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WORK SESSION OF THE
EULESS CITY COUNCIL
July 31, 2014
A work session of the Euless City Council was called to order at 5:30 p.m. on
Thursday, July 31, 2014, in the precouncil meeting room of the Euless City Hall,
201 North Ector Drive, Euless, Texas, for the purpose of discussing the proposed
annual budget and related items for Fiscal Year 2014-2015.
Those attending included:
Mayor Linda Martin
Council Member Tim Stinneford, Place 1
Council Member Jeremy Tompkins, Place 2
Council Member Eddie Price, Place 3
Council Member Glenn Porterfield, Place 5
Council Member Perry Bynum, Place 6
City Manager Gary McKamie
Deputy City Manager Loretta Getchell
Assistant City Manager Chris Barker
City Secretary Kim Sutter
Finance Director Janina Jewell
Assistant Finance Director Jackie Theriot
(1w. Mayor Pro Tem Linda Eilenfeldt was not in attendance due to a scheduled
absence.
City Manager Gary McKamie opened the meeting and advised the Council of a
few items of interest including new seating arrangement in the precouncil meeting
room, consider suggestions to name streets after long-time Euless families, West
Nile Virus mosquito abatement program, and receipt of the Distinguished Budget
Presentation Award for the 23rd consecutive year from the Government Finance
Officers Association (GFOA)
City Manager McKamie reviewed the agenda for the worksession as well as the
worksession to be held on August 2, 2014.
Deputy City Manager Loretta Getchell reviewed the organization of the budget
materials and reviewed the major changes in revenue and expenditures for the
upcoming fiscal year as well the demographic information of the city over the past
ten years. She presented comparisons of the employee per capita, sales tax per
capita, Water and Wastewater revenue and expenditures per capita, debt, and a
comparison of the proposed tax rates to those of neighboring cities. Additionally,
she reviewed the Fiscal Year 2014-2015 anticipated revenues and proposed
expenditures for all funds.
Deputy City Manager Getchell detailed the Trinity River Authority (TRA) water and
wastewater rate history and explained the cost projections. She advised that the
TRA is projecting an increase in water costs of 33 percent and a 36 percent
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increase in wastewater costs over the next five years. She presented the proposed
city rates for the upcoming budget year including reclaimed water charges and
sanitation and recycling charges. .11)
Discussion ensued regarding the strategy for addressing the increases and the
utilization of the rate stabilization rebate.
Deputy City Manager Getchell advised that the proposed tax rate for the upcoming
fiscal year is 0.4675, a decrease of a quarter (1/4) cent.
Discussion ensued regarding staffing levels and the proposed tax rate.
City Manager McKamie presented the ranking for the capital and supplemental
requests.
Discussion ensued regarding the proposed general Operating and Capital
Improvements Budget for Fiscal Year 2014-2015. No final decisions were made.
Individual topics of discussion included:
Capital Improvement Plan
General Fund including Tax Rate
Insurance and Benefits
Risk Management
Equipment Replacement
Hotel/Motel
Half Cent Sales Tax
Crime Control District
Car Rental Tax
Water and Sewer including rates
Texas Star Golf and Conference Centre
Texas Star Sports Complex
Other Enterprise Funds
Debt Funds
5 Year Budget Plan
Goals and Objectives
Water Conservation/Drought Contingency
2014-2015 Calendar— discussed at the August 2, 2014, meeting
Strategic Planning — discussed at the August 2, 2014, meeting
City Council Communication — discussed at the August 2, 2014, meeting
Glade Parks Development
Mayor Martin adjourned the meeting at 9:17 p.m.
PREP 'ED BY:
Ki; Sutter, • RMC, City Secretary