HomeMy WebLinkAbout2013-06-25 - City Council WorkshopStephenville City Council
Budget Work Session
Tuesday, June 25, 2013, 5:30 p.m.
City Hall Training Room
298 West Washington, Stephenville, Texas
I. Call to Order Budget Work Session
A. Pay Plan
B. Tax Rate
C. 2014 Project(s)
Council's answers to the three auestions.
Pendleton:
Pay Plan: A fixed rate is not a solution.
Tax Rate: Tax rate in proportion to the services provided.
Projects: Pursue a new public safety building for the police department. Use
existing building if feasible.
Svien:
Nix:
Pay Plan: Adjustments based on a study.
Tax Rate: Identify the services we need, and adjust the tax rate accordingly. Willing
to increase the tax rate if the process proves it is warranted.
Projects: Deal with staffing ratios in the police department.
Pay Plan: Establish a baseline. Do something positive at budget time, conduct a pay
study, and make adjustments at mid -year based on the conclusions of the
study.
Tax Rate: At least 49.5%
Projects: East side sewer, basin evaluation and repairs, production wells, street
repairs, water/sewer rates, public safety issues.
Evans:
Pay Plan: Conduct a study/survey.
Tax Rate: Would favor an increase.
Projects: Reduce crime; east side sewer.
Hogan:
Pay Plan: Needs information.
Tax Rate: Believes in keeping tax rate low, but will support increase if necessary.
Projects: TIF's, reverse 9-1-1/emergency notification; PD staffing.
Taylor:
Pay Plan: Hire a consultant.
Tax Rate: Would support a tax increase, if necessary.
Projects: Infrastructure; sidewalks; curb and gutter, especially on Harbin, new
police station; downtown revitalization.
McDanel:
Cross:
Pay Plan: Missing pieces to the puzzle —need to know more.
Tax Rate: Open to a slight increase.
Projects: East side sewer, new police station, annexation, TIF's, bond referendum
for multi -purpose facility.
Pay Plan: CPI adjustment. Hire a consultant.
Tax Rate: Minimal tax rate that is needed to support the budget.
Projects: Public safety as top priority, TIF's, libraries, sidewalks.
Weldon:
Pay Plan: Have a schedule that shows how to execute the 2009 pay plan.
Tax Rate: Supports the requirement that city has. Not ready to support tax rate to
general fund. Requirements are not defined well enough to justify an
increase or a decrease. Does not think the tax rate should be increased or
decreased. Look at water and sewer fund fees and re -address the general
fund.
Projects: Capital Improvement Plan, interim solution for police station, spend
money that is in the budget for water wells, spend money that is in the
budget for roads, TIF, website upgrade, emergency management
program, get a better defined thoroughfare plan, position on city staff to
help with economic development.
II. Adjourn Budget Work Session