City Council - Special Meeting

Good morning everyone. I want to welcome everyone to this special called meeting of the Temple City Council It's currently about 1015 in the morning. We'll just hop right in with public comments citizens who Desire to address the council on any matter may do so as long as you've signed up prior to this meeting Public comments will be will be received during this portion of the meeting. Please limit those comments to Three minutes or so no final action or discussion will take place Please watch the timer. We're gonna have a timer this morning Please watch the timer on this on the screen and I'v

Thank you, ma'am. Uh, is it Deborah Clark is Clark. Nobody. Todd Weber, Mark Goldman.

DAVID BURRAGE. Thank you, sir. Uh, Ken Alexa.

great thank you um just as a point of clarification explanation regarding some of the public comments the reason why the city of Temple is is considering voting to bring a bond forward to the public is this is the the time that we can do that state mandates certain certain time periods have to pass before we could put something on the ballot in November. So that's why we're doing it now. And Mr. Goldman, to your point regarding design and schematics and things like that, again, we are working to meet a deadline here. so we can get salmon's back open. And if the city of Temple decides to go thr

So the $15 would be a ceiling. Again, giving us a little room to be able to make decisions around design, et cetera.

around all of that so I don't know I'm getting a nod that yes that's there's a reason right it's not just that no one thought to go hit the light switches okay all right very good then I'll close public comments and we'll move on to the next item I'll read these items in all together and then we'll vote on them one at a time. So item three, listed as budget items, is to discuss the proposed tax rate, which includes item A, consider adopting a resolution setting a proposed tax rate at 72 cents. Item B, is to consider adopting a resolution scheduling the public hearing on the proposed tax rates

So the piece of information that was missing was what's called the certified role, which basically that's the appraisal district putting their stamp of approval on the values of properties within the city limits of Temple. And we didn't have that number. So as a safety measure, last time we went from 69.99, which is the current rate where it says prior year rate. That's the rate that we're in right now. Of 69.99, we went up to 72 cents. I'm hoping to give ourselves a little bit of buffer, still waiting on the certified role from the appraisal district. Well, when the appraisal district certifi

Do you need to poll the council on that? Does each one have its own motion language? OK, I'm with you now. OK, so first item, council, item A is to consider adopting a resolution stating the proposed tax rate. which is the not to exceed. You can't go over that amount in the future. Well, this year's budget.

We have a motion by council member Pilkington. We have a second by mayor approach him Walker council. Please cast your vote.

Item 1A moves the ceiling from 72 cents to 75 cents. And again, based upon the information I gave you a minute ago, that's still an overall decrease on the average home in Temple. And that is approved, five votes to zero, moving from 72 to 75 cents. Item 1B was considered adopting a resolution scheduling the public hearing and proposed tax rate for 10 a.m. on August 27th. Council, I'll obtain a motion on that.

We have a motion by Mayor Pro Tem Walker. We have a second by Council Member Grant. Council, please cast your vote.

Item 1B passes five votes to zero. And item 1C was considered adopting resolution scheduling the adoption of the tax rate for 10 a.m. on August 27th. Council, I'll entertain a motion on item 1C.

We have a motion by Council Member Grant. We have a second by Council Member Pokington. Council, please cast your vote.

Item 1C passes five votes to zero. Moving on to the next item, which is to consider adopting a resolution calling for a bond election for the November 3rd, 2026 election date, making provisions for the conduction of the election and resolving any other matters related to that election.

Council, anything for Ms. Myers? So as stated earlier, this is simply giving the city, the council the opportunity to call the election. It doesn't mean it has to take place.

Yes, for the bond election. We don't have to take it to, it doesn't have to be on the ballot. I'm sorry, I'm not saying that well.

And to buy and renovate an existing building would require cash on hand. That's not something that could be borrowed against.

an existing facility if you were going to use bonds to fund that well miss the reason why i asked that question is miss fulmer talked about four or five other buildings that are in town and available for for sale

Understood. Very good. Counsel, anything else? All right. If there's nothing else, then counsel, I'll entertain a motion on item number two.

We have a motion by Council Member Grant. We have a second by Mayor Pro Tem Walker. Council, please cast your vote.

Item two passes five votes to zero. Item three is consider adopting a resolution authorizing an election agreement and contract for services with Bell County Elections Administrator for the City of Temple Special Election to be held on the uniform election date of November 3rd, 2026. Do we have a presentation on this one? No? Okay. Council, I will entertain a motion to consider contracting with Bell County election administrator for the uniform election date of November 3rd.

We have a motion by Councilmember Pilkington. We have a second by Mayor Pro Tem Walker. Council, please cast your vote.

Item three passes five votes to zero. And that is the conclusion of our agenda. So it's currently about five minutes until 11. Thank you for everybody for attending and this meeting is adjourned.