Title
Consider Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of August 30, 2016.
Summary
City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Killeen City Hall
August 30, 2016 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Jose L. Segarra
Attending: Mayor Pro-Tem Brockley Moore, Councilmembers Jim Kilpatrick, Juan Rivera, Shirley Fleming, Gregory Johnson, Jonathan Okray, and Richard Young
Also attending were Interim City Manager Lillian Ann Farris, City Attorney Kathryn Davis, City Secretary Dianna Barker, and Sergeant-at-Arms Gillman.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro-Tem Moore to approve the agenda as written. Motion seconded by Councilmember Fleming. The motion carried unanimously.
Public Hearings
PH-16-029 HOLD a public hearing on the tax rate for the fiscal year October 1, 2016 through September 30, 2017 and setting the date of September 13, 2016 to adopt the tax rate. (1st of 2 Public Hearings)
Staff comments: Johnathan Locke
On August 16, 2016 City Council set the preliminary tax rate for the FY 2017 Proposed Annual Budget and Plan of Municipal Services at the current adopted rate of .7498. The effective rate for FY 2017 is .7368. August 30, 2016, is the first of two public hearings. The second public hearing will be held at a City Council meeting on September 6, 2016.
Mayor Segarra opened the public hearing.
Larry Smith, 4306 Teal Drive - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Darrel Peters, 3513 Bamboo Lane - spoke against a tax rate increase.
George Arnold, 3400 Toledo Drive - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Renate Reams, 6705 Alvin Drive - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Sandra Johnson, 4702 Jim Ave - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Wendy Cahill, 3400 Hereford Lane - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Arturo Cortez, 406 Alexander Street - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Araceli Cook, 2803 Derby Drive - does not have problem with proposed tax rate.
Daniel Chavez, 4913 Parkwood Drive - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Brigitte Roman, 1302 Loyal Lane - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Steve Suralie, 3905 Edgefield Street - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Mark Clifford, 1006 San Antonio Street -not against or for a tax rate increase.
Maxine Hancock, 1505 Nicholas Circle - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Kathy Harkin, 6607 Rein Drive - not for or against a tax rate increase.
Eddie Malbroue, 1406 Pine Drive - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Harold Butchart, 309 S. 2nd Street - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Milsa Nazario, 1212 Wales Drive - spoke against a tax rate increase.
Raul Villaronga, 602 Trout Cove - opposes a raise in the tax rate and understands that the city council is not proposing to raise the tax rate.
With no one else appearing, Mayor Segarra closed the public hearing.
Next public hearing will be Tuesday, September 6, 2016.
Mayor Segarra announced that the City Council will vote on the FY2017 Tax Rate and Budget with any proposed changes on Tuesday, September 13th at 5:00p.m., City Hall Council Chambers.
Adjournment
With no further business, upon motion being made by Mayor Pro-Tem Moore, seconded by Councilmember Rivera, and unanimously approved, the meeting was adjourned at 5:35 p.m.