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TEAS Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at 5:30 PM
The City Council of the City of Stephenville,Texas,convened on Tuesday, September 10,2019, at 5:30 PM, in
the Council Chambers at City Hall, 298 West Washington Street, 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 Mark McClinton
Council Member Carla Trussell
Council Member Nick Robinson
Mayor Pro Tern Brady Pendleton
Council Member Ricky Thurman
Council Member Alan Nix
Council Member Gerald Cook
Council Member Brandon Huckabee
COUNCIL ABSENT:
OTHERS ATTENDING: Allen L. Barnes, City Manager
Staci L. King, City Secretary
Randy Thomas, City Attorney
I. Call to Order
Mayor Svien called the meeting to order at 6:05 p.m.
II. FY2019-2020 BUDGET
1. Public Hearing on the 2019 Tax Rate
Mayor Svien opened the public hearing at 6:05 p.m.
No one came forward to speak in favor of or opposition to the proposed tax rate.
Mayor Svien closed the public hearing at 6:06 p.m.
2. Public Hearing on the FY2019-2020 Budget
Council member Alan Nix asked about SEDA's contribution for the Eastside Sewer Project
as it didn't appear to be allocated for FY2019-2020. Jeff Sanford, SEDA Executive Director,
assured Nix that the board had approved a $75,000 allocation for the upcoming budget
year. Discussion was held regarding whether SEDA had also agreed to allocate additional
funding upon the release of funds from the Christy Plaza traffic signal backstop. It was
determined that once that issue was clarified, and with SEDA Board approval, a budget
adjustment could be made, if needed.
Mayor Svien opened the public hearing at 6:26 p.m.
No one came forward to speak in favor of or opposition to the budget.
Mayor Svien closed the public hearing at 6:26 p.m.
3. Consider Approval of the FY2019-2020 Budget
MOTION by Brady Pendleton, second by Mark McClinton,to approval of the FY2019-2020
budget as presented.
MOTION CARRIED by the following votes:
Ayes: Mark McClinton, Carla Trussell, Nick Robinson, Brady Pendleton,
Ricky Thurman,Alan Nix, Gerald Cook,and Brandon Huckabee
III. Consider Authorizing a Retroactive Salary Adjustment for the Stephenville Type B Economic
Development Authority Assistant Director
1. Council member Carla Trussell requested that the council consult the salary survey.
Council member Ricky Thurman explained that there because there were only four
salaries, the high and low were included, which brought the maximum salary to
$61,329.50 according to the city's salary survey.
MOTION by Ricky Thurman, second by Gerald Cook, to approve salary adjustment for the
Stephenville Type B Economic Development Authority Assitant Director in the amount of
$7,000, retroactive to October 1, 2018.
MOTION CARRIED by the following votes:
Ayes: Ricky Thurman,Gerald Cook, Mark McClinton, Nick Robinson, Brady
Pendleton, and Brandon Huckabee
Noes: Carla Trussell and Alan Nix
IV. Adjourn
The meeting was adjourned at 6:30 p.m.
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