Title
Consider Minutes of Special City Council Meeting of August 21, 2018.
Summary
City of Killeen
Special City Council Meeting
Utilities Collections Conference Room
August 21, 2018 at 5:00 p.m.
Presiding: Mayor Jose L. Segarra
Attending: Mayor Pro Tem Jim Kilpatrick, Councilmembers Butch Menking, Juan Rivera, Gregory Johnson, Shirley Fleming, Debbie Nash-King, and Steve Harris
Also attending were City Manager Ronald L. Olson, City Attorney Kathryn Davis, City Secretary Lucy Aldrich, and Sergeant-at-Arms Gillman.
Approval of Agenda
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick to approve the agenda as written. Motion seconded by Councilmember Fleming. The motion carried unanimously.
Resolutions
RS-18-074 Consider a memorandum/resolution setting the preliminary tax rate for the FY 2019 Annual Budget and Plan of Municipal Services and setting the dates to hold public hearings.
Staff Comments: Jon Locke, Executive Director of Finance
Mr. Locke presented council a historic view of property tax rates identifying changes to the rate being made, most recently, in 2011 and 2015. Mr. Locke further explained the different rates: effective tax rate being 0.7449; the current tax rate being 0.7498, the preliminary budget tax rate of 0.7498 and the rollback tax rate of 0.7575. Mr. Locke explained that the final tax rate will be set on September 18, 2018 following two public hearings scheduled for September 4 and September 11, 2018. The City Council must set a preliminary tax rate for the proposed FY 2019 Budget.
Motion was made by Mayor Pro Tem Kilpatrick who stated, “I move to set the preliminary tax rate at the rollback rate of 0.7575 and to set the dates of September 4, 2018 and September 11, 2018 to hold public hearings on the tax rate with both meetings being held at 5:00 p.m. at 210 West Avenue C, Killeen, Texas.” Motion was seconded by Councilmember Menking.
The City Secretary called for a record vote:
Councilmember Menking - Aye
Councilmember...
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