City Council - Regular Meeting

Thank you very much.

Well, this time we will open our city council meeting as a public hearing on Thursday, August 20th, 2026. Present at the control.

Mayor, attorney. April Rowland, absent. Jane Ridgway, present. Alex Gaskill-Bell. Dr. Panzardo, present. Gary Chapman.

Would you like to say the prayer?

Dear Father in Heaven, we come before you tonight asking for your guidance and your wisdom as we make decisions for the city.

Dear Father in Heaven, please protect our first responders, protect them from harm, and keep our citizens healthy and informed about the action of the city, so that they can also take part in the decision-making. In your name we ask for forgiveness.

Amen.

At this point in time, we will open the citizens' hearing. Everyone can turn to a topic on the wheel that is not on the agenda. Anyone who wants to express himself to a point on the agenda can do so now or wait until the point is dealt with. Everyone must give their address to the protocol and has up to three minutes. Due to state law, topics that are not on this agenda are not allowed to be discussed or measures taken. Aside from that, as a reaction to a citizen's request, I can give specific information, explain existing guidelines or consider a point for a future agenda.

Yes, Mr. Mayor, I have a card, John Casarotti, but it's about the tax return. So I don't know if he wants to speak now or wait for the public hearing.

Would you like to do it now or just go to?

Good day. I have a few simple questions, or a statement, if you like. First of all, were the citizens at all informed about the tax return? Did we consult anyone? Did we decide on anything? Did we send an inquiry? Anything? I think the answer to that is no. I think it all remained internal here in the council. I know that we currently have a high debt burden due to loans. I think the last loan amounted to 40 million dollars. If I'm not mistaken. My numbers may not be quite right, but I think we owe about 30 million from this loan. As far as I know, they are now still asking for another 18 million. I think there were some excessive expenses. I would like to document this or at least educate the citizens so that we know where to go. that money flows. We know how high our actual debts are. I know that a lot is being built here and I know that they are fully aware of it. My biggest concern is that it is still difficult for us to get companies here. I am grateful that we have a balloon company and that we have a donut shop. That's a great thing. I don't think we need more gas stations. We definitely don't need any more houses without the company coming here, which takes the tax leave from the citizens. These are my general concerns. I understand that other things are still at work, but I'm not yet more informed about everything. So I'm slowly working on it, like probably everyone here. In the meantime, I know where I am. This year, I am running for the third seat in the city council against Alex. Ich freue mich darauf, die Stadt immer besser kennenzulernen und werde ab jetzt regelmäßig teilnehmen.

Danke. Danke.

Haben wir noch jemanden?

Das ist die einzige Karte, die ich habe.

Since no one is there anymore, we come to the new agenda item. The city council has set up a public hearing for tonight to check the dismissal of the proposed basic tax statement. A member of the council cannot participate, as the farewell of the proposed sentence requires a nominal vote and the approval of 60% of the voting committee of the city. Since this is an important decision for the city, I consider it appropriate to open the public hearing tonight to receive comments, but to postpone the vote so that the entire council has the opportunity to participate. Thus, I open the public hearing. At 5 p.m. to the basic control set. The suggested control set of 0.481878 per 100 at controllable value at Is there anyone who wants to come forward and speak? Please just give me your name and your address.

Heather Liesberg, 308 Chuck Wagon Drive. So, I live in the ITJ and live in the mud of Magnolia. Does that also apply to us?

City Tax Credit.

Okay, I was just curious. I appreciate that. Thank you.

Is there anyone else who wants to come forward and speak? If not, I'll close the public hearing at 18.06.

So, will you...

Yes, I won't close it. My mistake.

I will... ...make a motion. I make a motion to postpone the public hearing.

To the proposed 2026. On August 24th at 18.00. On August 24th at 18.00.

I support the motion.

There is a motion and support. All votes for it. All for it. So the public hearing will take place on the 24th at 6 p.m. Is there a motion for a meeting? I would just say thank you. Thank you for everything.

Only for those who are online or sitting in the room and are less familiar with the process. There is no vote on the tax return this evening. The public hearing will be postponed by four days due to the legal requirements of the prescribed state announcements and press releases. We do not approve or reject it this evening. We postpone it. I just wanted to make sure that those who are less familiar with it understand. Thank you very much.

I submit the application for the end of the meeting. I support you.

All votes are approved for the meeting. This meeting is over. Thank you all.