Gregory Johnson, Debbie Nash-King, and Steve Harris (arrived at 5:12 p.m.)
Also attending were City Manager Ronald L. Olson, City Attorney Kathryn Davis, City Secretary Lucy Aldrich, and Sergeant-at-Arms Cole.
Absent: Councilmember Shirley Fleming
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro-Tem Kilpatrick to approve the agenda as written. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Rivera. The motion carried unanimously.
Public Hearings
PH-19-029 HOLD a public hearing on the FY 2020 Proposed Annual Budget and Plan of Municipal Services of the City of Killeen.
Staff comments: Jon Locke, Executive Director of Finance.
Local Government Code and City of Killeen Charter requires that a public hearing be held prior to the adoption of the final budget. A fiscal year 2020 budget summary was presented.
Mayor Segarra opened the public hearing.
Leo Gukeisen - requested city council consider increasing public safety funds for more personal.
Larry Moehnke - requested city council consider supporting Families In Crisis by waving or reducing utility fees.
Holly Teel - requested city council look into increasing revenue by collecting property taxes from organizations/large non-profits such as churches.
With no one else appearing, the public hearing was closed.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick to set the date of September 17, 2019 to adopt the FY 2020 Proposed Budget; the meeting will start at 5:00 p.m. and will be held at 101 N. College Street, Killeen, Texas. Motion was seconded by Councilmember Rivera. Motion carried unanimously.
PH-19-030 HOLD a public hearing on the preliminary tax rate of $0.7498 for the fiscal year beginning October 1, 2019, and e...
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