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MINUTES OF THE CITY COUNCIL SPECIAL MEETING
IN-PERSON WITH TELECONFERENCE PARTICIPATION
CITY OF COLLEGE STATION
JULY 12, 2022
STATE OF TEXAS §
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COUNTY OF BRAZOS §
Present:
Karl Mooney, Mayor
Council:
Bob Brick via remote
John Crompton
Linda Harvell
Elizabeth Cunha via remote
John Nichols
Dennis Maloney
City Staff:
Bryan Woods, City Manager
Jeff Capps, Deputy City Manager
Adam Falco, Interim City Attorney
Tanya Smith, City Secretary
Lisa McCracken, Records Management Administrator
1. Call to Order and Announce a Quorum is Present.
With a quorum present, the Special Meeting of the College Station City Council was called to order
by Mayor Mooney via In-Person and Teleconference at 4:00 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2022, in the
Council Chambers of the City of College Station City Hall, 1101 Texas Avenue, College Station,
Texas 77840.
2. Executive Session
In accordance with the Texas Government Code §551.074-Personnel, the College Station City Council
convened into Executive Session at 4:01 p.m. on July 12, 2022, to continue discussing matters
pertaining to:
A. Deliberation on the appointment, employment, evaluation, reassignment, duties, discipline, or
dismissal of a public officer; to wit:
City Attorney
Council Self Evaluation
3. Reconvene from Executive Session and take action, if any.
Executive Session recessed at 4:12 p.m. No action was taken.
4. Pledge of Allegiance, Invocation, consider absence request.
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5. SPECIAL ITEMS
5.1. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on the FY 2022-2023 Proposed Budget.
Mary Ellen Leonard, Director of Finance, presented the proposed FY 2022-2023 budget and noted
that budget workshop meetings are scheduled for July 18th, 19th, and 20th to review the proposed
budget of $410,091,383, which is 15.8% higher than the approved budge presented in August of 2022.
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A public hearing is to be scheduled for July 28, adoption of the budget scheduled for August 11,
and according to the charter, final action on the proposed budget must take place on or before
September 27th.
City Manager Recommendations
Reduce overall tax rate overall to taxpayers by 1.0 cent (1/2 cent on each side of tax rate)
Utilize 1.6 cents of increment for O&M recurring needs
Utilize 1.5 cents saved in prior year on one-time needs delayed during COVID-19
Increase CPI-U indexed fees and rates by 10%
Increase Electric rate by 10%
Adjust Pay Plan scale by 5% and include a one-time merit pool for staff
Mrs. Leonard provided an overview of the reasoning behind these recommendations in more detail
next week during budget workshop, but wanted to provide some context on several matters as council
prepares to consider the budget:
Property Value Estimate
Market Value to Taxable Value Estimate
Property Tax Rate Options
Recommended Tax Rate
Impact of Different Rates on Average Home
Sales Tax Trends
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FY23 CPI-U Increase
Key General Fund Service Level Requests
Compensation & Benefits
Grant Fund Impact
General Fund Assigned Fund Balances
Tourism HOT Fund
Recent Impacts on the Electric Fund
Natural Gas Price Impact on Electric
FY23 Rate Recommendations
Impact of Rate Increases on Monthly Bill
Capital Appropriations by Fund
Key Capital Projects Underway
Nest Steps
5.2. Presentation, discussion, and possible action on calling a public hearing on the City of
College Station FY 2022-2023 Proposed Budget for Thursday July 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM in the
City Hall Council Chambers.
Mary Ellen Leonard, Director of Finance, informed the Council that state law states that a notice of
the public hearing on the budget must be made no less than 10 days prior to the meeting for the public
hearing. After the public hearing, the Council may insert or delete items or may increase or decrease
items so long as the total of any increases or insertions do not increase the total budget by 3% or more.
Staff recommends the City Council call a public hearing on the City of College Station FY 2022-2023
Proposed Budget for Thursday July 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM in the City Hall Council Chambers.
MOTION: Upon a motion made by Councilmember Nichols and a second by Councilmember
Harvell, the City Council voted seven (7) for and none (0) opposed, to call a public hearing on the
City of College Station FY 2022-2023 Proposed Budget for Thursday July 28, 2022 at 6:00 PM in the
City Hall Council Chambers. The motion carried unanimously.
6. Adjournment.
There being no further business, Mayor Mooney adjourned the Special Meeting of the City Council
at 4:42 p.m. on Tuesday, July 12, 2022.
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Karl Mooney, Mayor
ATTEST:
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Tanya Smith, City Secretary
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