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SPECIAL CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City Hall Council Chambers, 298 West Washington Street
Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:30 PM
MINUTES
The City Council of the City of Stephenville, Texas, convened on Tuesday, September 14, 2021 at 5:30 PM, in the
City Hall Council Chambers,for the purpose of a Special City Council Meeting with the meeting being open to the
public and notice of said meeting, giving the date, time, place and subject thereof, having been posted as
prescribed by Chapter 551, Government Code, Vernon's Texas Codes Annotated, with the following members
present,to wit:
COUNCIL PRESENT: Mayor Doug Svien
Council Member Justin Haschke
Council Member Daron Trussell
Council Member Ricky Thurman
Council Member Alan Nix
Council Member Gerald Cook
Mayor Pro Tem Brandon Huckabee
COUNCIL ABSENT: Council Member LeAnn Durfey
Council Member Brady Pendleton
OTHERS ATTENDING: Jason King,Assistant City Manager
CALL TO ORDER
Mayor Svien called the meeting to order at 5:35 p.m.
Prior to starting the meeting, Mayor Svien wanted to wish local resident Mary Ellen Fulenwider a happy 1015E
birthday.
REGULAR AGENDA
1. Consider Approval of an Ordinance Adopting the 2021 Tax Rate
Monica Harris, Director of Finance, presented council with the proposed tax rate of$0.4420 per$100
valuation.
Mayor Svien opened a public hearing on the 2021 Tax Rate. No one came forward to speak in favor of
or opposition to the tax rate. Mayor Svien closed the public hearing.
MOTION by Justin Haschke, second by Ricky Thurman,that the property tax rate be increased by the
adoption of a tax rate of$0.4420 per$100 valuation, which is effectively a 1.87 percent increase in the
tax rate. MOTION CARRIED by the following votes:
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Ayes: Doug Svien,Justin Haschke, Daron Trussell, Ricky Thurman, Alan Nix, Gerald Cook,
Brandon Huckabee
Noes: None
Absent: LeAnn Durfey, Brady Pendleton
ADJOURN
The meeting was adjourned at 5:41 p.m.
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