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MINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015, AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
Mayor Reid called the meeting to order at 6:30 p.m. with the following present:
Mayor Tom Reid
Mayor Pro -Tem Tony Carbone
Councilmember Derrick Reed
Councilmember Gary Moore
Councilmember Keith Ordeneaux
Councilmember Greg Hill
City Manager Clay Pearson
City Attorney Darrin Coker
City Secretary Young Lorfing
Others in attendance: Daniel Baum Deputy Fire Chief; Clair Bogard Director of Finance:
Jon Branson Deputy City Manager; Matt Buchanan President of Pearland Economic
Development Corporation: Kevin Byal Building Official: J.C. Doyle Police Chief; Trent
Epperson Assistant City Manager: Roland Garcia Fire Marshal; Chris Orlea Interim
Director of Parks and Recreation; Michelle Graham Interim Director of Human Resource;
Lata Krishnarao Director of Community Development; Frankie Legaux City Planner;
Vance Riley Fire Chief: Kim Sinistore Executive Director. ConventionNisitors Bureau; Eric
Wilson Public Works Director; Sparkle Anderson Communications; Joel Hardy Grants
Coordinator: Skipper Jones Assistant Director of Capital Projects; John Knight IT Manager;
Michael Leech Assistant Director. Public Works; John McCarter Management Assistant:
Daniel McGhinnis Chief Information Officer; Bob Pearce Purchasing Officer; Lawrence
Provins Deputy City Attorney; Johnny Spires Assistant Police Chief: Jennifer Huhn Court
Administrator: Letitia Farnie Municipal Court Judge.
CaII to Order
Purpose of Hearing — Public Hearing on the Proposed 2015 Tax Rate for the 2015-2016
Budget.
Staff review: Proposed 2015 Tax Rate for the 2015-2016 Budget.
City Manager Clay Pearson reported pursuant to truth -in -taxation laws. taxing unit's must
hold two public hearings and provide for a publication stating the dates, time and place of
the public hearing before adopting a tax rate that exceeds the rollback rate or the effective
tax rate, whichever is lower. The proposed City tax rate for the tax year 2015 of SO 7053
per $100 valuation, exceeds the effective tax rate of $0.66037, yielding a 6.8% increase
over the effective rate. As such, the City of Pearland is required to hold two public hearings.
The notice was placed in the city newspaper of record. published August 20th. as well as
placed on the City website and municipal channel. The effective tax rate is the tax rate that
would be needed to generate the same amount of revenues in the preceding year on the
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same properties. The second public hearing will be September 8, 2015. The first reading
of the ordinance is scheduled for September 14th, with the second and final reading
scheduled for September 21, 2015.
Budget Officer Tara Kilpatrick gave a presentation on the Proposed 2015 Tax Rate.
Citizen Comments: None.
Council/Staff Discussion: None.
Meeting was adjourned at 6:37 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 21st day of September, A.D..
2015.
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Tom Reid
Mayor
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MINUTES OF A PUBLIC HEARING OF THE CITY COUNCIL OF THE CITY OF
PEARLAND, TEXAS, HELD ON MONDAY, AUGUST 31, 2015, AT 6:30 P.M. IN THE
COUNCIL CHAMBERS, CITY HALL, 3519 LIBERTY DRIVE, PEARLAND, TEXAS.
Mayor Reid called the meeting to order at 6:38 p.m. with the following present:
Mayor
Mayor Pro -Tem
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
Councilmember
City Manager
City Attorney
City Secretary
Tom Reid
Tony Carbone
Derrick Reed
Gary Moore
Keith Ordeneaux
Greg Hill
Clay Pearson
Darrin Coker
Young Lorfing
Others in attendance: Daniel Baum Deputy Fire Chief; Clair Bogard Director of Finance;
Jon Branson Deputy City Manager; Matt Buchanan President of Pearland Economic
Development Corporation; Kevin Byal Building Official; J.C. Doyle Police Chief; Trent
Epperson Assistant City Manager; Roland Garcia Fire Marshal; Chris Cries Interim
Director of Parks and Recreation; Michelle Graham Interim Director of Human Resource;
Lata Krishnarao Director of Community Development; Frankie Legaux City Planner; Vance
Riley Fire Chief; Kim Sinistore Executive Director, ConventionNisitors Bureau; Eric Wilson
Public Works Director; Sparkle Anderson Communications; Joel Hardy Grants
Coordinator; Skipper Jones Assistant Director of Capital Projects; John Knight IT Manager;
Michael Leech Assistant Director, Public Works; John McCarter Management Assistant;
Daniel McGhinnis Chief Information Officer; Bob Pearce Purchasing Officer; Lawrence
Provins Deputy City Attorney; Johnny Spires Assistant Police Chief; Jennifer Huhn Court
Administrator; Letitia Farnie Municipal Court Judge.
Call to Order
Purpose of Hearing — Public Hearing on the Proposed Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Budget.
Staff review: Proposed Fiscal Year 2015-2016 Budget.
City Manager Clay Pearson gave an overview of the General Fund which includes the
eight Police positions, Debt Service Fund, Tax Rate, and the Water and Sewer Fund.
Citizen Comments: None.
Council/Staff Discussion: None.
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Meeting was adjourned at 6:53 p.m.
Minutes approved as submitted and/or corrected this the 21" day of September, A.D.,
2015.
Tom Reid
Mayor
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