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WORK SESSION OF THE
EULESS CITY COUNCIL
July 30, 2015
A work session of the Euless City Council was called to order at 5:31 p.m. on
Thursday, July 30, 2015, 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 2015 -2016.
Those attending included:
Mayor Linda Martin
Mayor Pro Tem Tim Stinneford, Place 1
Council Member Eddie Price, Place 3
Council Member Linda Eilenfeldt, Place 4
Council Member Harry Zimmer, Place 5
Council Member Perry Bynum, Place 6
City Manager Loretta Getchell
Deputy City Manager Bob Freeman
Assistant City Manager Chris Barker
City Secretary Kim Sutter
Finance Director Janina Jewell
Assistant Finance Director Jackie Theriot
Absent:
Council Member Jeremy Tompkins, Place 2
City Manager Getchell reviewed the agenda for the worksession as well as the
worksession to be held on August 1, 2015.
Finance Director Janina Jewell 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 2015 -2016 anticipated revenues and proposed
expenditures for all funds.
City Manager Getchell detailed the Trinity River Authority (TRA) water and
wastewater rate history and explained the cost projections. She advised the City
Council of TRA projected increases in water and wastewater costs over the next
five years, and presented the proposed city rates for the upcoming budget year
including reclaimed water charges and sanitation and recycling charges.
Discussion ensued regarding the rate stabilization fund.
Discussion ensued regarding the proposed general Operating and Capital
Improvements Budget for Fiscal Year 2015 -2016. No final decisions were made.
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City Manager Getchell advised that the proposed tax rate for the upcoming fiscal
year is 0.4675 cent, remaining at the same level as the prior years.
Discussion ensued regarding staffing levels and the proposed tax rate.
City Manager Getchell presented the ranking for the capital and supplemental
requests.
Council Member Bynum requested that, in the future, the need for an amphitheater
be evaluated.
Council Member Eilenfeldt inquired about the city's philosophy with regard to police
body cameras.
Council Member Zimmer inquired about the process and formula for determining
the propose property tax rate.
Council Member Price requested that an amendment of the juvenile curfew
ordinance be considered at a future meeting date.
Although posted, a closed session was not held.
CLOSED SESSION — Deliberation authorized by the Texas Government
Code:
Economic development incentives as authorized by Section 551.087 related to:
▪ Discuss or deliberate regarding commercial or financial information that the
City has received from business prospects that the City seeks to have locate,
stay, or expand in the City and with which the City is conducting economic
development negotiations; deliberate the offer of a financial or other incentive
to a business prospect.
The purchase, exchange, [ease or value of real property as authorized by Section
551.072 related to:
▪ Dickey Drive
▪ Westpark Way
Mayor Martin adjourned the meeting at 9:38 p.m.
MC, City Secretary